For many businesses, improving operational effectiveness through maximizing gross margins, product quality and financial performance while reducing operating expenses has become a top priority.  At the same time, the tightening of risk tolerance along with more stringent health, regulatory and environmental compliance issues are driving an even greater focus on safety in order to maintain a licence to operate.  There is an increased need for greater asset utilization and protection as well as the development of functional safety related skills and competencies of operators and maintenance personnel.  This requires an industry leading safety culture along with the implementation of best practices to proactively plan and manage operational risk, effectively reducing production outage, equipment damage, environmental issues and danger to personnel.

IPS provides a comprehensive process and functional safety management solution designed to provide a real time indicator to drive a safety culture while reducing plant downtime and unsafe or high risk startup conditions.  Our team of consultants will work with you to develop appropriate leading and lagging indicators for safety that you can visualize in real time to know how safely your plant is operating.  We can also help your operators discover and respond to a potential critical situation well in advance of any process alarms.  And we have technologies that enable you to track your people and locate them on site in real time should an unsafe condition occur. 

Our approach fosters an environment where everyone is proactively engaged in the safety of the asset while showing the relevant time and safety information to quickly make the lowest risk decision. 

IPS Process and Functional Safety lifecycle solution includes:

• Safety Consultancy Services
• Conceptual process design
• Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
• System design and build
• TMR SIS platform - TUV SIL3 certified, ESD, F&G, BMS, HIPPS
• Installation and commissioning
• Operations and Maintenance
• Alarm Management
• Cyber Security
• Provision of Functional Safety
• Modifications & Updates
• Management of Change
• Managed Safety Document Solutions

IPS has the largest installed base of safety systems, which can be found in the world’s most hazardous processes.  We are committed to ensuring that your assets are safe, reliable and available to operate.  Our industry knowledge and expertise combined with services and proven technology minimizes risk and ensures that your asset operates safely, in compliance with regulations while protecting your people, environment and capital investment.