S-OIL, Utilizing Digital Solutions and AI... Innovating Factory Safety Management

Improving Process Safety and Operational Risk Management Through Digital Solutions
Establishing a World-Class Digital-Based Safety Management System

S-OIL (CEO: Anwar Al Hizazi) announced on the 4th that it is building a world-class digital-based safety management system by introducing PSORMS (Process Safety & Operational Risk Management Solution).

S-OIL employees are managing and identifying workplace hazards by performing PSORMS electronic work permit tasks using explosion-proof tablets at the Onsan plant. Photo by S-OIL

PSORMS is one of the core solutions of the S-imoms (S-OIL Integrated Manufacturing Operation Management System) project, which S-OIL is carrying out to maximize operational efficiency and transform the Onsan Plant into a smart plant with world-class competitiveness.

S-OIL successfully completed the first phase of S-imoms, a project to digitalize the entire plant operation system including production, equipment, maintenance, inspection, and safety, and has started the second phase aiming for completion in the first quarter of 2026.

The first phase of PSORMS was promoted in collaboration with DNV, a global leader providing digital solutions for risk and safety management, and was officially launched in May 2024.

Through this, various achievements have been made such as creating a safe working environment, improving regulatory compliance, systematic safety management of partner companies, and enhancing work efficiency using web and mobile devices.

Moreover, it is composed of an energy isolation verification module that ensures the safety of the working environment, a real-time linked monitoring module for safety devices and work status, and a JSA (Job Safety Analysis) module that systematically manages potential hazards and safety measure implementation at each detailed work step, earning recognition for establishing a smart safety work system.

In particular, the JSA module applies generative AI technology trained on over 2,800 standard job hazard analysis data, past accident cases, and injury and fatality risk factors, enabling more precise risk assessments that contribute to preventing safety accidents and improving process stability.

S-OIL plans to expand the application of AI technology to other modules of PSORMS in the future.

The second phase of PSORMS consists of eight modules including change management, incident management, process hazard analysis, emergency preparedness and response, and partner management, and is being promoted on the same platform as the first phase, based on the DNV Synergi Life platform.

S-OIL expects that upon completion of PSORMS phase 2, its digital-based process safety and operational risk management solution will achieve world-class competitiveness.

An S-OIL official stated, “S-imoms PSORMS is a project that implements S-OIL’s safety management philosophy through digital solutions,” and added, “We will establish a world-class process safety and operational risk management system through a solution that harmonizes technology, safety, and people.”

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