Process and safety critical systems require special attention during the newbuild or in-service phase. They may need independent verification to ensure that integrity and/or compliance is achieved on specific types of installation or continuously maintained on existing ones.

Purpose

Our independent and competent appraisals of your process facilities will provide the required assurance towards stakeholders and regulatory authorities that they are installed, maintained and operated in accordance with project objectives.

Benefits

Our Risk-based verification approach ensures a clear and transparent way of working that is risk-based, prioritizing verification efforts by assessed risks. You are assured of:

• A clear and transparent verification plan
• Technically sound assessments
• Cost-effective and more efficient execution
• Acceptance by authorities and stakeholders worldwide
• World-wide support wherever your source of supply is from.
  

Our approach

Verification may be according to internationally recognised standards, national regulations and/or DNV standards. Certification and/or verification services may be offered for equipment packages. The services may be provided in a contractual relationship with the operator or owner, following up the yards or contractors, or as a service to the contractors.

DNV has identified demand for a more accurate and transparent approach to verification and certification of process systems. We have therefore issued the Offshore Service Specifications DNV OSS-307 for Verification of Process Systems.

The scope of work for topside and process systems typically includes:

• Document and drawing review for issues regarded to be of safety critical nature, to verify compliance with relevant internationally recognised standards forming the design basis. This service is provided for conceptual, basic and detail engineering phases.
• Design appraisal of a multidiscipline approach, involving all topside systems disciplines such as electrical, process, safety, materials, instrument, noise and vibration and working environment.
• Participation in or management of HAZOP sessions
• Witnessing tests of safety systems.
  

Objects & systems covered

Typical areas that may be addressed involving multidisciplinary interfaces:

• Unit arrangement
• Escape routes and lifesaving equipment
• Structural fire proofing
• Fire and blast retarding divisions
• Emergency shutdown systems
• Process shutdown systems
• Fire & gas detection systems
• Active fire protection systems
• Process plant safety
• Drilling plant safety
• Area classification and ventilation
• Flare and relief systems
• Power generation and distribution
• Material selection
• Noise and vibration.