Quantified evacuation feasibility for offshore, onshore, and high-rise facilities
EERA quantifies the feasibility and timing of personnel escape, evacuation, and rescue under credible major accident scenarios. Particularly critical for offshore installations, EERA validates routes, equipment, and timing against the developing hazard envelope.
A structured, facilitated process — from scope definition through close-out — producing defensible, actionable outputs.
Define EERA scope per PFEER (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response, Regulations 1995 — UK), NORSOK Z-013, SOLAS / IMO MODU code; align with HSE Offshore Safety Case and CCPS Offshore guidance.
Identify Design and Safety-related Hazardous Activities (DSHA) and credible-worst-case events; audit escape routes for redundancy (minimum 2 routes), survivability (PFP rating, smoke control), and accessibility (mobility-impaired, injured).
Establish TR performance standards per PFEER — smoke / toxic gas integrity (overpressure ventilation), thermal integrity (PFP rating), structural integrity (blast resistance), endurance (typically 1-2 hours per scenario).
Assess evacuation systems — primary (TEMPSC lifeboats per SOLAS, free-fall lifeboats per MODU code), secondary (life rafts, sea-jump), tertiary (helicopter); specify launch / retrieval testing per PFEER.
Assess rescue capability — Standby Vessel per OPITO (UK), Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), helicopter SAR coverage; specify recovery to safe haven (typically <2 hours) and medical capability (TR + onshore receiving hospital).
Compile EERA report with hazard scenarios, TR performance, evacuation system assessment, rescue capability; specify drill programme per PFEER Regulation 16; align with Offshore Safety Case and HSE inspection.
Speak with our team to scope an engagement tailored to your facility, regulatory context, and lifecycle stage.