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Risk Assessment with the Bow-tie Diagrams
The Bow-tie method for the risk assessment create diagram that visualise the risk and hazards you are dealing with in a single clear picture. The diagram seems just like a bow tie, with the 'knot' showing the point where control over a hazard is lost. To the left of the 'knot' the threats and the measures to control them are shown. To the right are the possible consequences of the hazard scenario, along with the possible control measures to limit or nullify them.
The bow tie methodology have developed in the offshore oil and gas sector in the 1990s. Today it is used by organisations including the Office of Rail and Road, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Military Aviation Authority.
A hazard is a source or a situation with the potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill-health, damage to property, damage to the environment, or a combination of these.
Hazards at work may include or reduced ability to perform an action as intended, adaptation problems to new destroy technologies, noisy machinery, a moving forklift, chemicals, electricity, working at heights, a repetitive job, healty, or inappropriate behaviour that adversely affects a worker’s safety and health.
An unwanted event (Top Event) is a situation or condition where there is a loss of control of the hazard that leads to harm.
Bow-tie diagrams help us to visualize 'Top Event' environment. We can analysis our hazard in one picture. Causes and Consequences of 'Top Event', barriers, mitigations even escalation factors and escalation factor barriers is in the only one diagram.
Business leaders will need to determine when, how, and whether to take advantage of new technologies—and be prepared to move quickly when others use emerging technologies to mount challenges. Adopting disruptive technologies entails risks, and managing these risks will be critically important. Internally, organisational effectiveness and cohesion could suffer as some jobs are trans- formed—or eliminated—by technology. By working with employees and redesigning jobs to focus on higher-value skills—and by invest- ing in workforce development—companies can minimise these risks. External risks include reputational risk and consumer resistance, as well as safety and regulatory issues. Business leaders need to strike a careful balance as they adopt new technologies; they must be thoughtful about risk, but they should also manage these risks without stifling potential.
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