ERM's Environmental, Health and Safety Services for the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Sectors

Environmental Resources
Management South-East Asia

Contact Details
Malaysia
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur Office

Environmental Resources Management (M) Sdn Bhd
Lot 6.02, 6th Floor
Menara BRDB
No. 285 Jalan Maarof
Bukit Bandaraya
59000 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Environmental Resources Management (S) Pte Ltd

120 Robinson Road #10-01
Singapore 068913
Tel: +603 2289 8222

Fax: +603 2289 8223
Brunei Office
No. 15 BT Hj Uthman Complex
Lot 47405, Simpang 13
Jalan Barakas, Kg. Setia Jaya
Brunei Darussalam
Tel: +673 233 9133
Fax: +673 233 9134
Mr Ng Hon Seng
Managing Partner
Email: honseng.ng@erm.com
Dr Christina Phang
Managing Partner
Asia Pacific Risk Practice
Email: christina.phang@erm.com
Indonesia
PT ERM Indonesia
Wisma Aldiron Dirgantara
2nd Floor, Suite # 238-239
Jl. Jendral Gatot Subroto Kav. 72
Jakarta 12780
Indonesia
Tel: +62 21 79181904
Fax: +62 21 7918 1905
Mr Denis Daley
Managing Partner
Email: denis.daley@erm.com
The worlds leading sustainability consultancy
Tel: +65 6324 9636

Fax: +65 6226 1636
Mr Alastair Scott
Managing Partner
Email: alastair.scott@erm.com
Thailand
ERMSiam Co Ltd
179 Bangkok City Tower,
24th Floor, South Sathorn Road
Thungmahamek, Sathorn
Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 679 5200
Fax: +66 2 679 5209
Mr Nat Vanitchyangkul
Managing Partner
Email: nat.vanitchyangkul@erm.com
Vietnam
Saigon Finance Center
7th Fl, Dinh Tien Hoang Street
Da Kao Ward, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Tel: +84 8 3914 7800
Fax: +848 3914 7801
Mr Hai Pham
Partner
Email: hai.pham@erm.com
Environmental, Health &

Safety Services
Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Sector
ERM offer a powerful

combination of local expertise,
knowledge and accountability
combined with international
expertise
Environmental Resources Management

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is a leading
global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk,
social consulting services and sustainability related
services. We have over 140 offices in 39 countries and
territories employing more than 5,000 people. ERM is
committed to providing a service that is consistent,
professional and of the highest quality to create value for
our clients.
ERM has conducted projects in the Asia Pacific region for
almost 20 years. We have over 700 professional staff in the
region, covering the full range of environmental and safety
disciplines, with offices in Malaysia, Singapore, China,
Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, India and Australia.
ERM has completed thousands of projects on petroleum
and petrochemical facilities world-wide and has worked
for most of the major oil and gas companies and their
design contractors.
Our range of services include:
Corporate Advisory Services (CAS)

Compliance Assessment/ Assurance
Chemical & Health Risk Assessment
Climate Change/ Clean Development Mechanism
M&A Advisory Services
Site Search/ Environmental Planning & Permitting
Environmental Site Assessment (Phase 1)
Site Investigation & Remediation (Phase 2 & 3)
Environmental, Social & Health Impact Assessment
(ESHIA)
Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)
Noise and Vibration Control
Hazard Identification (HAZID)
Environmental Hazard Identification (ENVID)
Hazard & Operability Studies (HAZOP)
Preparation of CIMAH & Offshore HSE Cases
Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO)
Occupational Health & Safety Services
EHS Management Systems (ISO14000/OSHAS18000)
EHS Audit Services
Environmental Management Plans (EMP)
Waste Management and Resource Recovery
Oil Spill Contingency Planning
Emergency Response Planning (ERP) and Training
EHS Training
Environmental Monitoring
Decommissioning/ Legacy EHS Assessments
Human Factors Engineering/ Ergonomics
Instrumented Protective Function (IPF)/ Safety
Integrity Level (SIL) reviews
Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM)
Community Development/ Capacity Building
Stakeholder Engagement
ERM
List of Previous Clients

ERM has provided environmental, health, risk & safety
Services to numerous organisations involved or with
interests in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries.
These include the following:
Aker Solutions
BASF
BECHTEL
BHP Billiton
bp
British Gas
Burmah Castrol
Caltex
Carigali Hess
Carigali PTTEP
Chevron
China Gas Company
China Light & Power
ConocoPhillips
CNOOC
CUEL
Cuulong JOC
Devon Energy
Eni
Enterprise Oil
ExxonMobil
Fluor Daniel
Gulf
GS E & C
Hess
HK China Gas
Hyundai HI
ICI
Inpex
IPC
J P Kenny
Kellogg Brown & Root
KNOC
Kuwait Oil Company
Kodeko
Lasmo
Marathon
McDermott
MHHI
MMC Oil & Gas
Murphy Oil
Newfield
Nippon Oil
Nova
NuCoastal
Occidental
OMV
Pacific Tiger
Pearl Oil
Petrogal
Petrofac
Premier Oil
PTT/ PTTEP
PETRONAS
Petronas Carigali
Petronas Gas
Petronas Penapisan Melaka
Petrosea
Petroleum Institute of
Thailand
Repsol
Sante Fe
Santos
Shell
Sime Engineering
SMOE
Talisman Energy
Technip
Titan Himont
Tokyo Gas Engineering
Total
Union Carbide
Unocal
White Nile Petroleum
Operating Co
WorleyParsons
Woodside
ERM consulting services worldwide www.erm.com
ERM
EHS Audit Services

Making the most of the EHS opportunity
ERM has been helping companies

carry out systematic audits of
their environmental, health &
safety performance for over two
decades. We assist clients all
over the world who want to
understand their liabilities and
compliance obligations, act upon
them and communicate their
efforts to relevant audiences. Our
aim is to help clients develop and
maintain EHS programmes which
not only ensure safety and
compliance, but reduce risks and
actively improve operational
performance.
Well-informed : Making the right environmental,

health and safety decisions relies on the most up to
date, accurate data. Our regulatory expertise is second
to none. Our specialist team makes sure that our clients
can understand and interpret the impact of legislation
wherever they are in the world.
How we can help

Our experience has shown that companies get the most
from auditing approaches, which are:
Prioritising EHS Action Company-wide

ERM was commissioned to conduct EHS compliance
audits for a multi-national organisation with sites
located world-wide. ERM developed an audit
protocol and programme with the EHS co-ordinator of
the organisation to conduct full environmental, health
and safety compliance audits. A major part of the
programme required ERM to assist the local facilities to
identify and develop corrective action plans, as well as
assist the local sites in understanding the EHS legal
requirements.
Risk-based : Key to success in addressing environmental,

health and safety within any organisation is not only to
identify the issues but to understand them in relation to the
risk factors which really matter to the organisation in
question and where action will really make a difference improvements in legal compliance, liability, business
interruption levels or reputation damage will have
different implications for different companies.
Integrated : An EHS system cannot be considered in

isolation: it forms an integral part of your facilities,
your production processes and your work
environment. ERM helps companies to integrate the
new systems into their existing framework - from
environment, health and safety to quality to general
management. Only when integration is achieved will
risk be managed effectively. Our ongoing relationships
with clients enable us to develop a deep understanding
of their business and tailor our services exactly to their
needs. Over time we can help them set targets and
measure performance through consistent
methodologies world-wide.
For more information on how ERM can help you make
the most of your auditing process, contact our local
office today.
Identifying the Hidden Health & Safety Issues
Identifying Chemical Exposure Risks to Employees
A major manufacturer wanted to examine the standards of

safety of machinery at one of their sites. ERM conducted a
preliminary health & safety review of the machine
guarding equipment and prioritised the actions required to
prevent accidents, ill-health or a risk to staff and to ensure
compliance with relevant statutory requirements. Whilst
finding that in the main machine guarding equipment on
site was of a very high standard, ERM was able to identify
ways of improving the efficiency of their system to prevent
the occurrence of unsafe conditions in the workplace
which, although in themselves minor, might contribute to
significant accidents.
ERM has assisted several major manufacturers in

identifying chemical exposure risks for employees
handling and managing hazardous chemicals. Arising
from these audits, monitoring and management
Profiting from an Annual Risk-based Environmental,

Health and Safety and EHS Management Systems
Auditing Programme
In 1991 ERM developed a Europe-wide environmental,
health & safety compliance audit programme for UScompany, TRW Inc, which currently operates 60 industrial
sites in the region. In the years since the audit programme
was established, ERM has worked with the client to
constantly evolve the process, as yearly needs change.
Reports address non-compliance issues, potential noncompliance issues and best management practices. In 2001,
the EHS audit programme was expanded to include EHS
management systems review for the Asia Pacific region.
The programme was designed to assist local sites on
techniques available to manage EHS issues identified to
ensure continued legal compliance.
programmes are developed to ensure that the risks

identified are adequately managed and reduced.
These audits have been conducted for electronic,
petrochemical, chemicals, medical products and
consumer product manufacturers throughout
Malaysia.
Our Professional Training Staff
ERMs staff has the resources, knowledge and
experience to develop and present highly effective
audit programmes. Our team of specialists is
experienced in developing and managing multi-site
audit programmes around the world.
Services
Compliance Auditing
Corporate Programmes
Employee Relations
Training
Regulatory Services
EHS Management Systems

Bringing an organisations EHS concerns under control
ERM guides and assists the

leading companies of the world
towards the development of
effective environmental, health
and safety (EHS) management
systems. We help you understand
your current EHS status and
produce effective solutions for
delivering your EHS management
objectives. Our goal is to help
you create programmes, which
grow your people and
productivity, not the volume of
paper driving your organisation.
ERM works with clients to provide successful health, safety
and environmental management system (HSEMS)
programmes by delivering to them practical solutions to
resolve their environmental management issues.
Strategic insight
A successful HSEMS depends upon an absolute
understanding of the factors driving the need for
environmental, health and safety (EHS) management
within your sector and a clear picture of how your
company currently performs. Only then can you make the
right decision on whether you need to respond to these
factors and the best way to do so. Our strategists are
accredited EHS professionals who can advise you on the
different framework options available. Many have served
on bodies concerned with the development of the

international standards - ISO14000 and EMAS themselves and so are expertly equipped to clarify the
situation for you and help identify the best solution.
A Practical Approach
The success of an EMS relies on developing a
programme which suits the individuals concerned. We
will spend time with your organisation - across all
country sites - to ensure that every stage can be
introduced with minimal disruption to current work
practices, and provision of appropriate training for
relevant staff.
The Right Communication
As stakeholders become more and more concerned
about EHS issues, companies increasingly need to
demonstrate to relevant audiences their commitment to
sound EHS practice. We will help you scope and draft
well-balanced EHS reports to serve as statements to
your public and as internal tools to motivate the
workforce.
Examples of the types of HSEMS projects carried out
by ERM are provided below.
Development of EHSMS Procedures
ERM was commissioned to develop ISO14001 and
EHSMS procedures for various oil and gas exploration
and production organisations. The procedures were
developed through conducting a series of interviews
with relevant managers and conducting workshops to
determine environmental issues and development of
relevant management programmes.
Streamlining the Existing System

ERM was commissioned by a refinery in Singapore to
develop an integrated health, safety and environmental
management system (HSEMS). The organisation had an
existing environmental management system which was
used as the base for integrating health and safety elements.
Key elements included a review of the existing
environmental policy; development of a risk assessment
matrix for HSE issues; development of a communications
programme on health, safety and environmental issues;
development of an HSEMS manual; carrying out health,
safety and environmental training workshops; piloting the
HSEMS for key departments; audit and review.
Obtaining a Permit to Operate
Before an American-Malaysian facility could implement a
petrochemical complex in a town on the eastcoast of
Peninsular Malaysia, it was required to develop an
ISO14001-based environmental management system. ERM
assisted the facility in developing the company
management system based on in-house EHS programmes.
ERM also provided further assistance by assisting the
organisation in forming an environmental monitoring plan,
and a construction stage EMS adaptable for operations.
Developing a Global Implementation Guide
ERM was commissioned by a multi-national manufacturer
to write HSEMS procedures to be used by their Asia-Pacific
sites. The procedures were based on an assessment of
HSEMS manuals and procedures developed for their
European and North American programmes. These were
then adapted for the Asia-Pacific work conditions.
Ensuring the Quality of Suppliers
ERM was commissioned to assist a major UK power
company with the implementation of an ISO 14001
environmental management system to cover their
activities, focusing on the activities of over 20 subcontracted construction firms and their interaction with
the client. ERM was also commissioned to conduct a
pre-certification assessment.
Acting on the Results of an Environmental Audit
ERM assisted a major railway corporation in Hong
Kong to develop an EMS based on an environmental
audit conducted a year before. ERM developed the
system in two stages: first a review of existing policies
and management systems to facilitate the development
of environmental objectives, corporate and divisional
manuals, and environmental awareness training;
second, a pilot EMS.
Services
System Development (manuals & procedures)

Benchmarking
Evaluation of supply chain pressures
Systems Review and Assessment (Fitness test)
Gap Analysis
Systems Streamlining
Systems Implementation (manuals, procedures,
awareness building, training)
Maintenance and Monitoring
Auditing
Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA)
ERM helps developers and

investors address the
environmental impacts of new
development programmes as part
of the planning process.
EIA systems, guidance and training.

How We Help
Our services help clients to:
Identify the Need
We provide advice on the need for EIA and the likely
scope so that our clients can consider this at an early stage
in project planning.
See the Whole Picture
With a network of multi-disciplined environmental
consultants, most EIAs can be prepared internally within
ERM. This streamlines project management and produces
a technically credible and consistent report. Many of the
studies contain controversial environmental issues which
require a high level of understanding of key issues and
requirements of government authorities, international
lenders and other stakeholders.
Follow the Preferred Solution
Because the ERM service combines technical know-how
with engineering, planning and management expertise, we
work together with your engineers to design projectspecific mitigation solutions.
Our EIA Services

Developments such as industrial plants, power stations,
waste treatment/ disposal facilities, ports and
infrastructure usually require the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to obtain
environmental permits and approvals from relevant
regulatory authorities and international financial
intermediaries. ERM is a licensed EIA consultant and has
been preparing Environmental, Social and Health Impact
Assessment studies for private, public and development
bank clients across South-East Asia for many years.
We have worked directly for investors to develop their
best practice in managing Environmental, Social and
Health impact assessment including the preparation of
Manage EHS risks throughout project implementation

Our assistance does not end with completion and approval
of the EIA report. Our professional teams work with your
engineers, environmental, community and health and
safety managers to put in place practical management
tools and procedures, monitoring programmes and
training to ensure full implementation of your EIA and
environmental management plan commitments.
Benefits to You
Our understanding of the EIA process, our expertise and
our drive towards a high quality product enables our
clients to achieve efficient handling of their licensing and
financial approval commitments.
Selected Project Experience
Oil & Gas/ Chemicals and Petrochemical
Environmental Impact Assessment & Quantitative Risk

Assessment of Proposed BDO Complex, Kuantan,
Malaysia for BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd.
Environmental Impact Assessment & Quantitative

Risk Assessment of a Proposed 50,000 MTA Formic
Acid Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia for BASF PETRONAS
Chemicals Sdn Bhd.
Environmental Impact Assessment of a Proposed 55,000

BPD Oil Refinery, Kiamsam District, W.P. Labuan for
Hijaz Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Environmental, Social & Health Impact Assessment for

Lower Olefins Complex, Singapore for Shell
Environmental Impact Assessment of Proposed Tamol

Production Plant, Pasir Gudang for BASF (Malaysia)
Sdn Bhd

Assessment of a Proposed Polymeric Sulphur Plant,
Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia for
Flexsys Chemicals (M) Sdn Bhd
Supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment &

Quantitative Risk Assessment for an Oleochemicals
Production Facility, Pahang, FPG Oleochemicals
Infrastructure
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed

West Coast Expressway Parcel 1&2, Selangor for Multi
Route Management (MRM)/ Konsortium LPB (KLPB)
Environmental Impact Assessment for the Kuala
Lumpur International Airport for Malaysian Airports
Berhad
Environmental Impact Assessment of Kulai to

Woodlands Rail for KTM/KL Consult
Initial environmental impact assessment for

strengthening sections of the Duong River dykes
Vietnam, for Asian Development Bank
Waste Management
Environmental Impact Assessment of Refuse Transfer

Stations for Worldwide SITA Environmental
Management Sdn Bhd
Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment and

Conceptual Design of a Sanitary Landfill for the
Government of Malaysia/ Worldwide Landfills
Power/ Mining
Environmental Impact Assessment of Combined Cycle

Power Plant, Fertilizer Plant, 100km On-shore Gas
Pipeline and 50km Transmission Lines for a
Total/Unocal/Mitsui Joint Venture
Environmental Safety and Health Impact Assessment

of Island Power Project, Singapore for Intergen (HK)
Summary Environmental and Social Impact

Assessment for the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower
Project, Lao PDR for the Asian Development Bank
Gap Analysis/ EIA upgrade to international financing

standards for Phu My 3 BOT Power Plant, Vietnam
Initial Environmental Examination and supervision of

the EIA of the Dong Nai No 3 and No 4 Combined
Hydropower Project, Vietnam for JICA
Pre-feasibility Environmental and Social impact

assessment for a proposed bauxite mine in Vietnam
Institutional Support
Training courses on Integrated Impact Assessment

(environmental, social and health) Impact Assessment,
Brunei Shell Petroleum.
Development of an Environmental Impact Assessment

and Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEA)
system with accompanying guidelines for the Lower
Mekong Basin
Review and Harmonisation of Environmental

Assessment Requirements of 5 Banks (Asian
Development Bank, AfD of France, JBIC of Japan, KfW
of Germany and World Bank) and the Government of
Vietnam, for the ADB
Technical Review and proposed revisions to the EIA

Regulations of Lao PDR for the Science Technology and
Environment Agency (STEA) and Sida
Review and Revision of Environmental Impact

Assessment Guidelines for investors in Vietnam for the
World Bank and Ministry of Planning and Investment
Human Factors Engineering/

Ergonomics Services
ERM provides human factor

engineering/ergonomic services
specialising in the following
areas:
Introduction
Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics is a scientific
discipline that focuses on designing the task to fit the user,
rather than forcing the user to fit the task. It is a discipline
that takes into the account the capabilities and limitations
of the end-users and provide design improvement
opportunities to the equipment, machines, interface and
work environment to enable the task to be executed in an
efficient manner and avoid retrofitting work in future.
Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomic

Studies
Ergonomic Audit/Workplace Assessment
Corporate Ergonomics Program
Physical Working Capacity (PWC)

Assessment
Ergonomics Training and Education
ERM can assist you in

implementing an ergonomic risk
reduction and management
process to improve the
productivity of work, enhance the
safety and health aspects at work
and reduce human errors.
The incorporation of human factors engineering/

ergonomics consideration can:
increase the level of effectiveness and work efficiency,
reduce errors, raise productivity and ease of work
enhance the positive humanistic values by raising the
safety standard, reduce fatigue and stress, increase
work comfort, quality of work and quality of life
Approach
Human Factor Engineering/ Ergonomics enhances the
design of the equipment, machine, interface and work
environment by involving the end-users. They are critical
to the successful incorporation of human factors
engineering/ergonomic principles into the design as they
will be the individuals who will use the work system.
Human factors engineering/ergonomics software is
utilized to assist the client to analyse the shortcomings of
the work design and find an alternative design that suits
the capability and capacity of the end-users.
Services
The human factors engineering/ergonomics services
offered by ERM include:
conducting human factors engineering/ergonomics

studies in the conceptual design phase to assess the
potential issues that may hinder performance or raise

human error opportunities
conducting ergonomics audit/workplace assessments
to evaluate the suitability and appropriateness of
workplace design with respect to the users
conducting corporate ergonomics programs to review
the ergonomics management process effectiveness to
enhance the working environment and prevent
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) issues at the
workplace
conducting physical working capacity assessments of
the users to evaluate the impact of the work designs
to the users in terms of strength capabilities
conducting ergonomics education and training to raise
ergonomics awareness to the designers and users
The Team
ERM has a team of highly qualified and experienced
Human Factors Engineers/Ergonomists who have
experience working with clients ranging from the
manufacturing to oil & gas industries.
Integrated Impact
Assessment (IIA)
(Environmental, Health & Social

Impact)
Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals
ERM helps operators and

investors to address the
environmental impacts of new
development programmes and
existing operations as part of the
planning process.
How We Help
Our services help clients to:
Identify the Need
As a company, ERM has been at the forefront of
developing environmental standards and guidelines to
ensure environmentally-sound development worldwide.
We can therefore advise on the need to act and on the
suitability of different strategies available. Even where
legislation is not present, we can advise where it would be
suitable to mitigate consequences.
See the Whole Picture
With a global network of multi-disciplined environmental
technicians around the world, ERM makes sure that no
potential impacts go unnoticed. From air, noise, waste and
water to landscape, ecology and traffic, our expert teams
identify all the issues you need to be aware of. And as
environment increasingly comes to encompass the
health and socio-economic considerations, we draw on our
professional network to report on these impacts too.
Follow the Preferred Solution
Because the ERM service combines technical know-how
with engineering, planning and management expertise, we
not only recommend but also design and implement
mitigation solutions to impacts which need to be
addressed. Where necessary, we develop environmental
management plans to ensure good practices are
implemented during construction and operational phases.
For more information on how ERM will help ensure the
smooth running of your development plans, contact your
local office.

Upstream
Marine Seismic Survey Activities, Offshore West

Coast Sabah for Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd
Cakerawala Gas Field Development, Block-A18,

Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA),
South China Sea for Carigali-Triton Operating
Company
Oil Field Development, South China Sea, Offshore

Brunei, Brunei Shell Petroleum
Block SK-301 Exploratory Drilling Programme,

Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, South China Sea for YPF
Malaysia Ltd
Jintan Deep Exploratory Well, Offshore Sarawak,

Malaysia, South China Sea for Occidental Oil & Gas
(Malaysia) LLC
Decommissioning Project for Sarawak Shell Berhad
Block B5/27 Jasmine Field Development, Offshore

Gulf of Thailand for Pearl Oil (Thailand)Ltd
Marine Seismic Survey Activities, Block B2/38, Gulf of

Thailand for HARRODS Energy (Thailand) Ltd
Helang Field Development, Block SK-10 Offshore

Sarawak, Malaysia for NIPPON Oil Exploration
(Malaysia) Ltd
SK-8 Jintan Field Development, Offshore Sarawak ,

South China Sea for Occidental Petroleum (Malaysia)
Ltd
Offshore Gas Production Facilities and Export Pipeline

to Shore, Andaman Sea, South East Asia, for Total
Myanmar Exploration and Production
Decommissioning projects for Brunei Shell Petroleum
Downstream
Proposed 55,000 BPD Oil Refinery, Kiamsam District,

W.P. Labuan for Hijaz Industries (Malaysia)
Proposed 114,000 MTA Solution Polymer Production

Facility, Johor, Malaysia for TSRC Industries
Proposed 80,000 MTA Butanediol Plant, Gebeng

Industrial Estate, Kuantan Malaysia for BASF
PETRONAS Chemicals
Offshore Production Facilities, Subsea Pipeline and

Cross-country Gas Transmission Pipeline, South East
Asia for a Private Client
Proposed Gas Development in Bangladesh, for

Occidental International Exploration and Production
Company (OIEPC)
Environmental Impact Assessment of a Gas Pipeline,

Power Station and Fertiliser Plant, Myanmar, for
Myanmar Fertiliser and Power Development
Company
Proposed Butane Storage Project, Pahang for BASF

PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd.
Proposed BDO Complex, Gebeng Industrial Estate,

Kuantan, Malaysia for BASF PETRONAS Chemicals
Sdn Bhd.

Assessment of a Proposed Polymeric Sulphur Plant,
Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang for Flexsys
Chemicals (M) Sdn Bhd
Supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment &

Quantitative Risk Assessment for an Oleochemicals
Production Facility, Pahang, FPG Oleochemicals
Integrated Impact Assessment for Power Project, for

Brunei LNG.
M&A Advisory Services

A risk-based approach to addressing environmental,
health and safety liabilities during a deal
Quantifying environmental,
health and safety risks due
diligence and beyond
In the 3 years following the

transaction, 57% of the merged
firms lagged behind their
industries in terms of total return
to shareholders.
Source: The Economist
ERMs M&A Advisory Services combine experience with
world-wide skills in EHS management, change
management and economic analysis to provide a crucial
tool for mergers and acquisitions and long term business
support.
The Challenge of Managing Risk Exposure
Identifying, planning for and managing the risk exposure
arising from mergers, acquisitions and divestitures are
fundamental to maximising shareholder value.
Increasingly, company shareholders are recognising that
environment, health & safety, planning and community
issues are key areas of risk for acquirers, vendors and
investors.
Our Global M&A Advisory Services help to enhance the
return on investment by understanding and quantifying
EHS risks and maximising the long term viability and
profitability of the business. These usually hidden risks
and costs include:
Process & equipment

Business reputation
Contaminated land
Community concerns
Regulatory constraints
Waste management
Potential litigation
Development constraints
ERM the Network to Suit the Scope of your

Project
ERM is a world-wide consulting organisation with
over 2,500 staff located in 33 countries around the
world. ERM has worked in Asia-Pacific since 1974 and
now has close to 500 staff in 25 offices in the region.
ERM has developed a team of specialists with expertise
in environmental engineering, geology, remediation,
legislative compliance, health & safety and planning.
Senior M&A personnel are certified by international
accredited bodies and provide advice throughout the
due diligence process and contractual negotiations.
ERM often draws on its strong links with regulatory
authorities and industry affiliates.
Qualifications and Experience
ERM has worked for major national and international
corporations. During the past 5 years, ERM has
undertaken hundres of due diligence assessments
throughout Asia-Pacific.
Environmental Advisor of the Year 2005

Acquisitions Monthly
The ERM Solution
Deal Stage
Activity
Benefit
Pre-M&A
Planning
M&A
Assessments
Post M&A
Integration
Ongoing
Operations
Identifying internal and

external stakeholder
needs, linking EHS &
business goals
Understanding and
quantifying EHS risks
during due diligence
Using M&A assessment

to plan, prioritise,
integrate EHS systems
and develop strategy
Risk Management
Focused transaction
management
system
Early warning alarm

and negotiating tool
Industry Sectors Clients

Pharmaceuticals Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Abbott
Technology Seagate, GE
Oil & gas Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Petronas, Talisman
Finance & banking Macquarie, Gresham, JP Morgan
Manufacturing Invensys, Tiwest, PPG, Steelcase, Alcoa
Construction & mining Boral, CSR, Billiton
Food & drink Sara Lee, GWF, Nat. Foods, Coca-Cola
Automotive TRW, Dana
Heavy industrial Smorgons, VAW, Lafarge
Chemical Cytec, Huntsman Tioxide
Real estate Orient, Davis Langdon, AIG
Ensuring
compliance
Managing risk
Continuous
improvement
Operating Efficiency
Further
improvements in
efficiency &
management
Long term risk
Noise and Vibration

Consultancy Services
Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Sector
ERM offers comprehensive Noise

and Vibration consultancy
services with extensive
experience of the onshore and
offshore oil, gas, petrochemical &
power industries, including:
Experienced and qualified staff

ERMs staff have many years of experience of onshore
plants and offshore platforms noise and vibration
assessment and have carried out many studies/surveys
worldwide with particular experience in the Asia Pacific
Region primarily in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand,
Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Australia.
Acoustic Design/Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment
Advice on suitable noise and vibration design criteria
Prediction of noise and vibration levels
Assessment of impact of noise and vibration on
personnel and local communities
Specification of noise and vibration control measures
PA/Alarm System design assessment.
Noise and Vibration Surveys and Analysis
Occupational noise and vibration surveys and
exposure surveys (DOSH compliance)
Remedial noise and vibration control investigations
Cost-benefit analysis of noise control proposals
PA/Alarm System assessment
Environmental noise and vibration monitoring
Research studies
Equipment noise testing
Vibration Assessment
Piping system analysis
Acoustically-induced vibration analysis
Selected Project Experience:

Noise Design Studies (Offshore Platforms)
Lan Tay (Vietnam) & Yacheng (China) Platforms (BP)
Irong Barat A, Larut A, Lawit A Compression Module,
Seligi F, Guntong D & Tapis E Platforms (ExxonMobil
Exploration & Production Malaysia Inc)
Kakap KF & KG Platforms (Gulf Indonesia)
Resak Central Processing Platform, Angsi Complex
(PCSB)
E11K-A, Jintan DR, St Joseph, F23K Compression
Platforms (Sarawak Shell Berhad)
NSO Platform (Mobil, Indonesia)
Bongkot Platform (Total/PTTEP, Thailand)
Yadana Platform (Total, Myanmar)
Noise Design Studies (Onshore Plants)

Acrylic Complex & BDO/MAn Plant (BASF/Petronas)
Low Density Polyethylene Plant (Petlin)
Nam Con Son Pipeline Terminal, Dinh Co (BP)
Peciko Field Gas Terminal (Total)
Petrochemical Complex - Butanol & Derivatives Units
(Optimal)
TCOT Process Upgrade Project (EMEPMI)
Public Address/ General Alarm Systems Assessments

Mesaieed Industrial Plant (Qatar General Petroleum
Corporation)
Ras Laffan Gas Treatment Plant (Dolphin Energy)
Al Shaheen Block 5 Development Project (Maersk Oil
Qatar AS/ Qatar Government & Qatar Petroleum)
Amenam KPONO Floating Storage and Offloading
Vessel (Hyundai Heavy Industries/ Elf Petroleum
Nigeria Ltd)
Bunga Raya A Central Processing Platform (Talisman)
Resak Central Processing Platform (Petronas Carigali)
Acoustically-induced Vibration Studies
Lawit A, Jerneh A, Larut A Platforms (EPMI)
Angsi Drilling/Riser Platforms (PCSB)
NSO Platform (Mobil)
Kakap KF & KH Platforms (Gulf)
Lan Tay Platform and Nam Con Son Pipeline Terminal
(BP)
Jintan, E11K-A Platforms (Shell)
Noise Surveys & Noise Control Studies (Offshore

Platforms)
Bongkot Platforms (Total/PTTEP)
Kakap KF & KG Platforms (Gulf)
NSO Platform (Mobil)
Lawit A Compression & Semangkok B Platform (EPMI)
Yacheng Platform (BP ARCO China Inc.)
Noise Surveys & Noise Control Studies (Onshore
Plants)
Acrylic Complex, Syngas Plant (BASF/Petronas)
Pasir Gudang Plant (BASF)
Kuantan Chemical Plant (BP Amoco Chemicals)
Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Station (Unocal
Geothermal of Indonesia)
Port Dickson Refinery Noise Survey & Control (Shell)
Lamma Island Power Station (Hong Kong Electric)
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Occupational Safety & Health

Services
Over the last few years,

legislation has placed an
increasing requirement on
employers to take a proactive
approach to managing health and
safety issues in the workplace.
ERM is helping clients turn these
legal obligations into a positive
opportunity for their operations
Benefits
Clients have found that our approach delivers the
following benefits:
Improved safety culture
Reduced operating costs
Increased productivity
Prevention of avoidable loss
Optimised safety resources
Improved safe systems of work
Reduced accident and absenteeism rates
Decreased accident/incident costs
Lower insurance premiums
Improved employee motivation
Relying on the results of accident investigations are no

longer enough. Companies are now required to create
practical health and safety policies, ensure that systems are
in place for identifying and managing risks, and regularly
review and monitor performance.
The Team
ERM has a team of highly qualified and experienced
Occupational Safety and Health Professionals who have
extensive experience working with clients ranging from
chemical and pharmaceutical to manufacturing, rail and
construction industries.
At ERM, we provide our clients with an occupational

health and safety consultancy service of the highest
professional standard.
Our Approach
Our overall philosophy is to approach projects in a
balanced and holistic way, analysing and understanding a
clients safety culture, the behaviour of its employees and
management system performance. We have grouped our
service offerings into four delivery streams: auditing,
management system development, training and technical
consulting. However our services are often tailored and
combined to meet our clients exact requirements.
Auditing
Central to our service provision is a robust but flexible
occupational health and safety audit, an interactive programme consisting of consultations, interviews with staff at
all levels and detailed site tours. Our approach is focused
on legislative, corporate compliance and international best
practice. We also assess future risks and liabilities.
Management Systems
A management system developed by ERM is usually
delivered in two phases: a gap analysis, followed by an
implementation programme. The gap analysis culminates
in the development of a tailored and realistic action plan
for improving current management practices.
This plan provides the basis for achieving compliance with

a management system of our clients choice e.g. BS8800,
HSG65, OHSAS 18001, AS/NZS 4360, AS 4801 and the
International Labour Organisations 2001 guidelines.
Training
ERM offers comprehensive training programmes, which
include senior executive and management courses as well
as seminars dealing with a wide range of technical subjects
such as risk assessment and safe manual handling.
Technical Consulting
ERM assists clients in the identification and quantification
of occupational health hazards such as airborne chemicals,
noise and vibration. Additionally we provide practical
advice on cost-effective ways of eliminating or reducing
any subsequent risks to health.
Complementary Services
The Occupational Safety and Health team work together
with colleagues from other service streams to provide an
unrivalled package of related deliverables that include:
Environmental health and safety audits

Regulation tracking
Mergers and acquisition advice
Major hazard assessment
Human factor studies
OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 certification
Corporate social responsibility
Chemical Health Risk Assessment
Our services include:

Auditing
Management system development
Training
Technical consulting
Recent ERM clients include:
Alcom
BASF-Petronas Chemicals
Du Pont Powder Coating
Durachem
Ethlylene & Polyethylene
Guthrie Medicare Products
Hitachi Chemicals
Johnson & Johnson
Malaya Acid Works
Matsushita
Petronas Carigali
Philip Morris
SKF Bearings
Sarawak Shell
Southern Edible Oil
YTL Power Pasir Gudang
ERM Risk
Offshore HSE Cases and Formal Safety Assessments
Quantitative Risk Assessment

(QRA) has become a valuable
element in the design and
operation of offshore platforms.
In addition HSE Cases form an
essential requirement of a
companys HSE Management
System to demonstrate that risks
from an offshore installation are
as low as reasonably
practicable. There is also the
need for the industry to assess
safety upgrades and ongoing
system modifications as part of
the continuing process of risk
management.
ERM Approach
ERM provides clients in the offshore industry with a
comprehensive, integrated approach to the analysis and
management of safety. We believe that safety and profit
performance can both be enhanced by applying
fundamental engineering and scientific principles in a
comprehensive and systematic manner.
Key Services
Key risk and safety management services offered by ERM
include the following:
HSE Case development and training

Advanced QRA for design support
Safety design support to projects
Assistance in developing/ auditing HSE Management
Systems
Hazard Identification (HAZID) and Hazard and
Operability (HAZOP) reviews
Fire and Explosion Risk Analysis
Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) including Escape,
Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (EERA), Emergency
System Survivability Assessment (ESSA) and
Temporary Refuge and Smoke Ingress Analysis
(TRSIA)
Safety Integrity Level (SIL)/ Instrument Protective
Function (IPF) studies
Marine Risk Assessment
Emergency Response Planning
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability analysis
Risk Analysis of construction, installation and
abandonment
PLATO Offshore Risk Assessment Software

ERMs PLATO software offers a radical new approach to
assessing offshore risks and is designed to continue the
analyses throughout the life-cycle of the installation.
PLATO uses pre-programmed sub-models of the platform
components and their layout to generate potential event
sequences and the risks associated with them. PLATO is
an excellent tool for maintaining a living QRA model.
Intolerable
1 10-3
World offshore
(1987 - 1996)
Compression
Module EAB
ALARP region
1 10-6
Accommodation
Platform EC
23
Wellhead
Platform EA
8.2
Fatal Accident Rate
(per 108 hours)
Individual Risk
(per year)
3.6 10-4
platform, Sarawak Shell

Normal production and SIMOPS QRA of South
Furious Jacket (SFJT-C) platform, Sarawak Shell Berhad
PLATOTM QRA of Larut-A platform covering normal
operation and SIPROD modes, EPMI
0.02
Flare Piping
Flare Platform EB
Gas Export and

Gas Lift Piping
Development of HSE Cases
Negligible

Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
Quantitative Risk Assessment of existing E11 Complex

and the E11 Hub platforms for Sarawak Shell Berhad
(SSB)
QRA of existing Baram B Complex and Baram South
Platforms using PLATOTM for Petronas Carigali Sdn
Bhd (PCSB)
QRA of Maersk Oil Qatar Al-Shaheen development
using PLATOTM for Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)
QRA for JVPC Rang Dong field Central Production
Complex, offshore Vietnam for normal operations and
SIMOPS
Normal production and SIMOPS PLATOTM QRA of
B11 Complex comprising drilling and production
Update of Offshore Operations HSE Case for Sarawak

Shell Berhad's (SSB) E11 Complex as part of the E11
Hub project
Develoipment of Offshore Design and Operations HSE
Case for Petronas Carigalis Baram B Complex and
Baram South Platform
Operational HSE Case (including QRA) for the Tiong
operations comprising Tiong-A, Tiong-B and KepongA platforms, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
Design and operational HSE Cases for the Angsi
Complex (including QRA and HAZOP) comprising
ANPG-A, ANDR-A and ANDP-B platforms, Petronas
Carigali/ ExxonMobil Exploration Production
Malaysia Inc
Design Safety Case for the Kinarut development
(KINDP-A), Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
Design Safety Case for the Duyong-D drilling platform,
Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
Hazard Identification (HAZID) and Hazard and

Operability (HAZOP) Reviews
Talimans South Angsi Project Conceptual and Detailed

Design HAZOP
ExxonMobil Nigerias East Area Project (EPC-1a GN
Compression platform) for Technip Consultants
Detailed Design HAZOP and Safety Review of Vendor
packages
HAZOP study of Baram South Platforms for Petronas
Carigali Sdn Bhd
SSBs F13W Field Conceptual Design HAZID for SSB/
Perunding Ranhill Worley Sdn Bhd
HAZID/ HAZOP studies of the BP West Java platforms
including the Central complex comprising NGLA/
NGLB/ OMTP/ Junction and Quarters platforms,
Bravo, Mike Mike for BP Indonesia
HAZID/HAZOP studies for Phillips China Inc. for two
platforms and one FPSO in Xinjiang Oil Filed, South
China
HAZID/HAZOP studies for Santos Oyong Oil and Gas
field development for Technip Indonesia
HAZID/HAZOP of the BP Indonesia ONWJ Gas Project
Group 1 Development comprising the BZNA, ESRA,
KKA, JJA platforms and associated modifications for
BP Indonesia/PT J.Ray McDermott Indonesia (PTJRMI)
HAZID/HAZOP of the Conoco Indonesia Belanak
Wellhead Platforms for Conoco/PTJRMI
HAZOP study for Pearl (Thailand) Ltds/ CUEL
Jasmine wellhead platform (WHP) in the Gulf of
Thailand
HAZOP for BWA FWKO Project for Chevron Offshore
(Thailand) Ltd
HAZOP of Wellhead Platform Construction in the Gulf
of Thailand, for CUEL Ltd
CO2/H2S Hazard Review Workshop for CTOL
Wellhead Platforms, for Technip Engineering
(Thailand) Ltd
Safety Integrity Level (SIL)/ Instrument Protective

Function (IPF) Assessment
IPF Review and SIL Classification of Sarawak Shell

Berhads E11 Hub Project including E11P-B
production/ compression and E8DR-A riser platforms
IPF Review and SIL Classification of Petronas Carigali
Sdn Bhds Baram South Project including BAKP-B
production/compression and BAJT-H/I riser platforms
IPF Classification Study and Narrative Preparation for
South Furious Jacket-E (SFJT-E) for Sabah Shell
Petroleum Company Ltd (SSPC)
Qualitative SIL Classification and Verification on
ExxonMobils East Area Project
Fire Protection and HSE Related Philosophies
SSBs B11 production platform conceptual design on

behalf of MMC Oil & Gas
SSB's E11 Hub project detailed design on behalf of
SDE Engineering and Technip Consultant Sdn Bhd
SSBs F13W Drilling and Riser Platform F13WDR-A
conceptual design on behalf of Perunding Ranhill
Worley
Shells Changbei development (Phase I) on behalf of
Kvaerner Singapore
PCSBs Baram South Development Project Phase II

(BAKP-B Module 2 & 3, BAJT-H, BAJT-I and
associated tie-ins on BAK-B) detailed design for MMC
Oil and Gas Sdn Bhd
PCSBs Kinarut and Erb West detailed design project
for MMC Oil and Gas Sdn Bhd
Conceptual design of gas separation plant in Songkhla
(GSP-1) on behalf of Kvaerner Petrominco
SSBs Kinabalu-A Conceptual and Detailed Design on
behalf of Technip Geoproduction
Radiation and Dispersion Study
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM)
RAM study for IOOCs Resalat renovation FEED

Project
RAM study for Maersk Oil Qatar Al Shaheen
development for HHI
RAM Study for ExxonMobil Exploration & Production
Malaysia (EMEPMI) Guntong-E Compression
Platform
Reliability Study for the Proposed Interlock System for
EMEPMI Guntong-E Compression Platform
RAM workshop for PCSB Erb West Complex to assess
the criticality of the utility system towards the
production availability
Emergency Response Planning (ERP)
Thermal Dispersion Analysis for Nippon Oil

Exploration (M) Ltd for the Helang Platform
Thermal Radiation and Gas Dispersion Analyses for
the Larut-A Platform
Vent Dispersion/Thermal Radiation Study Duyong
D platform
Vent Dispersion Study for A1 Shahenn Development
for HHI
Vent Dispersion Study for Belanak Field wellhead
platforms
Plume Dispersion Modelling for F6K-A Gas
Compression Platform
Vent Dispersion Study of the MLNG-Tiga Offshore
Facilities
Dispersion Calculations for Resak Onshore Gas
Terminal Development Project
Dispersion Calculations for MLNG-3 Onshore
Pipeline Project
Development of an Emergency Response Manual

based on ICS format for Baram/ Fairley Baram Field
for PCSB
Development of Emergency Response Manual for
Murphy Oil offshore facilities
Development of an Emergency Response Manual
based on ICS format for Miri Crude Oil Terminal
(MCOT) for PCSB
Development of Emergency Response Procedures for
B11 Complex for SSB
ERM Risk
Onshore Facility Risk Assessments and Safety Reports
Risk analysis techniques are now

widely used by industries
handling hazardous chemicals to
provide objective information for
decision-making. Risk analysis
provides a complete and realistic
view of the operation, which
serves as a sound basis for risk
management decisions.
ERM Approach
ERM's risk services help clients to integrate the assessment
and management of risk into their businesses. We help
them to identify risks posed to customers, communities,
employees and environment, put them in perspective, and
address them in a cost-effective, practical way. From
concept design development, to acquisitions, site selection,
and internal safety procedures, we can introduce a riskbased approach and make sure you have everything
covered.
ERM's approach is to use multi-disciplinary teams to cover
all the issues in an integrated way, so as to identify
opportunities for cost-effective solutions. In this way the
Safety Report helps achieve safety objectives while
optimising expenditure. ERM has a proven track record in
undertaking risk assessments and assisting in Safety
Report development in a wide range of industries.
ERM RISKPLOTTM
ERMs proprietary onshore risk assessment tool,
RISKPLOTTM is utilised for analysing and presenting risk
results from hazardous materials facilities such as
chemical plants, terminals, ports and transportation
routes.
Legal Requirements
There are now legal requirements in many countries to
produce Safety Reports to demonstrate that:
All potential hazards have been identified

Facilities are in place to control and mitigate the
effects of serious accidents
Risks are being controlled to levels which are as low
as reasonably practicable (ALARP)
Effective HSE Management Systems are in place to
achieve the above
The software provides comprehensive results for both

individual and societal risks, integrating the risk from all
accident scenarios that could affect each geographical
location.
Project Examples
Risk & Safety Studies for Changbei Field, Shell.

Specialist HSE studies conducted including Fire and
Explosion Analysis, FIREPRAN study, instrumented
protection function classification (IPF) study, noise
studies, fire protection philosophy, Quantitative Risk

Assessment (QRA) for a gas gathering pipeline system
and a central processing facility in Changbei, China
CIMAH Safety Reports for the BASF Petronas

Chemicals Acrylic Complex, BDO Complex and
OXO/Syngas Complex
Betara Complex for PT. SembCorb E&C/Sempec

Indonesia (Sempec/SembCorp). A QRA was prepared
to evaluate the effects of potential major accident
hazards arising from the new Butane and NGL
Storage Facility to be provided in the North Geragai
Facility
Fire Risk Analysis, QRA study, Emergency Response

Plan and CIMAH Safety Report for Flexsys Chemicals
Malaysia
CIMAH Safety Report and Quantitative Risk

Assessment Study for MLNG-3 Pipeline Project
QRA of a proposed 114,000 MTA Solution Polymer

Production Facility, Johor, Malaysia
Preparation of CIMAH Safety Report & QRA study

and advice on the preparation of Emergency Response
Plan for a hazardous goods warehouse, JJ-Degussa
Huls Malaysia
Preparation of CIMAH Safety Report, QRA, HAZOP

and ERP of Rasa Water Treatment Plant, Selangor
QRA of the Bintulu Crude Oil Terminal (BCOT) in

support of CIMAH Safety Case Report, Sarawak Shell
Berhad
Development of an ERP for an integrated chemical

complex comprising Olefins, Butanol, Ehtylene Glycol
and Derivatives plants in Kertih, for Optimal
Integrated Chemical Complex
Review of Fire Safety and Emergency Response Plans

for a chemical storage site in Indonesia, for a
Confidential Client.
Quantitative Risk Assessment of OGP/Petronas Gas

Berhads Gas Processing Plant-1 (GPP-1)
Rejuvenation and Revamp Project (PRR) in Kerteh.
ERM conducted an assessment of the incremental
risks associated with the new facilities installed at
GPP-1 as part of the Environmental Impact
Assessment study
QRA for GPP-A and Telok Kalong Export Terminal
for Petronas Gas Berhad. A QRA for GPP-A and
Export Terminal was prepared to focus on reassessing
the level of risk from GPP-1 and GPP-2 due to
modifications to the location of the control rooms at
the GPP-A site and Export Terminal
Update of the CIMAH Safety Report for Onshore Gas
Terminal (OGT) for Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd in
Kerteh
CIMAH Safety Reports for several LPG Bottling
Plants and Central Stores for Shell Malaysia Trading
Sdn. Bhd. across Malaysia, e.g. Kuching, Pasir
Gudang, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Penang, Johor
Bahru, Sungai Besi and Kota Bharu
ERM Risk Onshore QRA

RISKPLOT GRAPHIC - Software for Rapid Risk
Assessment
RISKPLOT is a PC application for

the summation and analysis of
risks. It is used primarily to
determine individual, societal and
environmental risks arising from
industrial activities.
The tool is not tied to any particular consequence model,

allowing the user to use whichever consequence model, or
combination of models, are considered most appropriate.
The benefits of this version are now available as part of

RISKPLOT GRAPHIC.
Why and when was RISKPLOT first developed?
For what applications is RISKPLOT used?
In 1990 RISKPLOT was developed by ERMs subsidiary,

Four Elements, to minimise the potential for calculation
error, and to reduce study time. Following extensive use,
RISKPLOT was commercially released in 1995, with the
ENHANCED version released in June 1999 followed by
RISKPLOT GRAPHIC in September 2000.
RISKPLOT is used to determine risks to people, the

environment, buildings and equipment. In fact, the risks
simply refer to the users preferred measure of harm such
as fatalities, equipment damage, loss of amenity and
pollution. Thus, in addition to risk assessments for
SEVESO, applications include: determining appropriate
Why did the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

commission a regulatory version of RISKPLOT?
A need for rapid assessment to keep apace of an ever

increasing work load
A need to maintain, if not improve, study accuracy
A requirement not to be restricted to any one
consequence model
The need for results to be suitable for use in public
meetings and documents
Individual Risk Contours - Site and

Surrounding Areas
0m
150m 250m
500m
site locations, optimising plant layouts, selecting optimum

transport routes, calculating consultation distances, and
minimising environmental detriments.
1.0E-01
1.0E-02
Frequency of N or more Fatalities
What expertise is required to use RISKPLOT

GRAPHIC?
For those with some experience of QRA it takes a matter of
minutes to become familiar with the software and be in a
position to calculate results. For those less experienced, an
example case provides a simple introduction to QRA and
RISKPLOT.
What are the outputs of RISKPLOT GRAPHIC?

Final output is in the form of individual risk contours, risk
transects data, societal or group risks data, and a listing of
the risk contribution for all scenarios considered. By
exporting the output to a spreadsheet or graphics package
the results can be illustrated as shown on this leaflet.
Individual Risk Contours
1.0E-03
UNACCEPTABLE
1.0E-04
1.0E-05
ALARP REGION
1.0E-06
1.0E-07
1.0E-08
15
25
50
BROADLY ACCEPTABLE
1.0E-09
1
10
100
Number of Fatalities, N
What are the inputs to RISKPLOT GRAPHIC?

Through a number of interactive windows, time periods,
weather and population details, topographic features,
event consequences and hazard details are entered. To
limit the amount of data entry, much of the data can be
imported from previously saved files. Alternatively,
whole cases can be imported or copied and modified to
produce new cases.
1000
10000
ERM Social Consulting Services

Identifying and Improving Social Performance in
Business
Businesses are subject to

growing scrutiny of their social
performance by a range of
stakeholders. However, few
companies have systematically
reviewed their social impacts and
developed strategies to address
them. ERM has developed a
range of services to assist
management and business
operations to understand and
respond to social issues.
Why manage social issues?

Successful management of social issues is increasingly
important as a result of growing public expectations of
businesses, and the ability of NGOs and community
groups to highlight examples of poor practice.
Every business has a unique social footprint, with varying
social, environmental and economic impacts on local
communities and wider society. A selection of possible
impacts are shown on the diagram below. A failure to
manage these impacts can have significant impacts at
operational level and damage corporate reputation.
What are Social Consulting Services?
ERM offers a range of services to understand and evaluate
the social issues facing organisations, new or existing
operations, or specific projects. This is carried out using a
range of techniques including understanding relevant
international protocols and best practice, analysis of
available information and dialogue with a selection of
people from each of the businesss stakeholder groups (ie.
all groups that have an impact on the business, or are
impacted by it).
Wider Society
Environmental
Stewardship
Social
Responsibility
Community
Contractors
Resource
ownership
Environmental
standards
Advocacy
Competition
for resources
Employees
Contractor
standards
Health and
safety
Labour
rights
Conduct
Security
Project
footprint
Direct and
indirect labour
Community
structure
Social
investment
Use of local contractors

and suppliers
Use of local labour and services
Government revenue
Corruption
Economic
Performance
Distribution
of project
benefits
Human rights
Transparency
These techniques answer questions such as:

Who is affected by our operation? In what way?
What organisations are interested in the business and
what are they saying?
How can we improve our management of social issues?
The Benefits
The range of tools and techniques offered by ERM can be
systematically applied to identify risks and appropriate
responses at corporate, business unit and/or operational
levels.
The business benefits of improved management of social
issues include:
Reduced disruption to operations;
Access to finance;
Improved reputation; and
Enhanced employee recruitment and retention.
ERMs approach
ERM offers a range of services to assist business in the
identification and management of social issues. We aim
to:
Identify the social issues of concern to the organisation
itself and stakeholders and build understanding of the
key social issues within different sections of the
business;
Identify ways to improve management of social issues,
and re-align existing priorities based on identified
concerns and business risks;
Generate information on social performance that can
feed into internal and external reporting frameworks;
Help organisations to understand the business case for
addressing social performance issues.
Corporate Strategic Advice
Many boardroom leaders are identifying the need to
understand the social performance of their organisation.
They realise the business and reputational imperatives and

realise that failing to act now may create greater problems
in the future. Through working with Boards and senior
management teams, ERM is able to help organisations to
understand their areas of greatest impact and opportunity,
and develop prioritised policies and programmes.
Social Assessment
Social assessment is the process of identifying and
addressing social issues and impacts. This may be for an
existing operation or business or as part of the
development of a new project. Assessments may be at a
strategic or operational level and focus on the
enhancement of positive impacts and mitigation of
potential negative impacts.
Social Verification and Assurance
This process is a tool for business to evaluate whether all
aspects of the business are performing to the specified
criteria. This also includes the social due diligence
approach that is applied to projects that a business may
wish to invest in or enter a partnership arrangement with.
Community or Social Investment
Many companies are now seeking to invest in local
communities around specific sites or in the wider
community. ERM assists companies to establish
programmes that meet their business values and provide
real and sustainable benefits.
Stakeholder Management
It is critical in todays business world that organisations
identify, understand and engage with their stakeholders.
This includes shareholders, staff, NGOs, communities,
industry associations and governments. ERM works with
businesses to develop working relationships that can
deliver mutual benefits and understanding.
Site Investigation &

Remediation
Failure to manage soil and

groundwater contamination
adequately can have a significant
impact on the bottom line and
result in negative stakeholder
attention. ERM provides
business solutions to the issues
involved.
What are the issues?

Soil and groundwater issues might include:
Realisation of asset value from the sale or
redevelopment of surplus sites
Dealing with the diverse nature of an existing site
portfolio
Ensuring operational sites do not pose environmental
problems
Ensuring that liabilities posed by new acquisitions are
understood
Meeting regulatory and corporate compliance
Remediating contaminated land and site closure
Maintaining public image and consumer confidence
Portfolio management
To stay ahead of the issues and maximise shareholder
value our clients are looking to:
Maintain clarity and consistency in an evolving
legislative context with regulators, landowners,
industrialists and the public holding different
perspectives
Implement solutions that are cost effective, sustainable
and result in permanent risk reduction
Achieve community support and involvement while
maintaining project control
The Keys to our Approach:

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Strong project management and oversight
Work focused on solution-oriented, remedial strategies
Minimisation of steps in the remediation process to
facilitate scheduling and cost control
Optimisation of data collection and management
Risk-based remediation selection
Management of consultation with regulators
How can ERM help?

ERMs Site Investigation and Remediation team has
considerable expertise in a range of relevant services, from
initial preliminary data review, site investigation and risk
assessment through to on-site remediation and
decommissioning, decontamination and demolition. We
can draw on the support of all relevant ERM services
including: environmental planning, risk management and
regulatory assessment.
A sound understanding of a site

is essential when making
environmental decisions in a
business context.
Comprehensive investigation and
characterisation studies are
essential foundations to
successful remediation
strategies, forecasting budgets
and other critical tasks.
Site Investigation
ERMs Site Investigation and Remediation (SI&R) team in
Asia Pacific has completed in excess of 3,000 site
investigations.
SI&R team members have undergone strict in-house
training on both up to date investigation and sampling
methodologies and Occupational Health and Safety
Awareness (OSHA) training, specifically tailored to site
investigation work.
Our Techniques
ERM use a combination of the following techniques to
develop scientific data on a sites environmental condition,
including:
Soil gas surveys

Borehole and surface geophysical surveys
Topographic and location-specific
geographic/elevations surveys
Groundwater and surface water sampling
Aquifer tests (pumping tests, injection test, tracer
studies, etc).
Groundwater and contaminant transport modelling
Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA) Assessment
ERM will make sure you:

Access the right data. ERMs site investigation teams
include geologists, hydrogeologists, risk scientists,
engineers and remediation specialists in a mix of
disciplines which ensures a process that provides essential
information and avoids redundant data gathering. Our
aim is to provide clients with the information they really
need to evaluate potential risks and select reasonable and
realistic approaches to resolve any identified
environmental issues.
Access the appropriate best technologies. We use
innovative approaches where they result in higher-quality
results than traditional methods. Our staff are well-versed
in the application and limitations of direct and indirect site
characterisation methods for interpreting site data. We
continue to develop and evaluate emerging site
characterisation and interpretive technologies. Of
particular interest are methods that offer high-quality data
while reducing time and costs. On-site sample analysis
and data interpretation, for example, enables real-time
decision-making without the need for additional or
alternative tasks.
An understanding of human
health and environmental risk is
essential to developing a
remediation strategy and defining
remediation goals.
Risk Assessment
ERM is active in the field of risk assessment, and in the
development of integrated risk based solutions for
contaminated land in particular. We have experience in
both methodological development and in the application
of risk assessment to assist the management decision
process.
Implementation of Risk Assessment
Complete understanding of source, pathway and

receptor relationships
Understanding of drivers in a non-regulated
environment
Involvement of stakeholders in decision making
processes
Implementing the most applicable risk model
Defining Risk Based Corrective Actions (RBCA)
ERM has considerable expertise

in the design, operation and
maintenance of remediation
systems that bring sustainable
risk reduction through maximum
cost benifits. With the benefit of
our long experience of both
complex and single issue sites,
we use our project management
skills to ensure that clean-up is
achieved on time, to realistic
achievable levels and by the most
cost-effective methods.
Selection of a Remedial Strategy
Definition of Solution
Focused site investigation

Risk assessment to determine defensible site specific
clean-up levels
Technology evaluations
Feasibility studies
Negotiations with regulatory authorities and
stageholders
Design of gas control systems
Design of remedial systems (in-situ & ex-situ)
Portfolio management
Remediation
Since every problem is different, the answers must be
specific to the site, often applying a combination of
techniques. We provide practical, tailored options to suit
all situations. The work programme is then phased for
maximum client convenience.
Key success factors:

Negotiation - Effective negotiation with the relevant
authorities and stakeholders at an early stage, backed up
from a position of technical strength and sound risk
assessment is often essential in the process of achieving the
right remedy selection for a site. ERM works through this
process side by side with its clients. This has often
resulted in significant cost savings through the
modification of regulators' requirements using defensible
quantiative risk assessment techniques.
Integration - A carefully structured site investigation and
characterisation phase linked to risk assessment and
feasibility studies is the key to selecting the most cost
effective remedy. ERM concentrates on this process early,
recognising that it is at the initial stages when eventual
total costs can be most readily be influenced.
Our capability covers a whole range of contaminants

including oil and petroleum products, tars, toxic metals,
pesticides, PCBs and chlorinated solvents. We provide
advanced technical services which are used to support and
implement our proposed solutions as required.
Solutions
In-situ and ex-situ bio-remediation

Soil vacuum extraction
Dual phase extraction (bioslurping)
Airsparging
Reactive barrier walls
Permeable reactive barriers
Funnel and gate systems
Groundwater pump and treat, and point of use
systems including: air stripping; carbon absorption;
chemical oxidation; steam stripping; biological
treatment
On-site incineration
Material segregation and contaminant removal
Engineered cover systems
Landfill gas control
Leachate treatment and control
Design, build and operation of remediation equipment
Supply or lease of equipment to meet budgetary
requirements

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