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- Master – is the Task status awarded to account holders who have already achieved Professional status for that Task, but have additionally attended a Task specific training course (for example in HazOp, or SIS Application Software) and have completed either 4 peer reviewed projects* or 2 formally assessed case studies. Account holders with Master status for a particular Task would be capable of carrying out that Task with confidence and without additional support. “Master’ status indicates that the account holder has “mastered” the Task.
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61511
| Task | Level of Competency |
Date | Verification Status |
| 61511-FSM | Functional Safety Management | Master | 2021-01-15 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project |
P-2515. A formal Functional Safety Audit to assess compliance against BS EN 61511-1. Carry out an efficiency review and provide suggestions for improvement to the procedures as required, prior to the formal review process commencing. Joint author /verifier. |
2021-06-24 |
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| 61511-FSM | Functional Safety Management | Master | 2021-01-15 |
Pending
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P-2571. Authoring Functional Safety Policy statement and Functional Safety Procedures. Author - FSM procedures. |
2021-04-30 |
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| 61511-FSM | Functional Safety Management | Master | 2021-01-15 |
Pending
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| Projects |
Providing general support to a client project for gas storage - assistance to author project Safety plan, SRS and verifying PFD calculations using aeShield. |
2023-03-01 |
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| 61511-FSM | Functional Safety Management | Master | 2021-01-15 |
Pending
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P-2622m. Assist with preparation for HSE intervention and attend HSE Meetings |
2021-05-27 |
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| 61511-FSM | Functional Safety Management | Master | 2021-01-15 |
Pending
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As TA of Petronineos responsible for FSM, Simon has much "practical" experience of FSM - as audited by the HSE. Simon has also demonstrated solid understanding of detailed requirements during initial assessment of FSM procedures for steel industry client (P-2515). This project is not yet complete and has not been subject to formal review, but sufficient evidence to award MST status as initial assessment. |
2020-12-24 |
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| 61511-SRS | Safety Requirement Specification | Master | 2021-11-14 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project | P-2704. Review of SRS client template. Author of Checklist. | 2022-10-01 |
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| 61511-SRS | Safety Requirement Specification | Master | 2021-11-14 |
Pending
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| Projects | As technical authority for Petroineos UK and also Functional Safety Engineer, Simon has written a number of SRS documents for both new installations and modification works. Also, as part of work as SIS projects engineer at Petroineos Simon has reviewed and approved SRS’s written by others. Simon also helped develop the SRS template for Petroineos as part of the GMP 21 site Standard update in 2015 and 2020. | 2021-10-26 |
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| 61511-FSA1 | Stage 1 Functional Safety Assessment | Professional | 2021-02-12 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project |
P-2530. FSA 1 of drinks industry storage and tanker loading HazOp and LOPA. Report checker |
2021-01-01 |
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| 61511-FSA1 | Stage 1 Functional Safety Assessment | Professional | 2021-02-12 |
Pending
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P-2572. FSA 1 of steel industry continuous annealing process line HazOp and LOPA. Report Checker. |
2021-01-01 |
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| 61511-FSA1 | Stage 1 Functional Safety Assessment | Professional | 2021-02-12 |
Pending
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| Projects |
As Technical Authority for Petroineos UK, various projects |
2021-02-10 |
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| 61511-DES H/W | Clause 11 - SIS Design and Engineering | Master | 2021-01-24 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project |
P-2735. Front-End Engineering Design for SIFs on Tanker Bay application. Co-author of report. |
2022-05-31 |
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| 61511-DES H/W | Clause 11 - SIS Design and Engineering | Master | 2021-01-24 |
Pending
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P-2545. Writing procedures to manage installation, commissioning and validation of control and instrumentation (including that for Safety Instrumented Systems). Report Author |
2021-03-04 |
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| 61511-DES H/W | Clause 11 - SIS Design and Engineering | Master | 2021-01-24 |
Pending
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P-2556. Reviewing conceptual SIS design prior to publication of Safety Requirement Specification. Reviewing conceptual SIS design prior to publication of Safety Requirement Specification. Confirming architecture and estimating PFD prior to prove concept. Report Author. |
2021-02-12 |
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| 61511-DES H/W | Clause 11 - SIS Design and Engineering | Master | 2021-01-24 |
Pending
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| Projects |
Experience as TA of Petroineos |
2021-01-21 |
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| 61511-SILV&C | SIL Verification and Calculation | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project | Confirming compliance with 61508/61511 for a number of devices intended for use on an offshore gas platform. Verifier of report. | 2023-02-20 |
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| 61511-SILV&C | SIL Verification and Calculation | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| Projects | As technical authority for Petroineos UK and also Functional Safety Engineer, Simon has been responsible for the selection of equipment for use in SIS applications. This has either been directly for his own projects, or via approval of other engineers design work. During his work in Aberdeen with C&I Engineering, Simon was the lead for carrying out SIL calculations using the exSILentia tool, reviewing the suitability of equipment and ensuring that the actual maintenance regimes in place reflect the assumptions made in the calculations. | 2021-10-26 |
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| 61511-SILV&C | SIL Verification and Calculation | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| P-2483.015. Review of SIF component compliance. Author of report | 2021-09-01 |
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| 61511-FAT/SAT | Clauses 13 / 15 - Factory Acceptance Test / SIS Safety Validation | Master | 2021-05-09 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project |
P-2545m. Developing procedures for BPCS installation, commissioning and validation. Author of procedures. |
2021-06-25 |
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| 61511-FAT/SAT | Clauses 13 / 15 - Factory Acceptance Test / SIS Safety Validation | Master | 2021-05-09 |
Pending
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| Projects |
Simon has written specific validation and revalidation procedures for new and modified SIFs up to SIL3 over several projects across Petroineos Refinery.
Simon also developed hardware validation processes for validating hardware and software for modifications for live, online logic solvers where traditional testing could not be carried out, specifically to ensure that unmodified parts of the installation had not been inadvertently affected.
In 2019 Simon wrote a new test & commissioning standard for all Petroineos UK sites following BS EN 62381-2012
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2021-01-12 |
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| 61511-FSA2 | Stage 2 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-11-14 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project |
P-2832. FSA 2 of offshore gas platform. Joint author of report (FSM and SSL checklists). |
2023-02-20 |
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| 61511-FSA2 | Stage 2 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-11-14 |
Pending
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P-2767. P-2767. FSA 2 (part of FSA 1-3) of Chlorine Manufacturer site. Author of hardware related checklists and Checker of software related checklists. |
2022-08-26 |
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| 61511-FSA2 | Stage 2 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-11-14 |
Pending
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Development of FSA 2 checklists at Petroineos |
2021-01-12 |
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| 61511-FSA2 | Stage 2 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-11-14 |
Pending
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| Projects |
Multiple FSA 2 at Petroineos |
2021-02-17 |
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| 61511-INSTALL | Clause 14 SIS Installation and Commissioning | Master | 2021-05-09 |
Pending
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| Projects |
Simon has led installation and commissioning on a number of complex projects involving modifying online logic solvers and complex intertrip systems and live cut overs, all on systems protecting running plant
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2021-01-12 |
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| 61511-FSA3 | Stage 3 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2023-04-12 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project |
P-2741. FSA 3 of LNG application. Author of report |
2023-03-24 |
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| 61511-FSA3 | Stage 3 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2023-04-12 |
Pending
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P-2767. FSA 3 (part of FSA 1-3) of Chlorine Manufacturer site. Author of checklists. |
2022-08-26 |
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| 61511-FSA3 | Stage 3 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2023-04-12 |
Pending
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P-2795. FSA 3 of Blythe Platform SIS Modification. Author of Checklists and Summary Report. |
2022-08-04 |
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| 61511-FSA3 | Stage 3 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2023-04-12 |
Pending
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P-2649. FSA 3 of chemical plant expansion (included review of scope of FSA 1 &2). Joint author / checker of various checklists. |
2022-02-15 |
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| 61511-FSA3 | Stage 3 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2023-04-12 |
Pending
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| Projects |
As technical authority for Petroineos UK and also Functional Safety Engineer. Simon has carried out and assisted with many FSA stage 3 assessments. These were generally large projects, deemed too complex for FSA5, mainly logic solver replacement project and Buncefield tank remediation works.
Simon has also assisted external consultants to carry out FSA3 on similar projects, and was responsible for accepting and closing actions against FSA3 carried out by others.
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2021-10-25 |
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| 61511-FSA3 | Stage 3 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2023-04-12 |
Pending
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Simon has also verified and approved multiple FSA3 produced by EPC’s and SI’s for Petroineos, Incorporating both software and hardware, and managed the close out of actions resulting from these FSA3s. Simon has trained and coached others to carry out FSA3 for Petroineos.
Simon also assisted with generation of Petroineos’s FSA3 checklists, and verification checklists.
In other roles, Simon has carried out FSA3s for North Sea and onshore oil and gas operators.
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2021-02-17 |
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| 61511-O&M | Clause 16 SIS Operations and Maintenance | Master | 2021-05-09 |
Pending
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| Projects |
Simon put in place increased KPI measurement for SIF performance, including measuring actual MTTR. Simon was trained in Kelvin TOPSET root cause analysis methods, and led investigations into SIF failures.
During his time as an asset engineer, Simon was the SIS Owner for ~1/3 of Grangemouth refinery covering 9 logic solvers with ~2500 I/O covering ~100 SIFs.
As SIS Engineer Simon was the Logic Solver systems engineer for all Petroineos UK sites, specialising in Honeywell FSC systems, managing all maintenance and modification on those systems and developing a risk management system to reduce the likelihood of trip due to maintenance activities, on both logic solvers and field equipment.
Simon worked with operations and maintenance teams to ensure functional safety competency and awareness at all levels.
Simon also reviewed the physical security of all the SIFs, managing passwords and key access tof both panels and override systems.
Simon developed a new FSA4 process based on CDOIF legacy systems guidance for the site, to effectively ensure legacy systems compliance through the FSA4 process. Simon was also an auditor for EC&I for ISO9001 compliance.
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2021-02-23 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project |
P-2609E. FSA 4 of steel industry sinter plant. Report Author. |
2022-03-19 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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P-2609D. FSA 4 of steel granular coal injection plant. Report Author. |
2022-03-17 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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P-2609C. FSA 4 of steel industry blast furnace. Report Author. |
2021-10-28 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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P-2661. FSA 4 of pharmaceutical tank farm. Report Author. |
2021-10-13 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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P-2579. FSA 4 of industrial chemicals (chlor-alkali) plant. Report Author |
2021-07-31 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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P-2609A. FSA 4 of steel industry blast furnace. Report Verifier. |
2021-06-24 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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P-2634. FSA 4 of pharma industry tank farm. Report Verifier. |
2021-06-22 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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P-2552. FSA 4 of steel industry continuous annealing plant. Report Verifier. |
2021-05-18 |
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| 61511-FSA4 | Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2021-02-24 |
Pending
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| Projects |
Simon has carried many FSA4’s either on new SIFs, 18 months after commissioning or SIFs installed earlier to IEC61511 standards, and on legacy systems up to SIL3. |
2021-02-17 |
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| 61511-FSA5 | Modification and Stage 5 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project | P-2483.S012. FSA 5 of chemical plant installation of new SIF instrumentation. Author of report. | 2022-02-10 |
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| 61511-FSA5 | Modification and Stage 5 Functional Safety Assessment | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| Projects | As Technical Authority for Petroineos and SIS Engineer, Simon has carried a large amount of FSA5’s on a wide and varied series of scopes, mainly on minor modifications to existing SIFs up to SIL3, which included software and hardware modifications. FSA5 was also carried out on destruct work on legacy SIL3 systems. Simon also assisted with generation of Petroineos’s FSA5 checklists, and verification checklists. Simon has trained and coached others to carry out FSA5 for Petroineos. In other roles, Simon has carried out FSA5s for North Sea and onshore oil and gas operators. | 2021-02-17 |
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ECI
| Task | Level of Competency |
Date | Verification Status |
| ECI-CONTROL | Programming and control fundamentals | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| Projects | New Task for project | 2021-09-08 |
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| ECI-INST | Field devices - measurement principles and final elements | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| Projects | P-2627/2640. Initial review, then writing the EC&I section of the Site Safety Report prior to submission to the HSE. Author of report. | 2021-10-14 |
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| ECI-INST | Field devices - measurement principles and final elements | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| New task for project | 2021-09-08 |
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| ECI-LVELEC | Electrical devices and systems <1kV | Pending Review | 2021-09-08 |
Pending
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| Projects | New task for project | 2021-09-08 |
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| ECI-HVELEC | Electrical devices and systems >1kV | Pending Review | 2021-09-08 |
Pending
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| Projects | New task for project | 2021-09-08 |
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| ECI-ATEX | ATEX instrumentation | Master | 2022-02-10 |
Pending
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| Projects | New task for project | 2021-09-08 |
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ALARMS
| Task | Level of Competency |
Date | Verification Status |
| ALARM-PSD | Philosophy, Spec and Design | Master | 2020-12-22 |
Pending
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| Peer Reviewed Project | P-2532. To put in place a Management Process for Alarm Management, carry out an alarm review of all alarms at two sites and to produce an alarm response manual for use in the control room by the operations staff. eport Author. | 2021-05-03 |
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| ALARM-PSD | Philosophy, Spec and Design | Master | 2020-12-22 |
Pending
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| Projects | Writing procedures was a significant part of the TA role at Petroineos, though procedures for alarm philosophy specifically were not developed, specification and design of alarms was carried out for ~ 15 projects. Typically of between 1 to 20 alarms (higher alarm counts carried out by capital projects - which would often be reviewed by SS). | 2020-12-22 |
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| ALARM-IR | Implement & Rationalise | Master | 2020-12-22 |
Pending
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| Projects | As TA of Petronineos, was involved (peripherally) with monthly alarm rationalisation review, but was often actioned to investigate many alarm implementations to deter mine if rationalisation was possible. And was involved in designing approach to dynamic alarm handling. | 2020-12-20 |
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| ALARM-ROMT | Response, O&M & Test | Master | 2020-12-22 |
Pending
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| Projects | Wrote many test procedures (which included non-SIL alarms), wrote many ARM's and many investigations in to root cause of alarm being set. (Prior to TA role, ~10 years of asset management, which required involvement in alarm response, O&M and test). | 2020-12-20 |
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GENERAL
| Task | Level of Competency |
Date | Verification Status |
| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| Examination / Qualification | Registered as a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council. Registration number 545532 | 2019-11-14 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| Fellow of the InstMC. Previously an ordinary member since 2007. Membership number 19733. | 2019-06-28 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| FSEng (TUV Rheinland) - Safety Instrumented Systems. Licence no 2518/10. 10-year renewal completed July 2020. Valid until September 2030 | 2010-05-01 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction - Mechatronics from Edinburgh Napier University | 2009-11-12 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| BEng - Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University. First Class with Honours | 2005-11-17 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| HNC Electrical Engineering with Measurement & Control from SCOTVEC/Fourth Valley College | 1995-06-01 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| NC Electrical Engineering from SCOTVEC/Fourth Valley College | 1993-06-01 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| General Training (exam) | CompEx 14 - Responsible Persons from JTL/Forth Valley College. Valid until 24 November 2021 | 2016-11-24 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| General Training (no exam) | Kelvin TOPSET 1-day investigator training course, for root cause analysis/incident investigation | 2019-02-21 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| Hazard Study Awareness course delivered by ABB | 2015-09-24 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| Honeywell FSC-4505 - FSC Safety Systems Maintenance Fundamentals | 2013-05-16 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| Industry Roles / Recognition | Chairman of the East of Scotland Local Section of the InstMC from 2014 until 2017. I was also a member of the local committee from 2008 until 2018. | 2014-10-01 |
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| GENERAL | Activities Relevant to multiple tasks | Pending Review |
Pending
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| Projects | Appointed as Instrument & Electrical Technical Authority for all Petroineos UK sites (Grangemouth Refinery, Finnart Ocean Terminal & Dalston Terminal). Specifically responsible for ATEX/DSEAR, Electrical Safety, Functional Safety (shared with other TA). I was in this role from March 2015 until April 2020. | 2015-03-04 |
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