Excessive risk aversion: has risk management gone too far? Is society becoming too risk adverse? Sensible risk managment is the solution, explains Steve Pearson.
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Risk-based audits in the construction industry Many checklist-based audits don't add any value. Andy Harding describes a risk-based approach for large construction projects
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Shepherds delight: A new resource for explosion exceedance. Steve Lewis introduces SHEPHERD software for faster and easier explosion analysis of refineries and petrochemical plant.
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All change: the implications of train operator transfers. Gary White outlines the business risks associated with changes in ownership of the UK's train operating franchises.
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Managing competence - understanding change in changing times Managing competence - understanding change in changing times
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Nuclear Plant Modification Assessment Tool (PMAT) More is not always better and better is not always necessary. Rob Steer presents a tool to help decide.
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Safe and secure travel. Sheryl Hurst outlines BHP Billiton's new emergency communication centre to support the safety of their globe-traveling staff.
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Getting the best out of consultants (part 2) Can't live with them, can't live without them. Part 2 of Gareth Ellor's advice on how to get the best out of consultants
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Risk-based decision making Greg Davidson outlines the risk-based decision-making process and its application
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Active risk management Robin Currie outlines the importance of actions rather than words for successful risk management.
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Which QRA software? Steve Lewis investigates QRA software for onshore and offshore oil & gas facilities.
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Getting the best out of consultants (Part 1) Can't live with them, can't live without them. Gareth Ellor describes how to get the best out of consultants
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If only Daedalus had known about Tripod Dr Jop Groeneweg re-examines the first documented aviation accident, the death of Icarus.
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Lessons learned from the real world application of the bow-tie method Sheryl Hurst explains how to get the most out of the increasingly popular bow-tie risk management method.
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From engineering safety to competency Ian Woodward has been busy training the trainers in Network Rail's emergency radio system.
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Major milestone for Astute berthing project Steve Pearson describes the major milestone reached in the Astute class nuclear submarine berthing project at Faslane.
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Accidents waiting to happen Andy Lidstone looks into the Tripod Theory to explain why it is important to not only understand what happened, but also why it happened.
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The best in planning for the worst …assuring business continuity Less than 5% of business continuity plans are invoked due to terrorism. Instead, business interruptions are much more likely to result from power failure, equipment failure, loss of key personnel and skills or supplier failure. By Gareth Book
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In sickness and in health - the application of health risk assessment For many companies reducing health risks is a priority and the same techniques can be applied to identify, assess and manage the causes of ill-health at work. By Sheryl Hurst
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What is Authorisation in the Ministry of Defence? Greg Davidson introduces the authorisation regime in the UK defence industry.
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Achieving order from chaos Managing regulatory risks in complex projects, by Steve Pearson
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Winning Hearts and Minds Steve Lewis introduces the Hearts & Minds and Tripod tools which help to understand your HSE culture, manage rule breaking and improve supervisory skills
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Greg Davidson introduces the impact of the NDA in managing the nuclear legacy in the UK.
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Location, location, location In response to increasing client demands for facility layout studies at the conceptual design stage, Risktec has developed a Layout Assessment Tool. By Rob Steer
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So what is ALARP? Steve Hendrie summarises the ALARP principle
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Risk management by competency Alan Hoy explains the benefits of competency in risk management
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Undertaking a cost effective PSA Steve Hendrie explains some of the key issues in conducting cost-effective probabilistic safety assessments for major hazard facilities.
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Assessing offshore explosions Andy Harding explains how Risktec has developed a practical and cost-effective approach to assessing and mitigating explosions.
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When is ALARP ALARP? Greg Davidson discusses what it means to demonstrate that risks are ALARP
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Good planning will offer rail benefits Safety support to the development of a new radio communication system for Railtrack.
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Letter from Vienna: The future of nuclear energy. Ian Facer, a former Risktec Solutions consultant, now employed by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, gives a personal view of the way ahead for the nuclear energy industry
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Flameproofing An economic, modern standards approach to the fire assessment of nuclear submarines.
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Risk recognition keeps industry safely wrapped up against the cold Risktec helps to solve problems in some of the world's extreme environments - Sakhalin and the Caspian Sea
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Risktec applies REPPIR to radiation emergency planning Implications of the new UK legislation for emergency planning at nuclear sites
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Deterministic or probabilistic analysis? Pros and cons of the different approaches to risk analysis
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Demonstrating how hazards are being properly managed Introducing the bow-tie methodology
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Texas City Refinary Explosion Kris Smith from our Houston office reports on the findings of the Baker Panel report
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The New Safety Assessment Principles Has the UK's nuclear safety regulator moved the goal posts? Greg Davison investigates.
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Societal Risk Criteria Steve Lewis reviews the usefulness of safety criteria for multiple fatalities, a challenging topic for both operators and regulators.
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Top Ten Secrets of Knowledge Management Gary Cairns demystifies the world of knowledge management.
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The Rise and Rise of Liquefied Natural Gas The economic importance of LNG is steadily rising. Andy Harding takes a look at the hazards of the interesting commodity.
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Integrated Safety and Security Is the time right for Safety and security
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Blown Away: The End of Chapelcross Cooling Towers Davy Howie reports on the recent demolition of the cooling towers at the Chapelcross nuclear power station.
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Affordable Software Safety - More for Less As the ubiquity of Safety critical software increases, does the spell spiralling safety case costs? Kevin Charnock unveils a new affordable approach to software safety assessment.
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Launch of the Management Toolbox Wouldn't it be nice if Management came in a box? Well now they do.
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