Since obtaining the grant, eVision has taken a structured approach to developing, testing, piloting, improving and implementing the various technological innovations required to create its Cumulative Dynamic Barrier Risk system. As the solution relies on data from various integrations, eVision has brought these live with clients frequently, in a phased rollout, in the past 2 years. Version 1.0 of the system was a live deployment at one of eVision’s largest clients. The data gained from these fully operational rollouts has led to eVision developing the second generation of the fully connected Predictive Risk solution, set to go live with its launching enterprise client in 2018.
Several clients have already kicked off this implementation with implementation of essential components of the DBM Predictive Vision solution. It seamlessly integrates into client infrastructure (see example of OSIsoft integration below), with the capability to enable open APIs. But most importantly, two of eVision’s keystone enterprise clients were involved in the DBM process from the start, providing a testbed for the highly complex development. This has led to the gradual improvement of the system, gaining valuable lessons learned throughout the process. The second generation of DBM software is now out of PoC phase and will be implemented in 2018.
The Dynamic Barrier Management system allows for both enterprise/global views, as well as asset-specific views. The solutions provide its users with the ability to decide the granularity they require, at any time. These views give direct insight into the barrier health of client asset(s). The Barrier Management software will visualise all global assets and highlight for which asset attention is required. Drilling down further, users and management are able to view the full initial/residual barrier model of the asset in question, showing exactly where the problems of the assets lie. From dynamic SIMOPS planning to risk review, the solution enables both staff and management to understand, address, and mitigate risk at a high level of effectiveness.
DBM offers interactive, real time SIMOPS (Simultaneous Operations) management. This highly useful feature ensures that dangerous conflicting work can’t be performed, or requires certain processes to ensure the safety of all involved. The specifics of SIMOPS are configurable to client needs, and offer a look into the future of client asset maintenance. Furthermore, dynamic maintenance planning allows the user to simply drag the work to the date or time desired. The system will automatically predict, calculate or re-calculate the risk rating based on desired factors.
The whole system pulls data from both eVision solutions as well as client infrastructure. Below you can learn more about two specific examples of integrations, providing additional insight into the benefits and ground-breaking nature of Predictive Vision.
Predictive Vision integrations: OSIsoft
A major step towards true predictive risk is connecting live data to the Permit Vision system. Predictive risk requires big data: the system needs to be able to make assumptions based on vast amounts of variables, including materials and equipment information, corrosion statistics, workforce lessons learned, plant state, and more. By integrating Live Plant Information into Permit Vision, the system not only increases the safety of the workers, but also provides these types of data which feed into eVision’s Predictive Vision concept. This is why eVision and OSIsoft, the leading provider of open-source plant data, initiated a partnership in mid-2016. This partnership has led to the development of an integrated system, combining sensor data with eVision’s dynamic Permit Vision solution, paving the way towards predictive risk.
For example, certain hazards which are flagged on a type of valve are linked to live plant information about flow rate, temperature and more: if a pattern is detected by eVision’s predictive risk algorithm, it will be able to provide insight into possible risks as well as mitigations. Also, available data on corrosion for certain equipment can be fed into eVision’s solution, which combines this information with various variables to provide a preventative maintenance plan for the equipment.
Please view the OSIsoft/eVision partnership video here.
Predictive Vision integrations: Hexagon PPI (Intergraph)
More and more companies are switching to digital systems to support their daily operations. This marks huge progress and also sees impressive results: accidents and injuries decrease, risk becomes more understandable, and processes streamline and simplify. But if the information used in their digital systems is not connected or up to date, the concept simply doesn’t work effectively.
This is why eVision built its case around integration; a 360-degree safety and efficiency model that ensures the quality of daily maintenance. eVision has partnered with Intergraph (now Hexagon) to connect various, previously disparate systems into one framework, for example using Hexagon SmartPlant P&IDs to feed into eVision’s interactive P&ID solution, solving the “as-is vs as-built” dilemma and offering a level of workforce safety and asset oversight previously unheard of. The connected nature of this data allows eVision’s Dynamic Barrier Risk system to pull information that is vetted and up-to-date, increasing the quality of its risk management system and Dynamic Barrier visualisations.
