‘Learning from incidents’, ‘barrier analysis’ and ‘critical controls’ have become popular statements in various industries. Understanding these concepts is a different ball game (or correctly stated a different software game). In fact, this ‘game’ was developed using ancient civilization defence mechanisms and goes back as far as the middle ages, illuminating the nature of ‘barrier’ [...]
Enablon’s software received the highest overall score for product capabilities among 22 other vendors Wolters Kluwer’s Enablon, included in the Health & Safety and Operational Risk Management (EHS/ORM) business unit that CGE Risk is part of, has been named as a Leader in EHS software by the independent research firm Verdantix in its Green Quadrant [...]
In 2020 we proudly launched our version 10 software, on which we have received loads of positive feedback from satisfied customers. But not every customer experienced a transition without any bumps. We’ve identified the number one issue that arose and would like to pose it to you transparently, in order to pro-actively reach out in [...]
Creating a clear safety policy surrounding your operations can be a real challenge. It was MIT professor Edgar Schein, who reasoned that only when there is sufficient understanding of the existing risks within all layers of the organization, a company can move its focus forward towards innovating, changing, and creating a desirable culture for its [...]
Welcome to the final article in the series. If you have read the last few articles and you are not already involved in a CCM initiative, then you have been given some image of the work required to set it up. One of the reasons for writing this series was to provide an image of [...]
Increase awareness & understanding with playing cards and bowties It is vital that all stakeholders – both internal and external (who may fall outside corporate process safety training strategies) are engaged and equipped to ensure they play their part in sustaining the integrity of assets that they may be involved with and/or be impacted by. [...]
This year definitely had its ups and downs. We like to focus on the positives with our best of 2020! In this second part of the series, we list our top 3 most watched videos. Which content has proven to be popular over the past year? 1 - Connected by Risk Up first, the broadcast [...]
There you are – standing in your kitchen, wearing your most jolly bowtie – surrounded by culinary ingredients you never even knew existed. Why did you promise to cook the Christmas turkey again? It is the most wonderful time of the year and as households around the globe are making their preparations and gathering ingredients [...]
Learning how to make risk-based decisions using bowties The risk manager's dilemma When is ‘safe’, ‘safe enough’? In other words, when is the risk we’re taking within acceptable limits? That’s the question that lies at the heart of a risk manager’s task. You carefully weigh the risk and the amount of barriers (i.e. risk reduction [...]
Although the year isn’t over yet, it is safe to say which blogs have been best read in the year 2020. Overall themes? Turning your Excel into a bowtie diagram, dealing with COVID-19, and the abuse of bowties and how to prevent it. Grab a cup of coffee and find our top 3 below. 1 [...]
