LEADING THE SAFEGUARDING
EVOLUTION

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Safety Life Cycle

Expert consulting:

  • IEC / ISA Functional Safety
  • OSHA Process Safety
  • Risk Assessment
  • Lifecycle Management

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Training

Upgrade your skills:

  • TÜV Functional Safety
  • HAZOP / SIL / LOPA
  • SIS Design
  • P&ID Interpretation

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Software

IEC compliant tool:

  • Import HAZOP
  • Perform LOPA
  • Calculate PFD
  • Verify SIF

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Operational Excellence:

  • Risk Based Decisions
  • Situational Analysis
  • Maintain Integrity of Safeguards
  • Contingency Planning

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WHY ACM?

Facilitated over 500+ PHA / SIL studies, combined
over 100 years PHA facilitation experience...

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LATEST NEWS

ACM Facility Safety is proud to be sponsoring IDC's 2010 Safety Control Systems Conference in Calgary. The event will be taking place May 12th and 13th at the Executive Royal Inn and will feature presentations by many renowned experts in the field of Functional Safety.

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About ACM

Leaders in Process Hazards Analysis (PHA), Safeguarding and Risk Assessment Services
ACM Facility Safety is Canada’s largest independent supplier of Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Safeguarding and Risk Assessment services.  Operating out of our head office in Calgary, ACM Canada has helped some of the world’s largest operating and engineering companies become self-sufficient leaders and ambassadors for Functional Safety.  ACM Canada can implement strategies to improve facility uptime by avoiding unscheduled downtime, manage risk through Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) using HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, and comply with international safety standards (eg IEC 61511).   We provide full service solutions offering a comprehensive list of Safety Lifecycle Services.   Our capabilities include site visits, training, mentoring, HAZOPs, SILs, LOPAs, education, guidance, and on-line web based training programs to support client plants now and into the future.

ACM Facility Safety's World Class Safety Team
ACM Facility Safety is a division of ACM Automation.  Founded in 1994, ACM Canada has enjoyed yearly success (20% growth over the last four years) and has offices in Calgary AB Canada, St. Johns NL Canada and the United Arab Emirates.  We operate globally from our head office in Calgary.  Our Facility Safety team includes a number of highly qualified and experienced consultants from academic, operational, design and maintenance backgrounds who use proven tools (e.g. SILCORE proprietary software) and techniques (e.g. PHA, HAZOP) to provide fast responses to safety, risk and reliability issues.  Our employees are passionate about functional safety, attention to detail and excellence in delivery. 

Specialists in Integrated HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) / LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis)
ACM Facility Safety is an independent third party.   Since we are not tied to a vendor, we can provide neutral advice and implement detailed, practical solutions that can be maintained for years to come.  ACM has taken a leadership role in our clients Safety Lifecycle projects, with the intention of transitioning them to a mentorship and consultative role over 6 – 24 months.  We have facilitated more than 500 Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) / Safety Integrity Level (SIL) studies and have a combined PHA facilitation experience of over 100 years.   Due to our extensive Risk Assessment experience, ACM Canada is an industry leading specialist in integrated HAZOP / LOPA.

Canada's Only TÜV - Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Training Company
As well as providing cutting edge mentoring, HAZOPS, SILS, LOPAs and PHAs, our training curriculum has recently been expanded.  We’re pleased to announce ACM Facility Safety is Canada’s only TÜV-Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) training company.  ACM Canada has trained over 1000 students from 3 continents.  We offer public, on-site and in-house training programs to ensure our solutions can be catered to our client’s individual needs.  The ACM Canada curriculum consists of eight Risk Assessment and Safeguarding courses lead by instructors with decades of combined real world experience.  For example, our Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Leadership Workshop is lead by Marcel Leal-Valais, CET.   Mr. Leal-Valais has 44 years of field experience in positions including Piping Manager, Construction Site Manager and Project Manager.  For the last 15 years, he has become an internationally respected Process Hazards Analysis (PHA/HAZOP) trainer and facilitator performing hundreds of PHA studies for all types of facilities.   The 3-day course focuses on PHA methods, PHA leadership and PHA Management.  Included is an in-depth PHA workshop complete with HAZOP practice study.  Our energetic team of passionate instructors strives to create a fun atmosphere that makes upgrading your skills a memorable, lasting experience.

ACM Facility Safety - Leading The Safeguarding Evolution
At ACM Facility Safety, we place great importance on beginning the process by understanding our client’s objectives and identifying their needs.  Through this collaborative exploration, we can better define the scope of our relationship and ensure our resources are allocated in a manner most beneficial to our clients.   ACM Canada provides our clients with the opportunity to get all their services from one organization.  In conjunction with our quality approach, this provides project continuity and consistency ensuring your systems are designed safe the first time, and monitored to ensure compliance with industry standards.   We invite you to join ACM Facility Safety Canada in leading the safeguarding evolution.