Control System Audits
Autopro's Control System Audit service offering aligns with our relationship-focused business and is a component of our high-value, system lifecycle project and support services to assist our customers in identifying and mitigating risk within their operations.
Our "vendor-neutral" software and equipment philosophy enables Autopro to evaluate equipment and systems from an unbiased perspective, providing our customers with a high-value report and associated recommendations that addresses safety, operability, reliability, maintainability, and adherence to corporate standards, industry best practices and legal regulations.
Autopro's proven audit methodology can be customized to address exact client asset requirements including instrumentation, electrical, automation, applications and network systems.
Autopro's audit process encompasses a combination of site inspections, stakeholder interviews, and documentation reviews, including, but not limited to:
- Review of system documentation
- Review of control system architecture(s)
- Review of network and communications infrastructure
- Review of automation system(s) programming related to known standards, control narratives and shutdown keys
- Review of Operator Interface configuration related to control narratives, functionality, and alarm management
- Review of system maintenance and Management of Change (MOC) procedures
- Identification of general system operability and functionality issues
- Identification of general system maintenance and reliability issues
- Identification of general safety issues related to the system(s) being evaluated
The end result of the audit process is to produce a report that identifies and documents deficiencies, prioritizes recommendations, and provides associated cost estimates to rectify identified system deficiencies.