Bio

Dr Andrew Franks is currently a Decarbonisation Risk Specialist working in Lloyd's Register's Maritime Decarbonisation Hub. He is a Chartered Engineer, being a Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and has an honours degree and a PhD in Chemistry. Over the period 2014 to 2021 he was closely involved with HiLo Maritime Risk Management, initially as the project manager and technical lead for the LR Consulting team supporting the project, and subsequently as Chief Science Officer on secondment from LR. His responsibilities included development and maintenance of precursor risk models for tankers, containerships and bulk carriers. Andrew has over 30 years experience in risk assessment and related areas, particularly with respect to onshore major hazards. Andrew has conducted numerous quantitative risk assessment (QRA) studies on a wide range of installations handling toxic and flammable materials. Andrew has also managed many projects in support of the preparation of Seveso safety reports. Latterly Andrew has become involved in applying risk assessment / risk management skills to a variety of industry sectors, including LNG, power and marine. After a period in the chemical industry, Andrew began working on risk assessments when he was a consultant with AEA Technology Consultancy Services (based in UK) where he was involved in hazard identification and risk analysis studies of onshore and offshore plants. Andrew later worked as a specialist inspector in the Major Hazards Assessment Unit (and also as a field inspector in northern England) with the UK government’s Health and Safety Executive. Andrew has delivered training courses on risk assessment (in particular quantitative aspects) in the UK and overseas. Specialties: Risk assessment, QRA, consequence analysis, frequency analysis, safety reports, occupied buildings, land use planning