E.S.M. has Control Systems Engineers and Functional Safety Specialists with expertise in planning and implementing functional safety on complex systems through the full asset lifecycle.

Functional Safety is part of the overall management of a system and relates to the reliability and integrity of a control system used as a safety function. It aims to detect potentially hazardous situations, analysing the inputs, processing logic and outputs that drive a system to a safe state. It also looks at the safe management of likely operator errors, hardware and software failures and environmental changes.

Functional safety relates not only to the details of the design and selection of components, but also the process by which the system is specified, verified and validated.

E.S.M.’s functional safety team can produce documentation to prove and/or support achieving compliance with standards AS IEC 61508, 61511 and EN 50126, including: Functional Safety Management Plans, Validation Plans, Safety Requirement Specifications and Proof Testing procedures.

E.S.M. can help your organisation review and assess compliance (gap analysis) with functional safety standards, provide recommendations and support for addressing areas of non-compliance.

We facilitate functional safety training and workshops for product engineers and operators.

E.S.M. also conducts Safety Integrity Level (SIL) studies and verification.

Our latest projects

We provide a range of professional engineering services. View some of our recent projects below.

Safety in Design Review

In recent years, E.S.M. has assisted numerous clients to implement a Safety in Design process for their business. To comply with their duties under the Work Health and Safety Act (or the Occupational Health and Safety Act in Victoria), companies should have an end-to-end Safety in Design process.

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Safety in Design: Documentation

In recent years, E.S.M. has assisted numerous clients to implement a Safety in Design process for their business. To comply with their duties under the Work Health and Safety Act (or the Occupational Health and Safety Act in Victoria), companies should have an end-to-end Safety in Design process.

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Rail Projects: Level Crossing Removal and ATP Analysis

E.S.M. has recently been involved with two rail projects: one to conduct signalling project management for a level-crossing removal project and the other to analyse the performance of automatic train protection (ATP) on a line that has issues with poor on-time-running performance.

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HAZOP Facilitation

HAZOP for a minerals processing plant upgrade

E.S.M. recently facilitated a 4-day Detailed Design HAZOP for a major upgrade project on a minerals processing plant. E.S.M. worked with the owner, engineering service provider and vendors to facilitate the HAZOP in multiple sessions in line with progression of the design.

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