Inherent Safer Design
Eliminate hazards at source — Substitute, Minimise, Moderate, Simplify — applied at concept and FEED stages.
Why inherent safer design matters
Inherent Safer Design is the most economically effective risk reduction available — but only if applied before the design freezes. Our team spans CCPS / IChemE / EPSC frameworks: project-level reviews at concept and FEED, targeted Substitute / Minimise / Moderate / Simplify workshops, Heikkilä ISI and INSET Toolkit quantitative scoring, technology selection for inherent hazard reduction, ISD-by-design integration with HAZOP, and process intensification reviews that convert batch hazards into continuous-flow safety. Hazard elimination at concept is 10–100× cheaper than control-layer retrofit later.
Inherent Safer Design capabilities
How we deliver
A phased, evidence-led delivery model — from discovery through close-out — built around your facility, regulatory context, and lifecycle stage.
What this service delivers
- Hazard elimination delivering 10–100× lifecycle cost savings vs control-layer retrofit
- Inventory reduction collapsing consequence-zone footprints
- SIL allocation burden reduced through ISD-driven hazard removal
- Process intensification opening modular construction and faster startup
- Audit-defensible ISD design basis surviving CCPS Vision 20/20 review
Our differentiators
- Concept / FEED-stage engagement model — not late-stage bolt-on
- Quantitative ISI / INSET scoring — not opinion-based ISD ranking
- Process intensification evaluation as a default ISD step
- Integration with HAZOP / SIL workflow eliminating duplicate scrutiny
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Multi discipline engineering — process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation — from concept through commissioning.
Talk to us about inherent safer design.
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