safety consulting engineers Expands Our TECHNICAL Team   Safety Consulting Engineers is pleased to announce the expansion of our technical team by welcoming Thaddeus C. Speed as the Technical Director.   Thaddeus C. Speed, CSP has more than 25 years experience in hazards analysis, process and system safety, and in testing, evaluating, and characterizing explosives and other energetic materials. Mr. Speed has published numerous papers on electrostatic discharge safety (ESD), explosives testing methods, ignition and initiation phenomena, in-process classification of energetic materials, and similar topics. Thaddeus is approved by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine explosives and recommend classifications (per 49 CFR 173.56).    Mr. Speed’s explosives process hazards and characterization expertise is further enhanced by an in-depth understanding of system safety and the inter-related areas of facility siting, regulatory compliance, process safety management, material characterization and incident analysis. Thaddeus has developed courses and trained government officials, plant managers, safety professionals, and line operators in various aspects of explosives safety; both as general courses and as tailored training for companies and operations on specific issues.    Thaddeus Speed joins our already very strong and well established energetic materials (pyrotechnics, propellants, explosives) and process safety consulting and testing groups that are strategically located at our facilities in Illinois (Schaumburg and Forreston), New Jersey (Plainsboro), and Washington (Kelso). The US team is a key component of our global process safety staff that is based at 12 locations throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.     We invite you to read the biographies of our experts on our website at: http://www.sceinc.com/aboutus.cfm     The specialized skill sets of our groups comprise the following main areas of expertise:   Management & Compliance   Process Safety Management Safety Management System development, based on OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, New Jersey TCPA, CCPS Risk Based Safety, API 750 and 75, and OHSAS 18001. Auditing of Safety Management Systems and training with emphasis on implementation effectiveness, based on OSHA NEP Directives and CCPS Auditing Guidelines.  Safety assessments of Safety Culture, Codes and Standards compliance, and Human Factors design, including CSICB.   General (Personal) Safety Management Safety Procedure development, based on OSHA 1910 and 1926 Regulations, API and NPFA Standards, including Machinery guarding, Confined Space Entry, LOTO, Fall Protection, Scaffolding, HazWoper including HAZMAT Safety. PPE Selection, Respiratory Protection, and Walking/Working Surfaces. Electrical Hazard Area Classification and equipment selection based on OSHA, NFPA, CCPS, and industry best practices.   Regulatory Compliance Support US OSHA and EPA RMP compliance,  machinery directive, fire safety order, UN/DOT transportation, REACH, ATEX/DSEAR (including MIERA), Health & Safety at Work, Major Hazards: COMAH/SEVESO, Major Hazards: 3rd Party Expert, Occupied buildings assessments   Technical Specialist Areas   Hazard Assessment and Risk Analysis Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) using the following techniques: Hazards and Operability Analysis (HAZOP), Hazards Identification (HAZID), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), What If, Checklist, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and CHAZOP Techniques. Risk assessment using both quantitative and qualitative techniques (QRA). Dispersion and consequence modelling using PHAST, EFFECTS, DAMAGE, ALOHA, AIChE models   Explosion Prevention & Protection Dust Fire and explosion hazard assessments, gas and vapor flammability hazards, mechanical ignition risk assessments, explosion vent / protection design, electrostatic hazards, OSHA Combustible Dust NEP – GAP analysis, mechanical explosions   Chemical Reactions Reactor vent design (DIERS …), reactor protection studies, runaway conditions determination, process optimisation   Energetic Materials Propellants, pyrotechnics, and explosives advice for classification, labelling, packaging and transport as well as manufacturing facilities hazards assessment and audit.   Electrostatics Electrostatic hazards, electrostatic problem solving and applications, research and development of new applications   Fire Prevention & Protection Fire risk assessment, fire risk management, fire protection design   Reliability Safety Integrity Levels (SIL), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), mechanical reliability   Protection & Equipment   Inert Gas Protection Equipment specification, system design   Instrumentation and Equipment Hazardous area classification, SIL level determination, SIL (installed), ATEX 94/9 compliance   Pressure Vessels PED and PSV design, explosion relief vent design, compressed gas handling, steam/ hot water boilers   Fire Protection Engineering Audit of existing facilities and design of new installations   Project Engineering   Project/process engineering from feasibility study through basic engineering, detailed engineering, and assistance with commissioning – specializing in fine chemicals manufacturing and redesign to improve process safety.   Incidents & Support   Incident Investigation Gas, vapor, aerosol, and dust flash fires and explosions, runaway reactions, loss of containment, fire simulations, laboratory and full-scale investigations. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Investigation Facilitation and Training.   Litigation Support Expert witness   Insurance Risk   Inspection and risk rating, loss prevention   Environment   Environmental impact assessment, environmental assessment and legislation, environmental audit     ISO 17025 AND GLP ACCREDITED LABORATORIES AND FULL-SCALE TESTING FACILITIES   Chilworth Global Consulting services are supported by four specialist testing facilities providing material properties data on:   v      Thermal instability and reactivity of chemicals (run away reactions), v      Flammability / combustibility of dusts, gases and vapors, v     Electrostatic hazards, processing problems, and applications (chargeability, conductivity/resistivity, charge relaxation time, discharge energy) of solids, liquids, and aerosols, v      Fire burning properties of materials, v     Pyrotechnics, Propellants, and Explosives formulation, analysis, initiation sensitivity and performance v      Analysis of dangerous goods - small and large-scale v     Physical properties data for notification of new substances (NONS/REACH) and transportation and labelling requirements for IATA, ADR, RID, IMDG as well as the UN transportation of dangerous goods regulations (Orange Book regulations)     For additional information regarding our global consulting, testing, and training services please contact us at 250 Plainsboro Road, Building #7, Plainsboro, New Jersey, Telephone: 609 799 4449, email: safety@chilworth.com, or visit our website www.chilworth.com.   Kind regards,     Vahid Ebadat CEO   ************************************************************************************* NOTICE: Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company.  Employees of Safety Consulting Engineers are expressly required not to make defamatory statements and not to infringe or authorize any infringement of copyrights or breach any Non Disclosure Agreements or any other legal right by email communications.  Any such communication is contrary to company policy and outside the scope of the employment of the individual concerned.  The company shall not accept any liability in respect of such communication, and the employee responsible shall be personally liable for any damages or other liability arising.   NOTICE:  The information contained herein is for information purposes only and the use, interpretation or application of this information is undertaken by the recipient at its own risk.  The information contained herein should be used by the recipient in his/her own discretion.  Safety Consulting Engineers and its employees shall have no liability whatsoever for any damages which may result from the improper use of any information contained herein or from the use of such information in a manner inconsistent with any request or instruction received by Safety Consulting Engineers from the recipient hereof.   NOTICE:    This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If you have received this communication in error, please do not distribute it and notify the sender immediately by e-mail or by telephone at 609-799 4449 and delete the original message.  Thank you.