Risk & Safety Management
Incidents in underground facilities, particularly fire incidents, pose a great challenge for operators. An early guidance as well as a professional planning and validation are the key to achieving maximum efficiency and safety during construction and operation. We have gained valuable experience by completing successful projects.
We support our clients with distinctive specialization as well as extensive knowledge in risk and safety management. Together we design safety measures and plan tunnel-specific safety concepts, which ensure all-encompassing protection of persons and assets.
Services
Design - Tendering - Realisation - Commissioning
- Hazard and risk analysis for construction and operation phases
- Safety concepts for underground infrastructure and construction sites
- Safety action plans for construction and operation, based on cost and cost effectiveness
- Design, commissioning and certification testing of safety components
- Incident and crisis management concepts
- Response planning and documentation
- Training and emergency exercises of rescue forces
Risk Management
- Risk monitoring concepts for operators and regu latory authorities
- Emergency response optimisation concepts in control and monitoring systems
- Scenario-based and quantitative risk analysis (QRA)
- Profitability analysis
- Explosion prevention concepts
- Escape and rescue concepts
Fire Prevention
- Testing and verification of existing systems
- Simulation, analysis and evaluation of evacuation processes
- Thermo and aerodynamic modelling of fire inci dents
- Fire safety design calculations of structures and components
Maintenance and Refurbishment
- Complete safety assessment
- Condition assessment of all structural elements and equipment
- Planning of refurbishments and upgrades
- Realisation and commissioning
Assessment and Certification
- Safety certification (for operators, insurances, authorities)
- Assessment of fire protection systems
- Safety certification of design and installation all components and facilities
- Assembly of usability certification of fire safety relevant components
Expert and Consulting Services
- Functional safety
- Creation of safety documentation for underground traffic infrastructure
- Strategic support as members in regulatory and corporate working groups
- Incident re-enactments and interpretation of physical and energetic data
- Acting as safety officer
Competence
- Comprehensive experience with a wide range of risks in underground spaces
- Interdisciplinary collaboration of underground engineering experts from all fields
- Extensive knowledge of national and international standards and best practices
- Cutting-edge in knowledge through research and development works
Benefits
- Optimal usage of available resources
- Increased planning certainty
- Support and relief in certification processes
- Customised and field-tested safety concepts for assets of all types and sizes
- Prevention of false investments through early analysis and action plans
Selected references
Project
AGAP Tunnel Control Center Duisburg, Germany
Services
Alarm and hazard prevention plans
Client
Landesbetrieb Strassenbau NRW, TLZ Duisburg
Project
Brussels Metro Nord, Belgium
Services
Safety planning
Client
Beliris/STIB
Project
Road tunnel Via Binaria - Via Expressa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Services
Safety concept, quantitative risk analysis (QRA) and safety documentation
Client
Porto Novo
Project
Tunnel Complex, Sochi, Russia
Services
Risk analysis, training and supervision during commissioning
Client
Russian Railways
Project
Albula Tunnel, Switzerland
Services
Safety concept
Client
Rhätische Bahn
Project
Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, France-Italy
Services
Rescue of persons and safety
Client
Lyon Turin Ferroviaire
Frequently Asked Questions
We provide comprehensive risk management and safety engineering services supporting the planning, design, construction and operation of complex underground and infrastructure projects. This includes tunnel and infrastructure safety concepts; risk and hazard identification; quantitative and qualitative risk assessments; fire and life safety engineering; emergency preparedness and evacuation planning; safety assessments; approvals and regulatory support; and operational safety and resilience strategies.
Services span hazard and risk assessment for construction and operation, incident and crisis management concepts, response planning, training and emergency exercises, and acting as safety officer.
Yes. We provide fire and life safety design, fire and smoke simulation, thermo- and aerodynamic modelling of fire incidents, fire and life safety design calculations of structures and components, and the simulation, analysis and evaluation of evacuation processes.
Quantitative risk assessment (QRA) assesses the likelihood and consequences of hazardous events in a structured, numerical way. We provide scenario-based and quantitative risk assessments to support safety cases, design decisions, and approvals for tunnels, shafts, and underground facilities in both the construction and operational phases.
