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Bowtie

Bowties can be used to fulfil certain SMS goals in an appropriate, efficient and consistent way
About bowtie

About bowtie

Find out about bowties origins, and where in the industry it's used

  • Introduction to bowtie
  • What does bowtie show?
  • How does bowtie work?
  • Who is using bowtie?
  • Where did bowtie come from?
  • CAA Strategy for Bowtie Risk Models
Bowtie elements

Bowtie elements

The bowtie model and the process by which it is put together follows eight basic steps

  • Hazard
  • Top events
  • Threats
  • Consequences
  • Prevention controls
  • Recovery controls
  • Escalation factors
  • Escalation factor controls
Creating a simple bowtie

Creating a simple bowtie

Make a bowtie that is tailored to your needs

  • Building your own risk model
  • Getting the best content
Identifying safety risk priorities

Identifying safety risk priorities

Once the basic bowtie elements are created, additional safety insights can be developed

  • Control effectiveness
  • Control function and criticality
  • Control ownership and type
  • Threat exposure
Implementing bowtie into safety management

Implementing bowtie into safety management

  • Overview
  • Keeping bowtie active
  • Using bowtie within a risk matrix and hazard log
Bowtie templates

Bowtie templates

Create, customise, download

  • How were the templates created?
  • Access the bowtie templates
  • Bowtie document library
  • How to develop a bowtie risk assessment model
  • How to customise the bowtie templates
  • Targeted safety improvements

 

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