Verification Services
Use our expertise to identify and reduce risks and improve the technical integrity of your assets
As a trusted independent verification service provider for some of the world’s leading operators we work with highly-qualified engineers across the UK and worldwide, offering versatile independent engineering verification and inspection of projects to the oil, gas and wider industrial sectors.
With our Independent Verification Services we can establish an effective Verification scheme that adheres to the relevant national and international regulations and safety standards (e. g. EU DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU). We also help you to maintain your asset, ensure the fitness for service, safety and reliability and improve its technical integrity by identifying and reducing risks. That way, we support you to extend the remaining life of your asset in the most reliable, safe, and cost-effective way possible.
In-service Verification – Confirming Safety and Environmentally Critical Elements (SECEs)
In-service Verification offering by TÜV Rheinland would typically cover activities carried out by the Independent Verification Body (IVB) to confirm that the assets’ Safety and Environmentally Critical Elements (SECEs) remain fit for service and are being maintained in a suitable manner to meet the defined Performance Standards (PS).
Our Independent Verification services are intended to ensure that risks are identified and controlled so that the risk is reduced to an acceptable level throughout the life cycle of the installation.
Verification within the United Kingdom considers safety of personnel to be the prime objective and the asset is required to ensure their safety. Verification in other parts of the world include other elements in a verification package to gain added value from their Verification scheme, such as:
- Risk to Personnel
- Risk to Environment
- HSE Risks
- Risk to Asset
- Risk to Corporate Reputation
Therefore, verification schemes can vary widely between locations and operators and no two verification schemes will be identical.
The typical steps of a Verification Process
• Identify Major Accident Hazards (MAH)
• Identify Safety and Environmentally Critical Elements (SECE)
• Determine measures required to reduce risks to an acceptable level.
• Develop Performance Standard for each SECE
- Prepare Verification Scheme
- Prepare Written Schemes of Examination (WSE)
- Appoint Independent Component Person (ICP)
The main activities forming part of our work include:
- Verify the adequacy of the organization and the competencies in place for the identification and integrity assurance of SECE.
- Verify that the identification of SECE is based on consideration of all major accident hazards.
- Verify the completeness of SECE records, documenting the critical element in the system or equipment, its purpose and its relationship to specific hazards.
- Verify that all SECE have been identified
- Verify that the performance standards for SECE are suitable
- Verify the performance standards for SECE are adequately implemented throughout the Project stages.
- Ensure the verification process passes on to the Operations Phase using the WSE.
- Verify that suitable management systems are in place to manage changes and update performance standards.
- Verify that suitable management systems are in place to report, follow up and close out concerns or non-compliances pertaining to suitability and performance of SECE
New build, Refurbishment, Out of Service Process systems or equipment Verification
New, reworked and refurbished process systems and / or equipment delivered from around the world require verification to meet project and regulatory requirements before they arrive at site for subsequent integration or use on projects.
We provide independent verification to ensure that personnel, procedures, equipment, and products meet the specifications. We do this by applying risk-based methodology contained in several service specifications for various objects, covering some or all of the following activities:
- Verification of Quality and Safety Management Systems
- Independent Design Reviews and Verification of equipment and process
- Applicable design codes and standard
- Project specifications
- Underlying safety issues
- Welding, painting and other fabrication procedures review and operator qualifications
- Review of calculations for design adequacy of materials, structural strength, piping, fluid flow hydraulics etc.
- Audits and Gap Analysis
- Verification of compliance to classification or other authority rules
- Production of performance standards around safety critical elements
We support you with your Verification Scheme and/or processes
Whether you want to fulfil legal requirements, understand and reduce risks or benefit from a financial opportunity, TÜV Rheinland is the trusted testing service provider that supports you with expertise and experience. Contact us now without obligation and arrange a free initial consultation.
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