Risk Management Professionals

What Risk Management Professionals does

Risk Management Professionals Inc. (RMP) is a privately-held engineering consulting firm headquartered in Irvine, California, founded in 1995 by Steve Maher, CSP, PE. The firm specializes in process safety and risk management services for industrial facilities handling highly hazardous chemicals, delivering a comprehensive service portfolio that spans Hazard Analyses (HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID, SIL Verification), Regulatory Programs (EPA RMP, OSHA PSM, CalARP, Nevada CAPP, SEMS), Quantitative Risk Assessment, Emergency Action/Response/Operations Plans, Seismic Safety Assessments, CFATS Security Vulnerability Assessments, and municipal services including Hazard Mitigation Plans and grant administration. The underlying technology stack is built around EPA-approved deterministic modeling tools (ALOHA, SCREEN3, SLAB, RMP*Comp), the Risk Assembly QRA platform for linking consequence bins with scenario frequencies, and GIS mapping for hazard analysis, all applied by PE/CSP-credentialed engineers rather than automated systems.

The firm operates a professional services revenue model with project-based, quote-based consulting fees determined by engagement scope, complexity, and client qualifications. Approximately 90% of services are delivered remotely, enabling cost-efficient execution of multi-week Process Hazard Analysis sessions for design-level projects with large distributed teams. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales supplemented by thought leadership: regular presentations at AIChE Global Congress for Process Safety, RETA, and IIAR conferences, technical publications, webinars distributed via LinkedIn and YouTube, and a Mailchimp-managed newsletter. Customer segments span industrial manufacturing and processing, ammonia refrigeration, oil/gas/refining, municipalities and water utilities (populations from thousands to over 24 million), power generation, agricultural facilities, and metal plating/finishing, with named engagements including an Alaskan North Slope oil well compliance audit series, a Southwest refinery covering 27 unique processes/units, an aerospace rocket fuel testing facility, and Midwest biogas and biofuels plants.

Ownership is concentrated with Steve Maher as Principal Engineer and Owner, with no venture capital, private equity, or parent company involvement. The firm has 11-50 employees based on available data, generates all revenue in USD within the United States, and has no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or patents. Operations remain active with ongoing client engagements across multiple regulated verticals, positioning RMP as a niche specialist rather than a scaled platform.

Name

Risk Management Professionals

Legal name

Risk Management Professionals Inc.

Website

https://rmpcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Risk Management Professionals is a privately-held engineering consulting firm founded in 1995 in Irvine, California, providing process safety, hazard analysis, and regulatory compliance services (EPA RMP, OSHA PSM, CalARP) to industrial, refining, refrigeration, municipal water, and aerospace clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services delivered through project-based engagements. Services include Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), compliance audits, regulatory program development, dispersion modeling, emergency planning, and training. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for on-site and remote service delivery, with typical projects involving multi-week engagements for design-level projects with large teams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Risk Management Professionals is an engineering consulting firm that delivers process safety and risk management services to industrial facilities handling hazardous chemicals. Its core offerings include Hazard Analysis (HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID, SIL verification), Regulatory Programs (OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, CalARP, Nevada CAPP, SEMS), Quantitative Risk Assessment (FTA, ETA, consequence modeling), Emergency Action/Response/Operations Plans, Seismic Safety Assessments, CFATS Security Vulnerability Assessments, and municipal Hazard Mitigation Plans. Services are delivered on-site or remotely to enterprise clients in refining, chemicals, ammonia refrigeration, oil and gas, water/wastewater, power, and other process industries.

Product overview

Risk Management Professionals is an established process safety engineering consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of risk assessment and regulatory compliance services. The company provides integrated services including Hazard Analysis (HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID, SIL Verification), Regulatory Programs (PSM, RMP, CalARP, CAPP), Prevention Program Element Development (dispersion modeling, operating procedures, MOC), QRA Services, Emergency Plans, Seismic Safety Assessments, CFATS compliance, Municipal Services, Audits and Analyses, and Other Services. These services are delivered both on-site and remotely (approximately 90% can be provided remotely). The company also provides educational resources including Tech-Tips articles, Webinars, and Publications from industry conferences. As a consulting firm rather than a software vendor, RMP does not offer a software platform but provides expert engineering services using industry-standard methodologies and EPA-approved software tools for modeling and analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hazard Analysis Services Comprehensive hazard identification and analysis services including Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Studies, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) with Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assignment, Hazard Identification (HAZID) Studies, and SIL Verification. Also includes Risk Graph, Bow-Tie, Safety Case, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and Value Engineering methodologies, delivered to industrial facilities handling hazardous chemicals.
• Regulatory Programs Compliance and program development services for OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM), EPA Risk Management Plans (RMP), California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP), Nevada Chemical Accident Prevention Program (CAPP), General Duty Clause Audits, and Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS). RMP has developed CalARP program expertise since the program's 1999 inception in California.
• Prevention Program Element Development Services including dispersion modeling and offsite consequence analysis using EPA-approved software (ALOHA, SCREEN3, SLAB, RMP*Comp), operating procedures development, Management of Change (MOC), regulatory program training, P&ID update and development, incident investigation, emergency preparedness and response training, and hazardous materials inventory and business emergency plans.
• QRA Services Quantitative Risk Assessment services utilizing consequence modeling tools for vapor cloud, fire and explosion hazards, including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analysis (ETA) for detailed failure modeling and scenario frequency derivation. Risk Assembly software is utilized for linking consequence bins with associated scenarios and frequencies to generate societal and individual risk values.
• CFATS Services Security Vulnerability Assessments (SVA) and Site Security Plans (SSP) compliance services for the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, utilizing DHS CSAT SVA Methodology, AIChE CCPS Security Vulnerability Analysis Methodology, Sandia National Laboratories VAM-CF, and API Security Vulnerability Assessment Methodology.
• Emergency Plans Development of Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), and Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) compliant with federal and California state regulations including NIMS and SEMS requirements, for industrial and municipal clients.
• Seismic Safety Assessments Seismic safety assessments required every five years under California Code of Regulations Title 19, evaluating the capacity of seismic support structures of equipment and systems to withstand CalARP demand earthquake forces to prevent releases of regulated substances.
• Municipal Services Services for municipalities and water/wastewater utilities including Hazardous Materials Area Plan (HMAP) development, ICS Training, Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMP) with Benefit-Cost Analysis and GIS Mapping, Risk and Resilience Assessment, Urban Water Management Planning, and Grant Writing and Administration for various government programs.
• Audits and Analyses Regulatory compliance audits provided since 1995, gap analysis to identify compliance improvement areas, and RAGAGEP (Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices) Gap Analysis utilizing industry codes from IIAR, ANSI, API, ASME, and ASTM, for refineries, chemical facilities, and other process industry operators.
• Other Services Additional services including Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (IIPP) for California OSHA compliance, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans per EPA regulations, and American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards implementation including API RP 752/753 facility siting and API RP 754 Process Safety Performance Indicators Audit.

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stonehouse Process Safety: Stonehouse provides process safety management consulting including HAZOP, LOPA, QRA, and PSM audits for industrial clients. A direct niche peer in the same PSM/HAZOP consulting category serving chemical, refining, and pharmaceutical operators.
• DEKRA Process Safety: DEKRA Process Safety is a global PSM consultancy offering process hazard analysis, QRA, and regulatory compliance services. Closely comparable to RMP's PSM/RMP/CalARP service portfolio with similar methodology (HAZOP, LOPA, FTA/ETA) and enterprise client base.
• ioMosaic: ioMosaic is a process safety and risk management consulting firm offering HAZOP/LOPA facilitation, QRA, and process safety software (MIST). Directly comparable to RMP in PSM service scope, methodology (HAZOP, LOPA, FTA), and target customers in chemical and oil & gas.
• AcuTech Consulting Group: AcuTech is a specialized process safety, security, and emergency management consultancy serving chemical, petrochemical, and oil & gas clients. Comparable in PSM/RMP consulting scope and regulatory focus (OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, CFATS) to RMP.
• Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants (BakerRisk): BakerRisk specializes in consequence analysis, explosion and fire testing, and QRA services for hazardous facilities. Comparable to RMP in QRA, dispersion modeling, and process safety consulting for chemical and energy clients.

Broad incumbents

• Jensen Hughes: Jensen Hughes is a large fire protection, security, and risk engineering consultancy with process safety capabilities. Comparable to RMP in fire/explosion and process safety consulting but with a far broader service portfolio and global footprint.
• Trinity Consultants: Trinity Consultants provides EHS and regulatory compliance consulting including air quality, safety, and process safety services. Comparable to RMP in regulatory PSM/RMP consulting but with a much broader EHS portfolio.
• ABS Group: ABS Group provides risk and reliability, safety, and asset integrity consulting across industrial and marine sectors. Overlaps with RMP in PSM/QRA/risk engineering but operates as a much larger, broader consulting portfolio.
• Exponent: Exponent is a large engineering and scientific consulting firm with significant practice in failure analysis, risk assessment, and process safety. Overlaps with RMP's QRA and hazard analysis work for industrial clients but at much larger scale and broader scientific scope.

Emerging players

• GexCon: GexCon is a process safety consultancy specializing in dispersion, explosion, and fire modeling using tools like FLACS. Comparable to RMP's QRA and dispersion modeling work, with stronger software/tech orientation and more limited US PSM/RMP regulatory practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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