ABS Consulting

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Founded in 1862 to serve as the non-profit American

Classification Society Mission

Serve the public interest as well as the needs of our clients by promoting security of life, property, and the natural environment primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction, and operational maintenance of marine-related facilities

Primary Applications Commercial vessels Offshore structures Public vessels (e.g., Naval Vessel Rules)

ABS Consulting Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of ABS (Bureau)

Global Safety, Risk & Integrity Management

Serving Oil & Gas, Chemical Processing, Pipeline, Marine, Power Generation, Financial, Corporate and Government Sectors

Corporate Headquarters in Houston, TX USA

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Diverse Range of Services Asset Integrity Management Project Quality Management Risk Analysis and Modeling Blast Hazard Analysis Inspection & Auditing Reliability & Maintenance

Management Design Assessment Process Safety & Safety Culture Training

Our Public Sector Value Proposition

CustomerMission

PerformanceGoals

Achieve/ExceedSafety & Health Goals

Achieve/ExceedEnvironmental Goals

Fulfill Other Regulatory/Legal Responsibilities

Meet/Exceed MissionPerformance Goals

Manage Costs and Resource Allocation

Maximize ReadinessTo Perform Mission

Manage Program &Project Risks

Benefits to Customers

Customer Requirements

OperationalCompliance

MissionAssurance/

Continuity ofOperations

Domain Knowledge

Risk Modeling/ Risk Management

Practical Engineering and Operational

Solutions

Enabling Technologies

Implementation Services

(staff support, training, etc.)

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ABSG’sIntegrated LifecycleService Approach

KeyService Areas

Architect-Engineer & Design-Build/Retrofit

Lifecycle Management & Systems Engineering and

Technical Assistance (SETA)

Analysis & Advisory (A&AS)

Program Management & Project Quality Management

Training & Exercise Support

Sample Project Experience

USCG Evolution to Risk-based Management

Compliance-based

Continual Improvement

Risk-based Decision Making

Enterprise Risk Management

What do I have to do?

How can I keep these things from

happening again?

How can I achieve a tolerable level of

exposure?

How can I best allocate my prevention resources?

Pre-1994 1994-2005 2005-Present

Mostly reactionary responses to incidents that occurred for major strategic and budgetary shifts (e.g., Exxon-Valdez)

Isolated uses of risk assessments (using any number of methods/tools) to support specific decisions when deemed necessary

Most risk assessments conducted by outside resources (consultants and academics) using their own philosophy, terminology, methods, and tools

Periods of frustration with reactionary approach created a desire for proactive management of risks

Established objective of building a Core Competency in RBDM

Built framework for consistent RBDM (lexicon, guidelines, toolkits, technical assistance, integrated training, sharing of applications, senior management visibility, etc.)

Developed in-house practitioners partnered with ABS Group risk experts

Developed organizational expectation of using RBDM for various high profile issues at Headquarters and in the field)

Organization-wide propagation of many RBDM method/tools for specific purposes (consistent with framework)

Interest in “rolling up” information develops

Continues to develop and use myriad of issue-specific risk methods/tools for specific applications across the mission space (mission risk, program risk, project risk, financial risk, health/safety/env. risks, etc.)

Emphasis on integrated risk-readiness-resource management from national down to local levels under the Enterprise Leadership Architecture

Emphasis on better managing major investment risks (Deepwater, MDA, etc.) using risk-based management and requirement prioritization

Risk-based Decision Making (RBDM) (through the R&D Center): RBDM Guidelines; Portwide Risk Analysis (all hazards); Issue-specific Workshops on High Risk/High Profile Issues in Ports Across the Country; Training and Support to Institutionalize an RBDM Core Competency

System Risk Management (through the R&D Center): Portwide Risk and Resource Management Strategies; Enterprise Risk Management Research; Enterprise LEADER™ Software for USCG Applications

ABS Group Support for the USCG

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Loss Exposure and Risk Analysis Methodology (LERAM) (through the R&D Center): Hazards Analysis; Standards Compliance Rating System; Integrated Safety/Risk Analysis; Loss Prevention Management Systems; Risk-based Maintenance Strategies for Assets; Performance Measurement Best Practices

Security-related RBDM Applications: Port Security Risk Assessment Tool (PS-RAT); National Security Risk Assessment Tool (N-RAT); National Maritime Security Risk Profile (NMSP); National Incident Command Risk Assessment Tool (NIC-RAT); and Numerous Issue-specific Workshops (red-flag barges, LNG vessels, underwater security, WMD/CBRNE risk/readiness, high-interest vessels, container security, border security, USCG AT/FP, etc.)

Security and Mission Risk Support: Risk-based Performance Management (RPM); Area Strategic Assessments, HQ Strategic Assessments, and the National Maritime Strategic Risk Assessment (NMSRA); RBDM Applications for Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA

Security Risk Support: Maritime Security Risk Analysis Method (MSRAM); Port, Waterway, and Coastal Security (PWCS) Mission Standards; Marine Transportation System (MTS) Security Plan; Blast Consequence Assessments ; Port-level RPM Applications; Security Barrier Layer of Protection Analyses; G-PCP supportMission Risk Support: Enterprise Leadership Architecture Implementation Support (with MSI and Grant-Thornton), including Integrated Risk-Readiness-Resource Management, Risk-based Budgeting Analysis, and Performance Measurement and Reporting

2007Capital Investment Analysis and Operational Planning Risk-reduction value case for the current portfolio of USCG capital investments, leveraging the National Maritime Strategic Risk Assessment

2008

2009

2010 System Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA): Provide subject matter expertise to augment the RDC’s capacity, acquisition experience, and technological expertise in its role as advisor and consultant to the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate (CG-9) and their sponsors.

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM): Provide Naval Engineering RCM Program Support ; assist the USCG SFLC to realign the CG’s logistics organization to control costs, and improve accountability.

Provide subject matter expertise to augment the RDC’s capacity, acquisition experience, and technological expertise in its role as advisor and consultant to the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate (CG-9) and their sponsors.

FUNCTIONAL AREAS Requirements, Alternatives, Cost and

Operations Systems Engineering and Planning Human Systems Integration (HSI Environmental Impact and Safety

Assessments of Proposed Acquisitions/Systems

Logistics Test and Evaluation Modeling and Simulation Workforce and Staffing Analysis Risk Analysis Acquisition Strategy (Business Case

Development) Request for Proposal Generation and

Proposal Evaluation

TEAMING PARTNERS

ICF LMI MSI Potomac

Wave Robbins-Gioia Sonalysts SPA TSG WBB Wyle Labs

AIM ATSC Alion B2 BayFirst BearingPoint BMT CNA Dell Deloitte Harkcon

USCG RDC Systems Engineering Technical Assistance

Support to US Navy - Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC)

Development of Risk Informed Investment Strategy to drive Protection investment for US Navy installations worldwide

Support to the following programs:- Antiterrorism- Emergency Management- Safety

Support provided in following areas:- Risk Management - Measures of Effectiveness- Readiness Reporting- Safety Policy- Critical Infrastructure Protection

Experimentation Support to Navy Warfare Development Command

Support Provided Experiment Design Doctrine Development (CONOPS, TTPs, etc.) Experiment Execution Analysis

Experimentation Focuses Maritime Domain Awareness Maritime Security Operations Maritime Homeland Security/Homeland Defense Antiterrorism/Force Protection

Partners: C2F, C3F, C6F, C4F, ONI, USCG ICC, USCG MIFC LANT, EUCOM, FFC, NNWC

• GSA threat assessments> window glass hazards> structural component

analysis • Blast Resistant Building Upgrades• Explosion Modeling and Analysis• Explosion Investigation• Blast-related software

Robert A. Young Federal Building, St. Louis, MO

Executive Office Building,Washington, D.C.

Window Safety Film BlastPerformance TestingSan Antonio, Texas

Blast Hazard AnalysisCharles Bennett federal BuildingJacksonville, FL

FBI Building, Washington, D.C.

Public Buildings/Federal FacilitiesHomeland Security:

Loss Control Solutions - Natural Hazard Risk

Earthquake Assessment & Upgrade

Anheuser-Busch Brewery

Hurricane Risk Assessment

Kennedy Space Center

Fermentation Tanks

(Before retrofit)

Tanks after Retrofit

PlantOverview

Program avoided ~ $1B in B.I. that wouldhave resulted in Northridge Earthquake

Wind-pressure Analysis

Cost-Benefit Analysis for Building Upgrades

Program provided NASA with prioritized list ofbuilding upgrades to prevent hurricane damage

USCG R&D Center Support for Gulf Oil Spill Provide Subject Matter Experts to

screen numerous oil detection, response, and remediation technology submissions Alternative response technologies Traditional response technologies Wellhead control and submerged

oil response Damage assessment and

restoration C4ISR improvements to oil

response and detection Reviewed and recommended

disposition for well over 700 technology submissions through the course of the project

Chilean Miner Rescue Effort

ABS Consulting Chile performed a Risk Assessment of the design and construction of the rescue cage used to bring the miners to the surface