international sos foundation travel risk mitigation bowtie
Post on 19-Apr-2022
2 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
Understanding complex health risks, security risks and control measures for your travelling population.
Travel Risk Mitigation BowTie
internationalsosfoundation.org Copy
right
© In
tern
atio
nal S
OS
Foun
datio
n, 2
015
International SOS FoundationThe International SOS Foundation seeks to improve the welfare of people working abroad through the study, understanding and mitigation of potential risks. The International SOS Foundation was started in 2011 with a grant from International SOS. It is a fully independent, non-profit organisation.
Vaccine preventable
endemic diseases Travel health
individual risk assessment
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
Knowledge, behaviour and
attitude
Fitness standard
Knowledge, behaviour and
attitude
Personal protection,
repellents, nets, clothing
Vector-borne diseases
management system
Vaccination
Chemoprophylaxis
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
First Aid trainingTraveller’s First
Aid kit +/- standby emergency
treatment for malaria
Seeking help earlyEmergency
response – Medical assistance provision
Chemoprophylaxis
Knowledge, behaviour and
attitude
Vector-borne diseases e.g.
malaria
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
Company issue of insect nets
Utilise independent medical assessors
Inadequate/ absent insect
nets
Travel Health Individual Risk AssessmentInsurance
Financial cost of medical case
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
Regular traveller education
Medical assistance provider with knowledge of
capabilities of local healthcare facilities
able to direct to and evacuate if
necessary
Inexperienced traveller or foolhardy
experienced traveller
Emergency response – Local healthcare facility
Delayed orinadequate
medical care:Resulting in
fatality, harm,lost time
incident, lossof productivity,
businessinterruption,reputational
harm
Medical assistance provider
monitoring and accrediting
healthcare facility capability and
service provision
Medical assistance provider
monitoring medical management
Medical assistance provider with local language capability
Using primary care providers who may not
have sufficient understanding of risks or act in an advocacy role
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
Ongoing education
Emergency treatment kit
Medication resistance
Injury or onset of illness
Accommodation standards
Signpost employee to GP/specialist
to optimise management of
condition
Medical assessment of suitability for
assignment
Food & water quality
Travel Health Individual Risk Assessment
Risk assessment of destination health
risks & capability of destination’s health
infrastructure
Medical governance over medical
assessment process
Underlying health condition
Driver training
Monitor public health events and
restrict travel where necessary
Fitness standard
Fitness standard
Fatigue management
system
Minimise risk through awareness,
behaviour and simple hygiene
measures
Vehicle specifications
Destination specific health alerts
Driving abroad policy
Pandemic business continuity planning
Road traffic accidents
Medical assessment of suitability for
assignmentFitness standard Acclimatisation
periodEducation & awareness
Exposure to extremes of climate or altitude
Pandemics/ epidemics
e.g. influenza, cholera, Ebola
Inconsistent application of
fitness standard
Vector-borne disease myths
Inadequate local healthcare
facility
Language barrier
Inappropriate treatment
Overseas travel
Consequence
Recovery controls
Prevention controls
Threat
Top event (undesirable
state)
Escalation factor control
Escalation factor
With thanks to CGE Risk Management Solutions for use of their BowTieXP software.
Hazard
Local security support
Travel security training
Situational awareness
Civil unrest or violent crime
Knowledge, behaviour and
attitude
Unfamiliar environment
Risk assessment & authorisation
processSecurity alerts
This BowTie diagram helps you to visualise some of the complex health risks, security risks and control measures for your travelling population. The diagram is shaped like a bow-tie, creating a clear differentiation between proactive and reactive risk mitigation. It captures common health and security risks, the principle barriers used to control these risks, the common escalation factors that can render these barriers ineffective, and the escalation factor controls.
The Travel Risk Mitigation BowTie
With the support of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).IOSH is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals. It is the world’s biggest professional health and safety membership organisation.
IOSH are the voice of the profession, campaigning on issues that affect millions of working people. They set standards and support, develop and connect their members with resources, guidance, events and training.
Key
Lucinda Drought, Group Health Manager, Group HSSE, BG Group: “Health as a topic is not a clearly prescribed topic compared to engineering. It is the BowTie diagram that facilitates health into a platform that allows health to be better understood in their terms. Working within the international energy industry I have found this approach to be well understood by the engineering community and am pleased to say it has been well received by our employees who travel and work in ever increasingly remote and challenging environments around the world. I have no doubt it will continue to help BG Group to raise our understanding of this issue.”
top related