In the early stages of a project, it is crucial to identify potential hazards before they become “embedded” in the planning and execution phases. Through HAZID workshops, we help you identify, structure, and prioritize risks as early as the concept and preliminary planning phases. Together with your team, we identify hazards, derive initial protective measures, and thereby establish a solid foundation for in-depth analyses such as HAZOP or LOPA.

Once hazards have been identified, the question arises: Are the existing levels of protection sufficient to reduce the risk to an acceptable level? The LOPA method assesses whether the planned or existing barriers (e.g., technical protective functions, organizational measures, or alarm systems) are sufficient when considered as a whole. We conduct LOPA analyses for you, quantify or semi-quantify the risks, and assist you in deriving additional or optimized levels of protection.

PProducts, plants and processes consist of a multitude of components and interfaces. Failures can occur in a wide variety of places. Using an FMEA, we systematically analyze potential failure modes, their causes and effects, and evaluate them based on probability of occurrence, severity, and detectability. This method is frequently used in the evaluation of mechanical engineering and in risk analysis for the CE marking of machinery. On this basis, we work with your team to identify critical vulnerabilities and develop measures to prevent failures proactively rather than having to correct them after the fact.

A quick, practical assessment of risks is particularly important in the early stages of a project, for simple plant components, or when organizational changes are underway. A detailed HAZOP analysis is not always necessary for every component. The what-if analysis uses structured “what-if” questions to shed light on potential deviations from the target state and their consequences. We facilitate these analyses with your experts, document the identified scenarios, and derive pragmatic measures that can be easily integrated into ongoing operations.

Failure mode and effects analysis focuses on the consequences that the failure of individual components or functions has on the overall system. This method is highly effective for assessing the severity of these impacts. It is particularly well-suited for identifying critical elements in technical installations or system architectures. We support you in defining relevant failure scenarios, evaluating the impacts on safety and availability, and deriving priorities for design and organizational measures.

When it comes to understanding the causes of an undesirable operating condition in combination, fault tree analysis offers a structured, top-down approach. Starting from a defined event (e.g., equipment failure, safety function failure), logical relationships between the causes are modeled and, if desired, quantitatively assessed. This method is frequently used when assessing high-risk scenarios or investigating events that have already occurred. We develop fault trees for you, calculate failure probabilities, and identify where redundancies or additional protective measures are particularly effective.

In the oil, gas, and hydrogen industries, a purely qualitative assessment is often insufficient to meet complex safety requirements. Using quantitative risk assessments (QRA), we numerically determine probabilities of occurrence, extent of damage, and risk levels, and precisely align these with your acceptance criteria.
These probabilistic approaches are becoming increasingly important, particularly in densely populated Germany, as authorities and companies are increasingly demanding detailed risk assessments for natural gas infrastructure projects or the transition to hydrogen. As a well-founded alternative to purely deterministic methods, QRA enables the definition of spatially resolved safety concepts: This allows protective measures to be implemented precisely where the risk requires it. To this end, we combine internationally recognized methods with specific statistical data and regulatory requirements to present risks to management and regulatory authorities in a transparent and legally compliant manner.