DEKRA IOL’s auditing involves systematic evaluations of processes, systems, or compliance with regulations to identify gaps, risks, and areas for improvement. Audits can be internal or external, covering safety, quality, environmental, or operational standards. Findings help organizations enhance performance and ensure legal compliance.
OMS (Operational Management System)
An OMS is a structured framework that integrates policies, procedures, and controls to manage operational risks and ensure efficiency. It aligns with industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001, 14001, or 45001 for safety) and promotes continuous improvement in workplace processes.
ISO (Gap Assessment)
An ISO Gap Assessment compares an organization’s current practices against ISO standard requirements (e.g., ISO 9001, 14001, or 45001). It identifies deficiencies and provides a roadmap for achieving certification, ensuring compliance with international best practices.
Process Safety
Process Safety focuses on preventing catastrophic incidents (e.g., explosions, toxic releases) in industries handling hazardous materials. It involves risk management, safety protocols, and compliance with standards like OSHA PSM or COMAH to ensure safe operations.
The breadth and depth of our expertise in process safety make DEKRA globally recognized specialists and trusted advisors in the field. We help our clients understand and evaluate their risks and work together to develop pragmatic solutions. Our value-adding, practical approach integrates specialist process safety management, engineering and testing. We seek to educate and grow client competence to provide sustainable performance improvement. Partnering with our clients we combine technical expertise with a passion for protecting people and assets and reducing harm. As part of DEKRA, the world’s leading expert organization, we are the global partner for a safer world.
For over thirty years we have provided specialist services for the identification, analysis, prevention and management of fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in the chemical and process industry.
In 2011, our parent company, DEKRA, with safety as its mission, acquired Chilworth, the proven leader in process safety. DEKRA Process Safety represents the collective expertise of our legacy Chilworth businesses – built on a merging of minds, uniting experts in our fields and leaders in process safety.
DEKRA Process Safety offers an extensive range of process safety management & engineering services to most of the world’s largest chemical, pharmaceutical, food, agrochemical, petrochemical, utilities, energy and oil & gas companies.
Our wide portfolio of services include:
Laboratory testing to determine safety data: dust explosion limits, gas and vapour flammability, electrostatic properties, reaction calorimetry, thermal stability and energetic materials (pyrotechnics, propellants, and explosives).
Process safety consultancy: process hazard analysis (HAZOP, HAZID, FMEA, What-if…), functional safety (SIL, SIF), scoping consequences study (RA, QRA, FRA…), emergency vent sizing (DIERS), improvement process safety management programme (PSM), Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM) studies, Risk-Based Inspection programmes (RBI), accident investigations, regulatory directives (SEVESO/ATEX) and so on.
Process safety training in all areas of any previously mentioned field, developed by the expert consultants themselves, in a wide language variety, adapted to the specific needs of the client: open course training or customized in-plant, e-learning, skill development courses.
As process safety consultants with worldwide presence, we make use of our group vast resources in order to be supported by complementary fields such as organisational safety (culture and safety based on performance), mechanical integrity and certification. We believe this makes us unique and exceptional in our field.
Today, our organization spans the globe, ensuring we deliver our expertise on a local-for-local basis to any customer, in any location, bringing also at their doorstep the best of DEKRA expertise in
testing, inspection & certification.