Guide · 1 page

Using Bowties to Visualize, Communicate, and Control High-Energy STKY Hazards

Fail safe, or fail lucky?

Beyond life-saving rules sit the high-energy hazards: the Stuff That Kills You (STKY). This one-page guide explains how bowtie diagrams map loss of control, causes, outcomes, and prevention and recovery controls, drawing on workshops with Suncor, Energy Safety Canada, the Alberta Construction Safety Association and more than 200 workers.

Page 1 of the PDF

  • What sits beyond life-saving rules: the high-energy Stuff That Kills You (STKY).
  • How a bowtie maps loss of control, causes, outcomes, prevention controls and recovery controls.
  • Why safety is the presence of layers of controls, not the absence of serious consequences.
  • Lessons from workshops with Suncor, Energy Safety Canada, the Alberta Construction Safety Association and more than 200 workers.

Who should read it?

Supervisors, safety professionals and workers in mining, construction and remote operations.