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IEC 31010:2019IEC

Risk management — Risk assessment techniques

The catalogue of methods: over forty techniques, from fault tree analysis to bow-tie, from HAZOP to Bayesian analysis, each with its conditions of use and limitations. The tool for choosing a method rather than repeating the one you know.

Official text

Who it applies to

  • Risk analysts
  • Safety and reliability engineers
  • Scenario workshop facilitators

Structuring points

  • Bow-tie links causes, top event and consequences — the most committee-readable technique
  • Scenario analysis suits situations where historical data is absent
  • No technique substitutes for the quality of the people around the table

Selecting and applying risk assessment techniques.