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Operations and projects that are safer, more profitable and viable

We are a management consultancy that integrates technical expertise, a results focus and the smart use of technology to transform comprehensive risk management in the mining-energy and industrial sectors.

5

countries

Colombia · Peru · Nicaragua · Guatemala · Chile

+15

clients

+40

projects

In mining, metallurgy, steelmaking and industry

25

years of experience

Senior professionals in operations and projects

Comprehensive risk management with operating experience

We combine more than 25 years of experience with processes adapted to the cultural and technological reality of the industry. Our professionals come from mining, metallurgical and industrial operations: operations, projects, safety, metallurgy, process optimization, sustainability and political science.

  • The business risk management we apply strengthens the safety of people and processes, improves the operating environment and sustains financial performance.
  • We design prevention programs and improvement strategies based on a diagnosis of the reality of the business, tailored to each client.
  • Legal-entity OHS License No. 2025060001499, issued by the Government of Antioquia, with national scope.
Supervisor wearing personal protective equipment in front of a mining truck

12 service lines across five areas

We work to anticipate and reduce the operational and project risks that can affect an organization’s strategic objectives, financial performance and legal compliance.

01

Material risks and process safety

Critical controls, fatal risk standards, PHA, LOPA, HAZOP and HAZID for operations and projects.

02

SG-SST and OHS in mining

Management system, underground and open-pit mining regulations, and metallurgical processing.

03

Culture, leadership and training

Behavioral safety, human performance, leadership development and practical training.

04

Investigation and technical analysis

ICAM methodology, investigation of high-impact events, and analysis of failures and accident rates.

05

Technology and sector programs

Applications, dashboards, predictive analytics and technical guides for insurers and trade associations.

Success stories

Results at mining, metallurgical and industrial operations. For confidentiality reasons, we do not publish our clients’ names.

Worker in an aluminized suit at a molten metal operation

Catastrophic risks

Management of catastrophic operational risks in mining, to make the business more sustainable and productive.

Fatal risk standards

Implementation in pyrometallurgy, energy isolation, underground mining and electrical risk.

ICAM methodology

Design and implementation of ICAM analysis and investigation, and facilitation of high-impact event investigations.

Process safety

Process safety analysis for the steel and mining industries.

Major projects

Risk analysis workshops for mining expansions and major projects.

Due diligence

Sustainability and sociopolitical risk assessment, with recommendations for investors and banks.

IQ Risk

In partnership with Grupo Cascada

Grupo Cascada provides, together with IQ Risk, operational risk and OHS management services, and contributes its experience in mining formalization, social risks and ESG, and investment due diligence.

Talk to an IQ Risk specialist

We structure prevention programs tailored to your mining, energy or industrial operation in Latin America.