The AVISE approach to safety auditing is based on the concept of system safety  - this has its origins in the nuclear power industry in the USA and Europe.

The system safety approach adopted by AVISE is to consider the system as the interaction of the organisation, people, their safety culture, their equipment, the procedures and processes in use, and the operating environment.

Risk audits conducted by AVISE, adopt the process of risk management described in AS/NZS 4360:1999.  A science-based approach means that tested instruments are used to measure important system parameters such as 'safety resilience', efficacy of the safety management system (SMS), 'safety climate', and threat and error management (using a LOS audit).  This approach, which attempts to quantify results is in advance of most safety audits which rely principally on 'expert opinion'.  A major weakness with 'expert opinion' is that experts differ in opinion and some auditors are more expert than others.

The concept of organisational accidents with its attendant latent and active failures was developed by Professor James Reason and others, and is now receiving increasing attention by safety regulators and accident investigators throughout the world.  AVISE associates are expert and experienced in assessing latent failures as well as the equally important assessment of active failures, which take place at the ‘sharp end’ of the operation.  AVISE has the services of a psychologist to advise on human error and error mitigation.

The AVISE professional team is uniquely placed to implement this modern approach to safety assessment.  All investigations and reports are subject to peer review to ensure accuracy of findings and standardization of results.

Finally, AVISE offers a moderately priced service.  Lower then most international companies and competitive with Australian advisors. 

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