A delegation of safety managers from Samsung visited DNV Software and Phast and Safeti users in Europe to learn more about risk management software and its applications.
The delegation was led by Jin-Ki Noh,General Manager of the Samsung Global Environment Research Centre, and accompanied by CS Lee, DNV Software Regional Manager for Korea and Japan, and Dr Ky-Soo Kim of AID Corporation, DNV Software’s agent for risk software in Korea.
After an informative meeting at DNV Software’s head office, the delegation visited Norsk Hydro’s Research Centre where they were given a general presentation about Norsk Hydro and its global business and research work within Norsk Hydro in the petrochemical field. The introduction where followed by a presentation on Norsk Hydro’s Safety Management system which focused on QRA and the use of Phast and Safeti.
The delegation was then treated to an impressive and spectacular show in Hydro’s hi-tech 3D-simulation centre. A hydrogen leak inside an exploration module on the seabed and a gas leak from a tanker crash in a city street was simulated. The centre, which utilises some truly impressive technology, is used for training purposes by Norsk Hydro and can also be hired by external organisations.
The Samsung delegates visited Big Ben and the UK Parliament on their free afternoon.
After visiting DNV Software’s London office, they were introduced to Air Products’ European headquarters outside London. Air Products presented its use of Phast and Safeti, focusing on their specific needs for QRA at large and small facilities and the benefits they derive from using DNV Software. This was followed by a case study where Safeti had been used to perform a QRA in the submission of a Seveso Safety Case, giving a practical example using the software.
The trip concluded with a visit to Brussels to find out more about the QRA work carried out in Total Petrochemical’s global operations. Total presented its experiences captured during a typical QRA. Focus was placed on describing the workload of the main aspects of a QRA. The QRA study results were presented and subsequent discussion topics included the options available to reduce risk to the site and the interesting safety and cost benefits of the different options.
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank Norsk Hydro, Air Products and Total for their assistance with this visit and their hospitality in hosting DNV Software and Samsung so professionally. The delegates were very pleased with the presentations they received from both DNV Software and our customers, and found this information extremely valuable,” says CS Lee.