Summary
In short
- A barrier health review is a review used in KnowComply that reviews whether the barriers relied on in a bow tie are actually in place and working. It is built against ISO 31000 cl.6.6 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
- Run quarterly for major hazards. Carried out by the barrier owners.
- The template holds 48 fields across 6 sections.
- Scoring is barriers effective, where high is good.
- ISO 31000 is risk management. Principles and a framework for managing risk of any kind. Guidance rather than certifiable.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Bow tie, Critical control verification.
What it is
What it is
What is a barrier health review?
A barrier health review is a review used in KnowComply that reviews whether the barriers relied on in a bow tie are actually in place and working. It is built against ISO 31000 cl.6.6 and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
When is a barrier health review completed?
A barrier health review is completed at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Run quarterly for major hazards.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This review is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this review covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links bow tie, critical control verification
Not for
- Enterprise Risk Register, which holds the risks that could stop the organisation meeting its objectives, above the level of individual task risk.
- Risk Appetite Statement, which states how much risk the organisation is prepared to accept in each domain, so decisions are consistent.
- Risk Acceptance Record, which records a deliberate decision to accept a risk rather than treat it, with who accepted it and for how long.
- Anything outside KnowComply, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 31000Risk management
Principles and a framework for managing risk of any kind. Guidance rather than certifiable.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the barrier health review template based on?+
It is built against ISO 31000 cl.6.6. ISO 31000 is risk management. Principles and a framework for managing risk of any kind. Guidance rather than certifiable. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the barrier health review contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, verification, health, response, related records, outcome. Together they hold 48 fields, 43 of which are required.
How many barrier health review records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the barrier health review belong to?+
It is part of Critical Control and Fatal Risk, Management System Governance. Named fatal risks with owned critical controls and a verification schedule that is actually run.
How is a barrier health review scored?+
Scoring is barriers effective. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the barrier health review template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the barrier health review library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowComply — audit and governance. Audit programmes, legal register, management review, risk and certification.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 31000 — Risk management
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization