Et nytt perspektiv på barrierehelse og robusthet

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

The Barrier Strength project addresses a gap in barrier management: knowing not just whether a barrier is in place, but how confident we can be in its effectiveness under current conditions. Building on our in-house Bowtie monitoring, Safety Culture Model, and Dynamic Risk Picture, the project will develop a method to assess barrier strength by identifying and classifying the relevant uncertainties. We will create a structured taxonomy of uncertainty drivers, integrate technical, human, organisational, and environmental data, and fuse these into an uncertainty-aware measure of barrier effectiveness. Using industrial research and experimental development, we will design, prototype, and pilot this approach, enabling operators to move beyond binary compliance toward targeted, evidence-based interventions that strengthen safety performance.