A proactive approach, coupled with properly planned and implemented safety and risk management systems can help you comply with local, state and federal PSM regulations, as well as minimize loss of life, environmental impact, equipment damage, citations and litigation.
ioMosaic pioneered many of the current risk assessment techniques for processes that handle hazardous chemicals.
Our experts support every aspect to ensure that your facility runs safely and efficiently.
Expertise to help you minimize your exposure to fire, injury, property damage, and litigation.
Integrating best practices with cost-effective solutions to address program deficiencies.
Helping manage risk with facility siting studies, assessments and recommendations.
Senior knowledgeable engineers facilitate PHAs or DHAs in nearly all sectors of the process and processing industries.
Decades of experience leading incident investigations for process industry companies.
We prepare expert opinion reports and provide expert testimony for process incident cases.
Experienced engineers who have performed LOPAs on a wide range of facilities and terminals.
Our experts are at the forefront of pipeline Process Safety Management proficiency.
Proven track record of performing QRAs for facilities, pipelines and transportation routes.
Well versed in assisting global companies with their sustainability reporting communications.
Decades of experience mitigating hazards for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
The chemical company of a large integrated energy company was developing a corporate standard for LOPA, which incorporated a risk ranking matrix. The company was interested in obtaining an independent review of the design of the risk matrix, and in benchmarking the underlying risk tolerability criteria with generally accepted industry norms.
A major pulp and paper manufacturing company in Mississippi determined that its process safety management (PSM) program had to do more than merely follow OSHA regulations; they wanted it to also be effective in preventing accidents.
If your facility uses, stores, manufactures, handles, or moves flammable or highly hazardous chemicals on site above the threshold quantity (TQ), OSHA does require PSM implementation. Learn the facts about process safety management.
With over 50 years of experience, Mr. Goyal is a seasoned expert in process risk and reliability management, engineering project management from inception to completion, as well as engineering and safety standards. He specializes in Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)-based decision making at the corporate level, providing guidance in areas such as investment, facility siting, insurance, maintenance strategy, major process and equipment selection, and human resource development and training.
Prior to joining ioMosaic Corporation, Mr. Goyal held roles at two national oil companies in the Middle East, a major US oil firm, a large engineering company in Houston, and a state-owned enterprise in the UK.
Led Safety Integrity Level (SIL) reviews of the emergency shutdown system (ESD) of a major low sulfur diesel production complex, supporting decisions related to the sizing of flare sub-headers and headers.
As the project manager for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of an aromatics production complex mega project, critically reviewed the proposed flare load reduction measures. This involved ensuring that the activation and timing of the shutdown devices aligned with the client corporation's risk appetite and mitigated residual risk accordingly.
After the Bhopal disaster, he carried out pioneering work in adopting risk quantification techniques developed in the nuclear industry and applied them to the oil and petrochemical industries. These were quantitative risk management and loss prevention engineering techniques were formally implemented at a national oil company in the Middle East.
Performed a quantitative risk analysis study of a cross-country crude oil pipeline network to identify optimal routing options and cost-effective risk mitigation measures.
Conducted comprehensive audits of the process safety, fire prevention, and environmental management systems at major chemical manufacturing facilities in Mexico. Developed a semi-quantitative risk assessment methodology to comparatively rate the sites. The method involved detailed quantification of the stipulated most-likely-loss-incidents and the worst-case scenarios associated with each process unit at each site. The method was subsequently copyrighted by his employer at the time.
Accomplished HAZOP Team Leader, leading numerous teams at existing facilities as well as Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design and Engineering for mega projects.
Completed HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) studies for a major LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) production and distribution network in Durban, South Africa.
Completed hazard identification studies for a major energy company in Canada related to project improvements and refinery expansion.
Performed risk-based permitting of land reclamation and housing development proposals in a coastal area.
Provided comprehensive classroom training on Process Safety Management implementation to over 800 engineers and technical staff. The training covered key elements including Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), and Incident Investigation.
Conducted obsolescence management based on cost-benefit analysis of fire and gas detection systems, distributed control systems (DCS), emergency shutdown systems (ESD), and other major process equipment.
Goyal Ram K, “Management of Change,” Chapter 9 in the UK IChemE book Process Safety Management and Human Factors, edited by Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi, Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, November 2020.
Goyal Ram K, “Do we really learn from loss incidents,” Chapter 18 in the UK IChemE book Process Safety Management and Human Factors, Editor: Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi, Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, November 2020.
Goyal Ram K. and Salem M.H., “Not a drop of oil to the sea – the role corrosion engineers have to play to deliver this environmental vision,” a feature article in the Chemical Engineering World, August 2014.
Goyal Ram K., “Taking Credit for Emergency Shutdown Devices in Relief System Sizing and Design,” a “Key to Survival” feature article in the Offshore World, February-March 2013.
Goyal Ram K. and Kugan S., “Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) – Best Practices Adopted by Bahrain Petroleum Company,” Society of Petroleum Engineers, Paper No. SPE 151688-PP, SPE Middle East Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2012.
FIMechE, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK
Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
CEng, Chartered Engineer in the UK
Eur. Ing., a registered European Engineer in the EEC (European Economic Community)
Imperial College, London, England M.Sc., Management Science
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering
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