Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services, trusted by industries worldwide for compliance and risk management. Among their tools, BowTieXP stands out as the leading software for visual risk assessment.
BowTieXP helps organisations clearly map out hazards, threats, consequences, and controls in a single, easy-to-understand diagram. Unlike traditional risk matrices, BowTieXP provides a clear, visual way to see where risks can arise, how controls work, and where gaps exist.
A BowTie analysis visualises the risk you are dealing with in just one, easy to understand diagram. The diagram is shaped like a bow tie, creating a clear differentiation between proactive (prevention) and reactive (recovery) risk management.
At Spring Safety Consultants, we specialise in supporting organisations to manage both physical and psychological risks. We use BowTieXP because it:
A BowTie allows an overview of multiple plausible scenarios, in a single diagram. It’s a simple visual explanation of a risk that would be much more difficult to explain otherwise.
Spring Safety Consultants partners with Wolters Kluwer to bring BowTieXP—the world’s leading risk assessment software—to our clients, ensuring clear, effective, and compliant risk management.
“I particularly liked the Bow Tie segment and can see this being very useful for site evacuation. A great workshop, thank you.”
Tamsin Senders, General Manager Australia, Arca Climate (BHP contractor)
BowTieXP, developed by Wolters Kluwer, is the world’s leading software for risk assessment and control verification. It uses a simple yet powerful diagram to map hazards, threats, consequences, and controls in one clear picture. For psychosocial risks—like high workload, poor leadership, bullying, remote/isolated work, or poor change management—BowTieXP makes the invisible visible, helping organisations understand and manage risks that are often complex and systemic.
At Spring Safety Consultants, we use BowTieXP because it brings psychosocial risk management to life. Unlike traditional risk registers or matrices, BowTieXP:
Engages people – workshops are collaborative and interactive, giving leaders a shared voice.
Clarifies complexity – it simplifies difficult issues into a clear, structured view.
Supports compliance – aligns with the WHS Act and ISO 45003 requirements to identify and control psychosocial hazards.
Drives ownership – teams can see their role in preventing harm and strengthening workplace culture.
We deliver psychosocial risk management using a three-phase approach:
Review – analyse survey data, audit results, and cultural insights to prepare tailored workshop materials.
Workshop – facilitate engaging BowTieXP sessions where participants identify hazards, map threats and consequences, and test the strength of existing controls.
Deliver – refine the BowTie diagrams, integrate them into risk registers, and provide actionable recommendations that align with both legislation and best practice.
Using BowTieXP for psychosocial risk management delivers outcomes that matter:
Clarity – complex risks are simplified into visual diagrams everyone can understand.
Actionable insights – workshops end with clear controls and actions recorded in your risk register.
Improved culture – leaders and teams build shared understanding and accountability for psychosocial risk management.
Confidence – clients gain assurance that they are proactively meeting WHS obligations and building safer, healthier, and more productive workplaces.
