Process Safety Management

Some of the services provided by HFRC are:
Process Hazard Analysis
  • Facilitate PHA's and Revalidations:
  • Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)
  • What if...? Analysis/What if...? checklists
  • Building, equipment & tank data sheets
  • Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
  • Preliminary Hazard Analysis (Pre-HA)
  • Hazard Identification studies (HAZID)


  • Consequence Analysis
  • Gas dispersion modeling and analysis
  • Fire affects modeling and analysis
  • Explosion modeling and analysis


  • Incident Investigations
  • Participate as a member of the client's incident investigation team
  • Provide technical support for the client's incident investigation team
  • Provide technical evaluation of completed incident investigations
  • Provide expert witness services


  • Facility Siting Studies
  • Studies conducted per API 752/753
  • Gas/vapor integrity testing of control rooms and designated safe havens
  • Program Audits
  • OSHA PSM
  • EPA RMP
  • Responsible Care
  • API 750
  • Corporate policies and procedures


  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Development and assessment of emergency procedures
  • Development and assessment of plant emergency organizations
  • OSHA compliance audits of plant emergency organizations
  • Fire code compliance and fire protection maintenance audits


  • Integration of PSM and Fire Protection Programs
  • Assist clients to integrate their fire protection and PSM programs to eliminate redundancies and promote effectiveness

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