From bowtie analysis to critical control management, HSES builds risk frameworks your supervisors actually use — grounded in operational experience across Australian resources, energy and civil projects.
A risk register that nobody reads is a liability, not a control. HSES builds risk management frameworks that connect identified risks to specific, verifiable controls — and to the people accountable for keeping those controls alive in the field.
Not every risk deserves a bowtie. Good risk management is proportionate: deep, structured analysis for the events that can kill people or stop the business; lightweight, fast tools for routine task risk. We help you build that tiered structure so your supervisors aren’t drowning in paperwork for low-consequence work while material risks go under-analysed.
For mining clients, our frameworks align with principal hazard management plan requirements and critical control expectations under mining safety legislation. For construction and general industry, we align with the WHS Act, the model Codes of Practice and ISO 31000.
Step 1 — Scope. A free scoping call to understand your operation, your existing risk documentation and the outcome you need.
Step 2 — Workshop and analyse. Facilitated sessions with the people who actually do the work — operators, maintainers and supervisors, not just managers.
Step 3 — Build. Registers, bowties, critical control standards and verification tools, delivered in formats your team will actually use.
Step 4 — Embed. Training for risk owners, verification scheduling and a review cadence so the framework stays current.
We work across WRAC, HAZID, JHA/JSEA, bowtie analysis and semi-quantitative risk matrices, aligned with ISO 31000 and WHS legislation. The methodology is chosen to fit the decision being made — not the other way around.
Critical control management (CCM) identifies the small number of controls that materially prevent or mitigate fatal and catastrophic events, defines what 'good' looks like for each, and builds verification and reporting so leaders know those controls are actually in place. It is the core of modern fatality prevention in mining and heavy industry.
Yes. Workshops are most effective on site with the crews who do the work, and we facilitate across Australia — metro, regional and remote, FIFO where needed. Remote facilitation is available where travel doesn't stack up.
Yes. We develop and review principal hazard management plans and the supporting risk assessments and critical control frameworks required under Australian mining safety legislation.
A focused single-site register is typically two to four weeks including workshops and documentation. Multi-site or principal-hazard-level programs are scoped individually, with fixed pricing agreed before work starts.
Tailored SMS development and uplift. Risk registers, safe work procedures, contractor management — built to integrate with your operations.
Independent gap analyses against ISO 45001, WHS legislation and client-specific frameworks. Clear, ranked findings — not 80-page PDFs that gather dust.
Lead Investigator capability for high-potential, serious and notifiable incidents. Independent investigations and ICAM training rooted in 27 years of policing experience.
Whether it's a fresh tender, an audit deadline, a notifiable incident or a long-overdue SMS uplift — we'll respond fast and quote fixed.