Smith & Burgess

10/29/2026

A PHA revalidation reviews scenarios and safeguards against the process as it operates today. Feedstock changes, equipment replacements and control system modifications since the last study can affect the likelihood of a scenario, its consequences and the credit given to existing safeguards.

Our facilitators bring experience in refining, petrochemicals, energy and specialty chemicals. Working with your team, we examine the technical basis for risk rankings and safeguard credit, helping owner-operators determine what action is needed.

Learn more about our PHA services: https://bit.ly/47wJ2Rm

10/27/2026

What happens after an inspection identifies equipment damage? The finding may require an engineering evaluation, a repair or a change to the inspection plan.

Smith & Burgess combines mechanical integrity and process safety expertise to help owner-operators establish how inspection findings are evaluated, prioritized and addressed. We develop the work processes and engineering procedures that connect those decisions to the facility’s maintenance and inspection programs.

Mechanical Integrity Program Services: https://bit.ly/3UXvkod

10/26/2026

Before committing capital to a larger flare system, owners need to know which relief scenarios drive the capacity requirement and whether that demand can be reduced.

At Smith & Burgess, we evaluate the controlling loads and review opportunities to reduce demand through instrumentation and mechanical solutions, helping owners determine which upgrades are needed before the project enters FEED.

Review our conceptual engineering services: https://bit.ly/3XxikEI

Smith & Burgess delivers expert conceptual engineering studies for relief and flare systems in new and modified facilities, ensuring safety compliance.

10/21/2026

Smith & Burgess brings mechanical integrity expertise to IDMS implementation and CMMS optimization, helping facility teams use equipment and inspection data in their daily work.

We address data quality and integration between systems so engineers can spend less time reconciling records and more time evaluating equipment condition and planning maintenance.

See how our MI Data & Information Services can support your facility: https://bit.ly/4hbuGvS

10/20/2026

Relocating an occupied building or adding blast protection is a significant investment. Owners need to know what risk the expenditure will address and whether other mitigation options would be effective.

Smith & Burgess evaluates building exposure through consequence modeling and quantitative risk assessment. We compare mitigation options so owners have an engineering basis for deciding where to invest in reducing siting risk.

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10/19/2026

Smith & Burgess brings process safety and mechanical integrity engineers together to help owner-operators manage impaired safety-critical equipment.

Our team evaluates how the impairment affects the protection credited to that equipment and works with operations and maintenance on compensating measures and restoration requirements. Those decisions account for both the equipment deficiency and its role in preventing or mitigating a process safety event.

Learn more about our Safety-Critical Equipment Programs: https://bit.ly/467Fbdv

Develop Safety-Critical Equipment programs with equipment identification, performance standards, inspection and testing, and deficiency management.

10/15/2026

Inspection results inform decisions on continued service, repair and replacement. Their value depends on whether the inspection can detect the damage expected in the equipment.

Smith & Burgess evaluates damage mechanisms and selects inspection methods and monitoring locations to give owner-operators a sound basis for those decisions.

See our Inspection Engineering services: https://bit.ly/4gMIZFV

Improve fixed equipment inspection and testing programs through damage mechanism reviews, circuitization, RBI, inspection planning, and FFS.

10/14/2026

Smith & Burgess assesses PSM programs against both applicable requirements and field ex*****on. Document reviews are supported by personnel interviews, record sampling and field verification to establish the basis for each finding.

We work with owner-operators to prioritize corrections by risk and regulatory significance, retaining effective practices and revising the parts of the program that need attention.

Review our PSM assessment and improvement services: https://bit.ly/4x6jmpA

10/08/2026

We’re hiring a Senior Process Engineer / Lead Consultant for either our Houston or Chicago office.

This role is ideal for an experienced process safety professional with expertise in pressure relief analysis and flare system design and documentation. The selected candidate will help clients identify process safety hazards, evaluate relief and flare system capacity, strengthen PSM programs, and implement practical solutions.

We’re looking for someone with:
• A bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
• At least five years of process engineering or PSM experience
• Experience with pressure relief analysis and flare systems
• Strong leadership and communication skills

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

View the complete job posting and submit your resume at: https://www.smithburgess.com/careers

10/07/2026

Decisions on inspection intervals and repairs need a solid engineering foundation.

At Smith & Burgess, we apply our process safety and mechanical integrity expertise to improve programs and develop tailored maintenance strategies. Our engineers turn assessment findings into actionable plans that reduce equipment risk and boost reliability.

See how Smith & Burgess supports mechanical integrity from assessment through implementation: https://bit.ly/3UCIk2v

Strengthen asset reliability with Mechanical Integrity services for program development, inspection engineering, critical equipment, and data management.