Fire Hazard Management
ENRgConsultants are able to offer services to manage fire risks, including the following stages of assessment:
- Fire risk assessment (HAZOP/HAZAN; Consequence Analysis; QRA)
- Evaluation of Risk Reduction Options (Fire Modelling; Prevention and Mitigation Measures)
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Implementation (Reaching Design Standards; ERPs; Incident Planning)
Our personnel have had experience in carrying out fire modelling analyses and developing Fire Hazard Analyses (FHAs) for a number of international clients at business critical oil and gas facilities around the World. These FHAs have resulted in coherent strategies for fire prevention, protection and response, as well as significant benefits for operators including cost savings in implementation of risk reduction measures.
ENRgConsultants can also assist in the development, review and ongoing use of emergency response plans (ERPs).
The following are typical specific examples of Fire Hazard Management and Emergency Response related work carried out by ENRg Consultants. Additional examples can be provided if required:
- Development and Implementation of Risk Based Fire Hazard Management strategies, System Design, System Commissioning and Training for fuels storage terminals including large diameter tanks (Greater than 100m).
- Numerous Fire Hazard Management audits of terminals including Third Party Terminal audits. Typical companies include Oikos, OilTanking, Vopak, Nustar, etc.
- Ongoing contracts for provision of tank fire Emergency Response training, consultancy and incident response.
- Review of Emergency Response capability at terminals and refineries including involvement of Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services
- Development of corporate guidance on Fire Protection Requirements and Emergency Response for downstream activities.
- LASTFIRE – Development of tank fire response best practice guidance on behalf of member companies – Shell, BP, Total, Petronas, Sinopec, Caltex, Chevron, MOL, Neste, etc. see www.lastfire.org.uk
- Preparation of Scenario Specific Emergency Response Plans in line with best practice guidance given by Energy Institute (i.e Involving both Operator and Responder actions) for a number of facilities and companies including Ineos (Refineries), GALP (Refinery), Oil and Gas Production (Shell, Brunei), Total (Terminals.)
- Ongoing career potential assessment of candidates for Emergency Manager role at upstream facilities, petrochemical plants, LNG production/storage, Refineries and Terminals. This work is to a structured assessment process involving competency assessment in a range of subjects including HAZMAT, Fire Systems, Fire Response, Oil Spill Response and Incident Investigation. It covers corporate level Emergency Response as well as hands-on site requirements.
- Assessment of Emergency Response Equipment and Competency Assurance for refinery. Note: Response capability for major incidents involves a full time Emergency Response Team, Auxiliaries and Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services.
- Development of Competency Profiles, Training material and Assessment process for Emergency Responders and Crisis Managers at LNG facilities – including corporate office personnel as well as site team.
- Provision of in-house training courses in Hydrocarbon Emergency Response at client facilities.
- Presentation of Hands-on Storage Tank Fire Response training at a number of locations including ISTC Malta and Centro Jovellanos, Spain.
- Lead consultant on SIGTTO training video for tanker and terminal liquefied gas incident response.
- Worldwide Peer Review of corporate Crisis Management structures and policies.
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ENRgConsultants has extensive experience in running Fire Fighting Foam Workshops around the World. Courses, both face-to-face and via online training platforms are currently being organised. If you wish to register interest for upcoming courses, please fill in the enquiry form.
Past Workshops and Seminars have included the following topics:
- Fire Hazard Management Training
- Atmospheric Storage Tanks (ASTs) and associated facilities Fire Hazard Management (theory and practical workshops)
- Fire Systems Integrity Assurance (FSIA)
- Emergency Response Planning for the High Hazard Industries
- LNG Characteristics, Hazards and LNG Hazard Management
ENRgConsultants is also able to provide bespoke, in-house training courses/Seminars on a variety of subjects associated with Fire Hazard Management, including LNG Hazard Awareness, LNG Fire response, Storage Tank Fire Hazard Management and Fire Systems Integrity Assurance. For more information please fill in the enquiry form.
ENRgConsultants have provided Emergency Response lectures at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Sheffield University as part of their Process Safety and Loss Prevention Course.
ENRgConsultants and our personnel have worked with a number of external bodies to develop standards and guidance publications.
These include:
Related Case Studies
LASTFIRE Foam Testing for Storage Tank Fires
The LASTFIRE Study, an industry project sponsored by 16 oil companies to review the risks associated with fires in large floating roof storage tanks identified the need for a small scale fire test to evaluate the performance of firefighting foam for this special application.