Safety Management Services, Inc.

Structured hazard identification and risk ranking using qualitative and quantitative methodologies including HAZOP, FMEA, JSA, What-If/Checklist, fault tree analysis, and probability risk assessment. Uses SMS proprietary PHA software and industry-standard tools.

• HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Analysis)

  Structured multi-discipline team review using guide words to identify deviations from design intent and assess consequences for processes involving both chemicals and explosives.

• FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)

  Systematic analysis identifying failure modes and effects using MIL-STD-882E hazard risk assessment matrix for qualitative risk ranking.

• Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

Regulatory risk management program development and implementation for facilities handling hazardous materials and energetics.

PSM program development, auditing, and compliance support for facilities subject to OSHA PSM requirements.

Audits for explosive safety standards, RAGAGEP (Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices), and mechanical integrity.

DOT- and DOD-authorized testing of energetic, flammable, and oxidizing substances and articles. Includes sensitivity, reactivity, thermal, and compatibility testing with a test site at Tooele Army Depot.

• DOT/DOD Classification Testing

  Classification testing for Class 1 (Explosives), Class 4 (Flammable Solids), and Class 5 (Oxidizing Materials) per UN/DOT acceptance procedures. SMS holds DOT authorization to recommend shipping classifications.

• Sensitivity Testing

  Material sensitivity testing including friction, impact, electrostatic discharge, and thermal properties.

• In-Process Simulation Testing

  In-process tests comparing in-process energies to energetic material response to stimuli to determine probability of initiation.

• Dust Explosibility Testing
• Large Scale Tests and Insensitive Munitions Testing

Engineering analysis and design for facility siting, including hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance (HERO), electrical classification, fire suppression, lightning protection system support, and glass hazards analysis.

D3 operational support for facilities handling energetic materials, including borescoping services.

Consequence and blast modeling including BlastX analysis, offsite consequence analysis, and PROBIT/TIL analysis. Proprietary IVM software platform.

Root cause and incident investigation services for explosive and hazardous material events.

Environmental services, electrostatic discharge risk evaluation, combustible dust safety, arc flash analysis, and chemical facility security assessments.

Technical training courses including Process Safety Management, Explosives Classification Testing, Process Hazards Analysis, Explosives Recognition and Decontamination, Fundamentals of Explosives Safety and Testing, Combustible Dust Safety, Electrical Classification, and Advanced Explosives Site Plan Training.

Design and manufacture of proprietary sensitivity and reactivity test equipment used internationally in national laboratories, defense operations, and commercial enterprises. Products include ABL Friction Machines, ABL ESD Machine, MBOM Impact Machine, SBAT Apparatus, Koenen Test Apparatus, and GoDetect software system.