Published Jul 29, 2026 | Last updated Jul 30, 2026 | Barrier Management, Industry
Major industrial accidents rarely come down to a single failure. In every case, such as Piper Alpha, Texas City, Buncefield, and Deepwater Horizon, investigators found that several protective measures failed at once, and not that one system broke down in isolation....
Published Jul 4, 2025 | Last updated May 8, 2026 | Industry, OpenRisk
In the energy sector, the presence of hazardous substances such as toxic gas releases is a reality. Among these, toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), ammonia (NH₃), or chlorine (Cl₂) pose invisible yet deadly risks to workers, the environment, and surrounding...
Published Jul 2, 2025 | Last updated May 8, 2026 | Industry, OpenRisk
Bowtie diagrams are a graphic tool that are shaped like a bow-tie. Bowtie’s are centered around an unwanted event (top event) with preventative barriers to the left and mitigating barriers to the right of the top event. In this way, the bowtie visualises how threats...
