Bow-tie hazard management
Most risk assessments present a snapshot of the controls in place for a hazard at a particular moment in time. What is often missing is the link between the controls as they are today and the systems for ensuring they will continue to be effective tomorrow.
Risktec consultants are world leaders in the use of the bow-tie method to overcome this problem. The method is easy to understand, encourages involvement and ownership, and enables the practical implementation of hazard management at the operational level, through responsibilities for hardware, procedural and competence systems. Our bow-tie services include:
- Developing bow-ties for HSSE or business risks
- Facilitating bow-tie workshops
- Training in the bow-tie method and software tools
- Layers of protection analysis (LOPA)
- Identifying safety-critical elements and competency requirements
- Developing bow-tie information for hazard and risk awareness
- Incident investigation
- Management control reviews
- Developing audit protocols
We use the software tool to efficiently implement the complete bowtie methodology.
"The bow-tie is readily understood at all levels in an organisation and creates ownership of the hazard management process"