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Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk) is an international provider of integrated engineering, consulting, research and development, incident investigation, and risk assessment for government agencies and private companies dealing with hazardous materials. The company is headquarted in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, and all throughout the United States.

BakerRisk began with the merger of Wilfred Baker Engineering, Inc. and Energy Chemical Risk Consultants, Inc. in January of 2001. Wilfred Baker Engineering was started by Dr. Wilfred Baker in 1984 carrying out engineering design and consulting work for companies worldwide. Energy Chemical Risk Consultants, Inc. was a process safety, risk management, and fire protection specialized company that was founded in 1989.

BakerRisk was created in January 2001 with the merger of Wilfred Baker Engineering, Inc. (WBE) an engineering design and consulting firm, and Energy Chemical Risk Consultants, Inc. (ECRC) a process safety, risk management, and fire protection specialist. BakerRisk is divided into three main sectors: Blast, Structures, and Process Safety.

Blast
The blast department is responsible for predicting and modeling the effect of explosions, such as blast pressures and impulses, and coming up with ways to prevent or mitigate the damage. The blast department has a testing facility located in Texas where they perform controlled explosions and gather data to better predict the effect of plant explosions. HAZOP

Structures
The structures department models facilities in CAD as well as in the company's software SafeSite  ®

Process Safety
The process safety department works with clients to help them understand the risks