Risk & Safety Management

Shape of rolling stock plays a major role in the complex interaction between high speed trains and tunnels

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

Validation of simulated pressure fluctuations through our large set of experimental data

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

Verification of health criteria through simulation of evolution of internal and external pressure (Folloline tunnel)

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

Development of ventilation and safety concepts for HSR tunnels

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