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Critical Risk Program Red Flags

April 6, 2026

7 Critical Risk Program Red Flags to Watch For Serious incidents rarely occur because organisations were unaware of their hazards, they occur..

Should Process Safety Practitioners be Independent?

March 31, 2026

Why Independence Is Critical in Process Safety In operating environments, we constantly are trying to balance several goals which often can be in..

What Qualifies as a Control in Process Safety?

August 6, 2025

What Is Considered a Control in HAZOP, Bowties, and Safety Assessments? Across many types of safety assessment activities, we are invited to..

Common Bowtie Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

January 13, 2022

Why Many Bowties Fail to Deliver Real Risk Reduction Bowties provide a graphical representation of an incident pathway connecting the causes of..

A Bowtie for Endurance Swimming

June 13, 2020

In the process safety world, the development of bowties are part of the toolkit we have at our disposal to communicate how risks around a specific..

Minimising Risk at Operating Plants

May 23, 2020

How Risk Is Assessed and Reduced in Operating Plants As the understanding of process safety has increased over the last few decades, countries'..