Silicon Wafer Manufacture

4 Square provided a full DSEAR compliance and audit service for a major multi-national silicon wafer manufacturer. These services were provided at the request of the client which was seeking to ensure that process and operational safety had been maximised.

4 Square Engineering provided the services listed below:

• Chaired process plant HAZOP study for gas bunker, gas management, reactors
• Carried out DSEAR gap analysis of process plant
• Carried out plant equipment inspection / audit
• Reviewed existing hazardous area classification
• Provided policy for preventing ignition from portable electronic devices
• Reviewed existing DSEAR risk assessments

Following successful completion of the HAZOP and audit processes, improvement measures were identified and implemented to the satisfaction of the regulatory body (HSE).