Identify and characterize the safety barriers in place
The event tree: a risk analysis method
Practical sheet REF: FIC0536 V1
Identify and characterize the safety barriers in place
The event tree: a risk analysis method

Author : Olivier IDDIR

Publication date: June 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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2. Identify and characterize the safety barriers in place

Safety barriers are designed to prevent (prevention barrier) or mitigate (mitigation barrier) the occurrence of a dreaded event. In its OMEGA 20 report, INERIS suggests dividing safety barriers into three categories (see "Classification of safety barriers"):

  • human barriers;

  • technical barriers ;

  • manual safety action systems (SAMS).

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