ABSTRACT

This chapter describes how the principles of Resilience Engineering can be used to make a risk assessment of an Integrated Operations scenario. Since 2004 Resilience Engineering has been developed and promoted as a complement to established safety approaches. Since 2004 Resilience Engineering has been developed and promoted as a complement to established safety approaches. Resilience Engineering is not about assessing accident risks, but about assessing the organization’s ability to be resilient in the face of expected and unexpected events. The difference between safety management and Resilience Engineering can be illustrated by considering two types of risks, namely direct and indirect risks. In order to identify the indirect risks it is necessary to provide an operational definition of what resilience entails. In accordance with the principles of Resilience Engineering, the analysis should serve to identify situations and conditions where the resilience of the organization is jeopardized.