Introduction by Sofema Online

Introduction to Bowtie Risk Assessment Methodology

Bowtie is a risk evaluation method that can be used to analyze and demonstrate causal relationships in high-risk scenarios, in addition to enable an understanding of the control scenarios by identifying control measures.

The assessment of the bowtie elements facilitates the identification of the safety and risk priorities. Providing a visual interpretation of how improvements can be enabled and understood throughout the aviation system.

Bowtie is a visual tool that effectively depicts risk providing an opportunity to identify and assess the key safety barriers either in place or lacking between a safety event and an unsafe outcome.