The Valcom S.r.l.’s Health & Safety and Environmental (HSE) department provides a complete range of HSE engineering services in the areas of petrochemical, chemical, oil & gas plants and power plants, as follows:

• Health and Safety Management
  • Design and Implementation of HSE Management System
  • HSE Compliance Monitoring
  • HSE Auditing
  • Permitting And Authority Engineering
• Risk Analysis and Loss Prevention
  • SEVESO II Compliance (Safety Report elaboration and drafting)
  • Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)
  • Hazard Identification Analysis (HAZID)
  • Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)
  • Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assessment and verification (IEC 61508 / 61511)
  • LOPA Analysis
  • Sabotage/Security Studies
  • Pipeline Risk Assessment
  • Human Factors Studies
• Health and Safety Engineering
  • Design Of Fire-Fighting Systems And Mitigation Measures
  • Design of F&G System
  • Fire Analysis And Gas Dispersion Evaluation
  • Hazardous Area Classification according to main Italian and European regulations
  • Fire Proofing Design
  • Lightning Protection Study
  • Escape and Evacuation Analysis (Emergency Plan)
  • Law Obligation Study (ATEX: 94/9/EC, 99/92/EC; PED: 97/23/EC)
• Off-Shore Safety and Reliability Studies
  • Dropped Object Study
  • Temporary Refuge Reliability Study
  • Ship Collision Study
  • Emergency, Escape and Rescue Requirements
  • Vulnerability/Performance Evaluation of Safety Systems in Emergency Conditions
  • Simultaneous Operations Risk Analysis (SIMOPS)
• Occupational Health and Safety
  • Working Safety Procedure
  • External RSPP
  • Field Safety Coordinator (DPR 494/96)
• Site surveys / Inspections
  • Electrical Installations verification in hazardous areas for:
    new plants, to verify electrical apparatus suitability and its correct installation
    existing plants, to verify installation conditions and safety, to evaluate possible impacts of modifications, repairs or equipment substitution (DPR462/01)
  • Inspections on site and assistance
• Grounding systems study
  • Step and touch voltage verification according to main Italian and international standards (CEI 11-1, IEEE std. 80)
  • Sizing of grounding grid components

As a supplement to the activities listed above, Valcom S.r.l. is in a position to organize training courses both at its own premises and at the Customers’ premises. These activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Hazardous Areas: area classification, electrical apparatus, relevant laws and regulations.
• 97/23/EC Directive (PED): application to single equipment and ensemble (plants), design and fabrication certification, technical documentation and risk analysis, conformity evaluation procedures
• 94/9/EC Directive (ATEX 100A): application field and electrical and non electrical apparatus category, RES conformity (Essential Safety Requirements), technical documentation and risk assessment, references to regulations, CE marking.
• 1999/92/EC Directive (ATEX 137A): End User (Employer) obligations, potentially explosive atmospheres, hazardous area classification, risk assessment, preparation of explosion protection document.