About Wolters Kluwer 7 @ Wolters Kluwer Q Back to Home > Back to Solutions > Back to Enablon > Back to Bowtie Suite > BowTiexP BowTieXP Creating bo diagrams has never been easier. Take the next step in risk assessment. Request Free Trial > Bowtie Suite Menu Vv BowTieXP feature overview A What is BowTieXP? What is BowTiexP? BowTieXP is the most used risk assessment software that is based on the bowtie method. It enables you to easily create bowtie diagrams to assess risk. BowTieXP is unique in its ability to visualize complex risks in a way that is understandable, yet also allows for detailed risk-based improvement plans.understandable picture. The diagram is shaped like a bowtie, creating a clear differentiation between the proactive and reactive side of risk management. In BowTieXP, the bowtie diagram provides you with an overview of multiple plausible incident scenarios and shows what barriers you have in place to control these scenarios. BowTieXP software is developed with the end-user in mind, making it one of the most user- friendly risk assessment tools. It is easy to create a diagram in BowTieXP, but the software also enables you to maintain the diagram so it will always represent the current status of your safety barriers, Structure knowledge Structure knowledge The bowtie method structures major hazards of your organization and gives you a clear overview of how your hazards are controlled. The barriers in the bowtie diagram show what controls you have in place to prevent, mitigate or eliminate major consequences from happening. Making people responsible for barriers makes transparent what everybody is supposed to do to operate safely. When operational staff is involved in the development of a bowtie, accurate daily operation information is included and this way staff will take ownership of the bowtiesSystem (SMS) on the diagram. Each activity can be traced back to the barrier it is supporting. The SMS exists primarily in identifying safety critical activities, undertaken to assure the on-going integrity of risk barriers. Displaying all data on the bowtie enables everyone to see the complete risk context, together with the activities they are responsible for. {=|Crash into deep water resulting in entrapment ‘Competence in confined space |Responsible: TR - [Training Manager Visualizing Safety Management System (SMS) on a bowtie diagram, Analyze and assess Analyze and assess Once you have built a bowtie diagram, you can analyze and assess the safety barriers that you've implemented. Various categories can be linked to these barriers to identify amongst others the effectiveness, type or accountability of each barrier. Analyze the barrier effectiveness to get instant visual insight into the strength of your barriers. In BowTieXP barrier effectiveness is often shown with a traffic light color code, but this is customizable to your needs.organization and decrease the likelihood of common mode failure. Accountability can be linked to barriers via customizable job titles. This helps to get insight into which people are responsible for the performance of safety barriers. It makes transparent what everybody is supposed to do to operate safely and increases ownership of barrier performance. Barrier effectiveness Intoxicated driving riodic medical examination for professional drivers Breath alcoho! ignition| DR Doctor EN Engineer ' Barrier type ' Barrier accountability In BowTieXP you can easily generate risk matrices to assess if you've adequately controlled all your risks in a visual way. The risk matrices can easily be customized to company standards. Inherent and residual risk assessments allow demonstration of improvement in risk levels. Easy to read & communicate Easy to read & communicate Bowtie diagrams ensure easy risk communication by making the risk visual and understandable on the right abstraction level. To distribute the bowtie diagrams, organizations are using posters, pocketbooks and leaflets for example to highlight key risk control issues. Web-based bowtie diagrams are also increasingly a part of online training and information systems. This makes sure that risk communication is fully integrated into the organization.‘A bowtie diagram that only shows the information relevant for the HSE manager. Besides being easy to understand, bowties also provide an overview and insight in risk analysis and assessment. This is due to the fact that bowtie diagrams reduce complexity to a manageable size without losing context and focus on the critical elements, The bowtie diagram can be communicated to every department within your organization, using several filter options in the software. Filters allow you to decide which information you want to display on your diagram, without deleting any information. For example, you can filter the diagram on a specific job title to show the relevant information for this particular accountable person, Bowtie diagrams can also be used to demonstrate that risks are being controlled, This provides management with the assurance that risks are being managed properly. This was the primary driver for the implementation of the approach within Shell in the mid-1990's. Because of the visual power of the bowtie diagram, many regulators in various industries recommend bowtie diagrams to be used in safety studies or safety cases, User-friendly diagrams User-friendly diagrams Building a diagram in BowTieXP is easy and user-friendly. When hovering over elements, plus buttons will appear which allows you to add new bowtie elements. These plus buttons make the software more intuitive and much faster to use. It is possible to adjust your bowtie any time andand dropping’ functionality. Hi ga pedestrian/ Losing cyclist -|] control over |{- the vehicle 22) +)Crash into deep water resulting in entrapment One example of a user-friendly functionality in BowTieXP is ‘group editing” This feature allows you to select multiple elements in your diagrams for bulk editing. For example, if you want to set criticality, or edit the text on 15 barriers at once. 4. =P Bowie Groups 4b Road Safety P~ @|RS-HOI Diving a vehicle /Losingconbioloverhevericle SSS co Undo (Delete Incident) Redo Ctrisy Eat Hazards Fa 2 9 Ss ol i @f #9 &- @ aviation oP Maritime