When Operations Change, Process Safety Risks Change Too.
Whether you're preparing for a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), evaluating pressure relief systems, managing operational changes, introducing new materials, expanding production, or determining whether additional testing is needed, there are times when specialized process safety support can help reduce uncertainty and strengthen decision-making.
From refineries and petrochemical facilities to terminals, gas processing operations, LNG facilities, and bulk material handling facilities, organizations face a wide range of process safety challenges throughout the lifecycle of their operations.
The challenge isn't generating more data. It's understanding what that data means for safe and reliable operations.
DEKRA helps oil and gas organizations evaluate risks, assess safeguards, and make informed decisions through consulting, engineering, testing, and technical expertise.
THE QUESTIONS WE HELP ORGANIZATIONS ANSWER
Most organizations don't contact us because they know exactly which service they need.
Most organizations don't contact us because they know exactly which service they need.
They contact us because they're trying to answer questions such as:
✔ Is our PHA still reflecting current operating conditions?
✔ Have process changes introduced new hazards or risks?
✔ Are our existing safeguards still adequate?
✔ Do our pressure relief systems still align with current process conditions?
✔ Do we need additional process safety data to support a decision?
✔ Are existing safeguards sufficient?
✔ What should we prioritize first?
✔ Is our PHA still reflecting current operating conditions?
✔ Have process changes introduced new hazards or risks?
✔ Are our existing safeguards still adequate?
✔ Do our pressure relief systems still align with current process conditions?
✔ Do we need additional process safety data to support a decision?
✔ Are existing safeguards sufficient?
✔ What should we prioritize first?
That's where the conversation begins.
The most common question we hear isn't, "Can you perform this study?" It's, "Where do we start?"
HOW WE SUPPORT OIL & GAS OPERATIONS
Once we understand your process, objectives, and challenges, we help determine the most appropriate path forward.
Once we understand your process, objectives, and challenges, we help determine the most appropriate path forward.
Our support may include:
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize process hazards through facilitated PHAs, revalidations, and risk reviews.
Emergency Pressure Relief System Support
Evaluate overpressure scenarios, relief requirements, and pressure relief system performance to support safe operations and regulatory compliance.
Management of Change (MOC) Support
Assess the process safety implications of operational, equipment, or process modifications before implementation.
Process Safety Testing
When additional data is needed, our scientists perform specialized testing to better understand material hazards and process risks, including:
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize process hazards through facilitated PHAs, revalidations, and risk reviews.
Emergency Pressure Relief System Support
Evaluate overpressure scenarios, relief requirements, and pressure relief system performance to support safe operations and regulatory compliance.
Management of Change (MOC) Support
Assess the process safety implications of operational, equipment, or process modifications before implementation.
Process Safety Testing
When additional data is needed, our scientists perform specialized testing to better understand material hazards and process risks, including:
- Dust Explosibility Screening
- Explosion Severity Testing (Kst and Pmax)
- Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC)
- Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE)
- Minimum Ignition Temperature (MIT)
- Minimum Explosible Concentration (MEC)
- Thermal Stability Testing
- Electrostatic Testing
- Other Specialized Evaluations
Not every project requires every service.
Our goal is to help identify the support needed to answer your specific process safety questions.
WHY ORGANIZATIONS WORK WITH DEKRA
When you're making decisions about process safety, you need more than a report, calculation, or laboratory result.
When you're making decisions about process safety, you need more than a report, calculation, or laboratory result.
You need experienced specialists who can help you understand what the information means for your process, your operation, and your risk profile.
Backed by more than 100 years of safety expertise, DEKRA helps oil and gas organizations evaluate process hazards, assess safeguards, support engineering decisions, and strengthen process safety performance.
Whether you're conducting a PHA, evaluating pressure relief systems, managing operational change, reviewing process safety data, or determining whether testing is needed, our specialists help identify practical solutions based on your unique situation.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
A conversation with one of our Process Safety specialists is designed to help you:
✓ Discuss your process safety objectives and challenges
✓ Review current or upcoming projects
✓ Identify potential risks and concerns
✓ Determine which services may be appropriate
✓ Understand available options and next steps
✓ Receive practical recommendations from a DEKRA specialist
A conversation with one of our Process Safety specialists is designed to help you:
✓ Discuss your process safety objectives and challenges
✓ Review current or upcoming projects
✓ Identify potential risks and concerns
✓ Determine which services may be appropriate
✓ Understand available options and next steps
✓ Receive practical recommendations from a DEKRA specialist