News & Events

February 19, 2019 – A technical presentation on process safety and personal safety by David A. Jones of JCL Risk Services and Jeffrey J. Ansel, CSP of JCL Safety Services was selected for the upcoming 32nd Annual Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Seminar & Industry Trade Show in Galveston, TX on June 5, 2019. This event […]

February 19, 2019 – A technical paper by David A. Jones and Jim C., Lefler, CSP of JCL Risk Services and Eric Biggs, CSP of JCL Safety Services was selected for presentation at the upcoming 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) in New Orleans, LA on April 1, 2019. Their presentation is titled “A […]

February 19, 2019 – A technical presentation on personal and process safety by Jim C. Lefler, CSP and David A. Jones of JCL Risk Services was selected for the upcoming 2019 SynGas Conference in The Woodlands, TX (North of Houston) on March 13, 2019. Their presentation is titled “Questioning – an Effective Strategy for Improving […]

December 1, 2018 – JCL Risk Services has completed a two-year assignment for a major Texas Gulf Coast refinery, performing a series of Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) revalidations (all “re-dos”) along with initial PHAs for key Capital Project Management of Change (MOC) Reviews. Each PHA employed the rigorous Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Study methodology (now […]

April 20th, 2018 – JCL Risk Services’ Team made up of Timothy Melton, PH.D PE, and Kay Modi, Senior Process Safety Consultant presented a paper (see link below) at SynGas 2018 in Tulsa, OK. Their work is titled “Process Equipment Buildings: Manageable Risk or Danger Lurking for Synthetic Gas Processes?”

June 6, 2017 – JCL Safety Services/Risk Services just successfully completed their first performance review with the BP Contractor Management team assigned to our companies at the Whiting, Indiana refinery. The meeting went well and we received good comments on our people that are providing safety resources for projects, turnarounds and supporting the plant by […]

January 12, 2017 – JCL Risk Services was announced by a major Midwest refinery to provide contract PSM Services for the facility. Several personnel are expected to be utilized for ongoing support and services.

January 7, 2017 – A major pipeline company has awarded PHA reviews of operations in several states to JCL Risk Services. “Our consultants continue to provide superior services and expertise which results in repeat business from customers,” says Jim Lefler, President & CEO for JCL Risk Services.

December 5, 2016 – “We are excited to continue to build our West Coast presence with yet another award for services in the Bay Area,” cites Jim Lefler, President & CEO for JCL Risk Services. Major refining companies are continuing to select JCL to review PHA’s and update or revalidate. As one client says, “we […]

August 29, 2016 – Two major refineries in the Midwest have asked JCL Risk Services to develop updated procedures for Facility Siting Studies and to perform these reviews at their plant sites. The clients indicated that the expertise in reviewing existing event potentials and modeling consequences were key criteria in selecting JCL.