80 services across 12 lines
Occupational health and safety and comprehensive risk management portfolio for mining, metallurgical, energy and industrial operations.
Material risks and process safety
Critical controls, fatal risk standards, PHA, LOPA, HAZOP and HAZID for operations and projects.
Material risks and critical controls
Anticipate the events that can cause fatalities or major losses and make sure their controls work.
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- Material risk management framework: governance, risk appetite and criteria, roles and review cycle aligned with ISO 31000.
- Identification and analysis of material risks (Bow-Tie): workshops with operating teams to build the Bow-Ties for priority unwanted events.
- Critical control management (CCM): selection of critical controls, performance standards, field verification and reporting according to the ICMM guide.
- Fatal risk standards: energy isolation, work at heights, lifting, electrical risk, underground mining and molten materials.
- Comprehensive audit of critical risks: management verification of the existence and effectiveness of critical controls in the field.
- Business continuity plans: impact analysis, disruption scenarios and recovery strategies.
Process safety
Prevent loss of containment, fires and explosions in industrial and metallurgical processes.
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- Process hazard analysis (PHA): scenarios, safeguards, residual risk and recommendations with owners.
- Layers of protection analysis (LOPA): semi-quantitative evaluation of high-consequence scenarios.
- What-If and process checklists: structured review of deviations and support for change management.
Risk analysis in projects
Build safety in from the design stage in expansion, assembly and construction projects.
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- Opportunity & Risk Framing: objectives, assumptions, risks and opportunities at the start of a project or expansion.
- Design HAZOP workshops: systematic analysis of deviations by node on the process diagrams.
- Project HAZID workshops: early identification of major hazards and their interfaces.
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA): prioritization of failure modes of critical equipment and systems.
- Constructability studies: construction sequences and methods reviewed to eliminate risks from the design stage.
SG-SST and OHS in mining
Management system, underground and open-pit mining regulations, and metallurgical processing.
OHS management system (SG-SST)
Design, implementation and improvement of the company’s SG-SST.
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- Design, implementation and maintenance of the SG-SST: by stages of the PDCA cycle under Decree 1072 of 2015 and Resolution 0312 of 2019.
- Minimum standards assessment: self-assessment, valued gaps and improvement plan.
- Internal audits: preparation for ARL and Ministry of Labor visits, and for ISO 45001 certification.
- Hazard matrix and risk assessment (GTC 45): by process, task and activity, with prioritized controls.
- Priority risk programs: heights, hazardous energies (LOTO), confined spaces and lifting of loads.
- Emergency plan: vulnerability analysis, procedures, brigades and drills.
- Strategic Road Safety Plan (PESV): under Resolution 40595 of 2022.
- Contractor OHS management: selection, evaluation and follow-up of contractors and suppliers.
- Support for the COPASST and the Workplace Harmony Committee: minutes, inspections and investigations with committee participation.
- OHS improvement project management: planning, follow-up and control with indicators.
OHS in mining and metallurgical processing
Programs for the risks of underground mining, open-pit mining and metallurgical processing.
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- Audit of the underground mining regulation: Decree 1886 of 2015, as amended by Decree 944 of 2022.
- Ventilation and explosion prevention: ventilation plan, gas monitoring, coal dust and methane.
- Support, haulage, water and evacuation: ground control, drainage, evacuation routes and refuge.
- Audit of the open-pit mining regulation: Decree 539 of 2022.
- Heavy equipment–pedestrian–light vehicle interaction: road segregation, traffic rules and proximity technologies.
- Mine roads, blasting, slopes and waste dumps: geotechnical risks and blast control.
- Fatigue and lightning storms: shift management and detection and response protocols.
- Heavy equipment maintenance: energy isolation, suspended loads and giant tires.
- Crushing, grinding and conveyor belts: guarding, lockout, spill cleanup and emergency stops.
- Furnaces and molten metal: spills, water–metal contact, tapping and bleeding, with their critical controls.
Culture, leadership and training
Behavioral safety, human performance, leadership development and practical training.
Culture and behavioral safety
Turn prevention into the daily conduct of leaders and workers, focusing on the risks that matter.
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- Safety culture maturity diagnosis: surveys, interviews and observation.
- Risk-based behavioral safety (SBC): critical behaviors, observation, feedback and measurement.
- Values-based safety (SBV): safety values and visible leadership commitments.
- Human and organizational performance (HOP): management of human error and defenses in critical tasks.
- Active care and self-care: mutual care practices for teams and contractors.
- Preventive observation and safety conversations: leader–worker routines with indicators.
Leadership development
Skills for leaders and supervisors to manage risk day to day.
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- Visible leadership and safety culture: field presence, consistency and recognition.
- Risk management for leaders and supervisors: hazards, critical controls and their daily verification.
- Training of SBC observers and facilitators: observe, give feedback and record critical behaviors.
- Values-based safety leadership: values translated into decisions and behaviors.
- Human performance and error prevention: HOP principles and prevention tools.
- Program for senior management and boards of directors: risk governance, legal responsibility and indicators. Available in English.
- OHS coaching for leaders: individual or group support with neurocoaching applied to OHS.
- Training and competency management: competency matrices, training plans and LMS.
Training courses
Practical training for workers, brigades and committees, tailored to each company’s risks.
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- OHS induction and re-induction
- Emergency brigades
- COPASST and Workplace Harmony Committee
- Mining risks and mining emergencies
- Safe work at heights (complementary course)
- Active care and safety conversations
- Energy isolation (LOTO) and work permits
- Lifting of loads and handling of molten materials
- Hazard identification and task risk analysis
Investigation and technical analysis
ICAM methodology, investigation of high-impact events, and analysis of failures and accident rates.
Incident and accident investigation
Find the organizational causes of events and make sure actions prevent them from happening again.
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- ICAM investigation process: procedure, roles, templates and classification criteria integrated into the SG-SST.
- ICAM methodology training: training of internal investigators with practical cases.
- Investigation of high-impact events with ICAM: actual or high-potential events, including mining events.
- Investigation of work incidents and accidents: support under Resolution 1401 of 2007.
- Verification of the effectiveness of actions: field follow-up of the resulting actions.
Technical analysis
Specialized analysis of failures, operating conditions and accident data.
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- Technical failure analysis: root cause of equipment, process and control failures.
- Technical diagnosis of safety conditions: specialized inspection with prioritized findings.
- Major accident risk assessment: scenarios, consequences and adequacy of barriers.
- Accident data analytics: trends, frequency, severity and precursors.
Technology and sector programs
Applications, dashboards, predictive analytics and technical guides for insurers and trade associations.
OHS technology solutions
Digital tools that reduce manual work and put risk data in the hands of decision-makers.
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- Custom web and mobile applications: for each company’s specific OHS processes.
- Digital hazard matrix (GTC 45): build, update and consult the matrix.
- Reporting of acts, conditions and incidents: field capture with photos, geolocation and alerts.
- Behavior observation (SBC): recording and real-time dashboards.
- Inspections, checklists and work permits: offline operation and later synchronization.
- Incident investigation and action tracking: documentation and follow-up through to closure.
- SG-SST control dashboards and indicators: structure, process and outcome indicators.
- Integration of event databases: consolidation and cleaning of accident records.
- Predictive risk and accident analytics: predictive analytics platform.
- User support and training: maintenance of the tools and training.
Sector programs and guides
Technical developments for insurers, trade associations and authorities.
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- Technical programs and guides by economic activity: for example, risk management programs in underground mining.
- Safety alerts and technical bulletins
- Executive reports on sector accident rates
- Standardized technical tools
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