Kenexis Consulting Corporation

Systematic studies for identifying and evaluating process risks in accordance with OSHA PSM and ISA/IEC 61511 standards, helping organizations protect personnel, assets, and the environment.

• HAZOP Studies

  Hazard and Operability studies providing recommendations based on process deviations, causes, and consequences.

• Layer of Protection Analysis

  Semi-quantitative risk assessment to determine the target Safety Integrity Level (SIL) required for acceptable risk reduction.

• Hazard Identification and Preliminary Hazards Assessment

  Early-stage hazard identification (HAZID) and preliminary assessments of facility process risks.

• Bowtie Analysis

  Qualitative risk assessment mapping the relationships between hazards, causes, consequences, and preventive or mitigative barriers.

• Quantitative Risk Assessments

  Detailed risk quantification utilizing fault tree, event tree, and consequence modeling for complex scenarios.

Safety instrumented system (SIS) engineering spanning the entire safety lifecycle in compliance with IEC 61511 and IEC 61508 standards.

• Safety Instrumented Function Definition

  Defining and developing safety instrumented functions to automatically return processes to safe operating states.

• Safety Integrity Level Target Selection

  Selecting performance targets for safety functions using methods such as layer of protection analysis.

• Safety Requirements Specification Development

  Developing design basis documentation capturing all critical safety and performance requirements.

• SIS Test Plan Development

  Developing, optimizing, and verifying testing practices aligned with risk analysis assumptions.

• SIL Verification and Validation

  Calculating probability of failure on demand, spurious trip rates, and executing site acceptance testing.

• Functional Safety Assessments

  Verifying that safety instrumented systems are designed in compliance with ISA/IEC 61511 and OSHA PSM regulations.

Performance-based fire and gas detector coverage design using geographical-based and scenario-based mapping principles.

• Fire and Gas Detection Coverage Assessment

  Analyzing facility layouts, release points, and hazards to optimize geographical and scenario-based detection coverage.

• Fire and Gas Detector Layout Development

  Developing precise layout designs specifying coordinates, angles, inclinations, and technology selections for detectors.

• Gas Dispersion Modeling

  Predictive dispersion analysis using Gaussian and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling to analyze gas releases.

• Fire and Gas Functional Safety Assessment

  Assessing project compliance with ISA 84.00.07 technical report guidelines.

Advanced probabilistic and consequence modeling to evaluate high-consequence process scenarios and optimize safety investments.

• Fault Tree Analysis

  Deductive failure analysis to determine the frequency and probability of complex hazardous scenarios.

• Event Tree Analysis

  Evaluating the chronologically ordered sequence of event progressions following an initiating process deviation.

• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

  Systematic, qualitative evaluation of component failure modes and their localized and global process effects.

• Facility Siting

  Evaluating process plant permanent buildings for explosion, fire, and toxic release hazards in compliance with API RP 752.

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

  Modeling complex gas dispersion and migration behaviors within confined or obstructed areas.

Process safety software solutions and specialized training programs supporting technical safety studies and operational reliability.

• Process Safety Software Tools

  Suite of engineering software including Open-PHA, Vertigo, Effigy, Arbor, and Open Audit to document, calculate, and manage process safety.

• Process Safety Training

  Technical instruction on fire and gas mapping, safety lifecycle engineering, and related standards.