Expertise in
Functional Safety
All the functional safety lifecycle services
you need for your plant.
you need for your plant.
Expertise in
We help you manage your plant hazards, safely and cost-effectively
OTS Engineering Safety specialises in the analysis, implementation, maintenance and verification of automated safety systems according to IEC 61511.
In applying IEC 61511 to process industries, we help customers optimise operational safety, maximise plant availability, reduce total cost of ownership, and achieve their operational goals.
- Full functional safety lifecycle and safety integrity level (SIL) services
- A Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) since 2001
- Expertise to analyse very complex hazard scenarios, producing precise analysis phase results
- Working with plant operators and engineering companies across sub-Saharan Africa to ensure optimal design and maintenance of automated safety systems
Do you need functional safety support
for your plant?
Analysis
Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP
OTS will facilitate your plant’s HAZOP, from preparation and execution to follow up.
Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
Determine the ultimate SIL for each hazardous scenario and associated automated safety function.
Safety Requirements Specification (SRS)
Document the findings of the LOPA and other critical information to define the requirements of the Safety Instrumented System.
Realisation
Conceptual Engineering & Design
Assistance in developing the safety architecture with appropriate sensing and actuating components and logic controller(s).
Fault Tree Analysis
Qualitative & quantitative analyses to determine the reliability of systems.
SIL Verification
We will verify your automated safety function’s design using probablistic calculation to ensure SIL targets are met.
Operations & Maintenance
Maintenance Procedures
Plan maintenance procedures to ensure systems continue to meet SIL targets.
Proof Tests
Establish proof testing procedures for the automated safety system.
Additional Services
Functional Safety Management Plan
Define roles & responsibilities, procedures and competence requirements.
Validation
The designed, constructed and installed automated safety system must be validated to meet safety performance objectives.
Functional Safety Assessment
Independent judgement that all safety lifecycle deliverables were performed to meet safety performance objectives.
Why you need IEC 61511
IEC 61511 is the globally recognised best engineering practice for functional safety in the process industry.
Officially adopted by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) as SANS 61511 in 2016, it helps South African process industries meet highest levels of process system safety.
Apart from helping companies avoid potentially catastrophic consequences, IEC 61511 is a blueprint to help companies optimise efficiency, total cost of ownership, and legal compliance.
Meeting the functional safety needs
of Africa’s process industries:
PETROCHEMICAL
& CHEMICAL
& CHEMICAL
OIL & GAS
BULK FUEL STORAGE
POWER
GENERATION
GENERATION
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
NUCLEAR
PULP & PAPER
MINING
OTS Engineering Safety works with industrial plant operators and engineering companies in implementing IEC functional safety standards in the sub-Saharan African region.
OTS Engineering Safety is owned by Owen Tavener-Smith (BSc Eng), one of the world’s top reliability and safety experts and a renowned safety systems expert in South Africa for the past 30 years.
Owen was one of the first engineers in the world to become a Certified Functional Safety Expert, and has pioneered the adoption and implementation of modern functional safety practice in South Africa since 2004.
We will help you achieve your functional safety requirements.
- Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE)
- 30+ years’ experience in functional safety
- Services across sub-Saharan Africa
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OTS Engineering Safety
Haygarth Road
Kloof, Durban
3610
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
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