Bowtie diagrams clearly display the links between the potential causes, preventative and mitigative controls and consequences of a major accident.
Most risk assessments present a snapshot of the controls in place for a hazard at a given moment in time. What is often missing is the link between the present-day controls and the systems for ensuring they will continue to be effective in the future. This is where our consultants can help.
Our experienced facilitators, either through workshops and/or development of bowties, can help with the identification of risks and the examination of controls or safeguards, ensuring that the bowtie diagrams are not excessively complex as this reduces the ability to be a visual representation of the risk being studied.
Our consultants have extensive knowledge or making a success of the bowtie approach. They can ensure that the following is achieved:
The complete bowtie methodology ensures that risk assessments become a cost-effective method of managing HSSE, rather than just a means of satisfying the Regulator. It is readily understood at all levels in an organisation, from senior managers and operations personnel, to Regulators and members of the public.
All formal Safety Management Systems and Safety Cases require the provision of risk assessment techniques.
Risk assessments range from the quantitative calculations needed to determine the likelihood of a Temporary Refuge surviving an explosion, to the requirement that work teams about to undertake a task must assess the risks of carrying it out.
The risk assessment techniques used must be appropriate to the situation or task to be undertaken, they should result in recommendations or opportunities for improvement, and in some cases the abandonment of the proposed operation.
In a safe, healthy work environment your team will work with confidence, knowing they are well cared for. As a result you will experience high productivity and very limited down-time due to incidents or accidents. Work will be done efficiently while all necessary procedures will be followed to ensure safety.
Bow Tie Pro Limited is able to develop all or part of a Case. It should be remembered that though there are general principles in the development of a Safety Case, and a requirement for certain items to be contained there-in, the regulations are goal-setting so it is up the client how this is actually done.
Bow Tie Pro Limited have experience of many types of risk assessment and are able to act as facilitators and produce reports which are pertinent and of value to their clients.
Bow Tie Pro will guide your way, from identification of possible risks and in-depth review of the causes of incidents to development of comprehensive management systems, preparation and management of key documents and expert project support. We will train and educate your personnel, as a well-prepared team makes safe working.
Bow Tie Pro Limited, with the addition of its specialist in the field, incorporates dedicated Human Factors analysis into the process.
