Monthly Retainer Service

PSM expertise on-call for the life of your project.

Long construction projects generate a constant stream of PSM questions, MOC reviews, and engineering safety decisions. PSM On-Call gives you a senior process safety resource available throughout the project — without the overhead of a full-time hire.

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The Problem

Capital projects generate PSM questions every week. Most go unanswered.

A typical 18-month construction project generates hundreds of engineering decisions with process safety implications: a field routing change that affects a relief scenario, a vendor substitution that changes a SIL-rated device, a schedule compression that shortens a commissioning step.

Most project teams don't have a dedicated PSM resource on staff. When a question comes up, it either gets answered by whoever is available — or it doesn't get answered at all. Both outcomes create risk.

PSM On-Call puts a senior process safety professional in your corner for a fixed monthly fee — available when you need a real answer, without waiting for a new contract to be signed.

What Clients Use PSM On-Call For

MOC package review before approval · Quick-turn P&ID safety questions · HAZOP action item clarification · SIS/SIL question resolution · Commissioning sequence safety review · Subcontractor PSM deliverable review · Incident or near-miss initial assessment · PSSR scope questions · Vendor drawing safety review

Response Commitment

Standard: response within one business day for documentation review requests; same-day for urgent questions. For startup or commissioning situations with time pressure, we prioritize accordingly. Your project is not in a queue behind someone else's — retainer clients get direct access.

Retainer Tiers

Three levels of support — scoped to your project.

All tiers include direct access to a principal, a monthly summary of activities and open items, and carry-over of unused hours within the retainer period. Minimum engagement: 3 months.

Advisory

$3,500

/ month · 8 hours included

For projects that need a process safety resource available for questions and light document review — without ongoing deliverable production.

8 hours/month direct access
MOC package review (up to 4/month)
Phone/email Q&A — same-day response
Monthly 30-min project safety call
HAZOP action item tracking support

Project Support

$7,500

/ month · 20 hours included

The most common tier for active construction projects. Covers regular deliverable review, MOC support, and participation in project safety meetings.

20 hours/month direct access
MOC package review (unlimited)
Weekly or bi-weekly project safety call
P&ID review — ongoing updates
Commissioning sequence review
Incident / near-miss initial assessment
PSSR planning support

Embedded

$14,000

/ month · 40 hours included

For complex projects requiring a de facto in-house PSM function. Principal-level support for the full project safety program during active construction and commissioning.

40 hours/month — effectively part-time embed
Full MOC program management
Weekly project team participation
Ongoing HAZOP action register management
SIS/SIL review support
Commissioning hazard review leadership
PSSR leadership and sign-off support
PSM program development

Custom Scoping Available

The tiers above are starting points. If your project needs something different — a short-duration intensive during commissioning, a specific deliverable-plus-support package, or multi-project coverage — we'll scope it to fit. Contact us and describe what you need.

What You Get

Not a ticket system. A person who knows your project.

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Direct Principal Access

You have the cell number and email of the principal assigned to your project. Not a project coordinator. Not a support desk. The person who does the work.

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Project Context Retention

We maintain a project file — P&IDs, HAZOP records, MOC log, open action items. Each interaction builds on what came before. You don't re-explain your project every time you have a question.

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Fast-Turn MOC Review

Construction MOC packages reviewed and returned within 24 hours. We keep you moving without creating a bottleneck in your change approval process.

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Monthly Summary Report

Every month: a written summary of activities, open items, closed items, and any emerging safety concerns we want to flag for your project management team.

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Rollover Hours

Unused hours within a month roll forward to the next. Quiet months don't penalize you. Busy commissioning months don't surprise you.

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Startup Priority

Retainer clients get scheduling priority during startup and commissioning — the periods when process safety questions are most time-critical and most likely to arise simultaneously.