OREANDA-NEWS. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today the continued rapid growth of its Process Safety Compliance business, following several recent contract awards to help clients comply with ANSI/ISA 84/61511, the global standard for process and functional safety.

These awards include multi-year programs to retrofit and add new safety instrumented systems (SIS) at refineries and chemical plants worldwide. Jacobs is providing smart engineering solutions, process safety management services and integrated project delivery that enable plant owners to increase facility reliability, enhance operability and comply with the latest regulations.

In making the announcement, Jacobs President Petroleum and Chemicals Gary Mandel stated, “We are pleased to support these critical, life-saving programs. We bring our unparalleled expertise executing such compliance projects, along with a commitment to helping our clients equip their plants with state-of-the-art process and functional safety systems.”

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional and construction services.

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