Safety Argument

Safety Argument is a Safety Consultant practice based in Adelaide, delivering systems safety engineering and structured safety case development for complex, high-hazard industries across Australia and overseas.

• Builds structured safety arguments and safety cases to give stakeholders confidence in system performance and legal or moral duty compliance.
• Applies HAZOP, FMEA, LOPA and SIL determination methods alongside bow tie and systems risk analysis to support client risk assurance work.
• Led by a practitioner active since 2003 across rail infrastructure, road tunnels, oil and gas, mining machinery, HVAC, and electrical distribution and generation projects.
• Supports each phase of an asset or system life cycle, from design and construction through commissioning and early maintenance.

Best for: organisations in rail, tunnelling, oil and gas, or mining needing an independent specialist to build a defensible, standards based safety case for a complex asset or system.

Safety Argument offers Safety Audits and Risk Assessments across Australia and overseas, using recognised systems safety engineering methodologies for complex, high-hazard operations.

• Facilitates HAZOP and FMEA workshops and determines LOPA and SIL ratings to identify and rate process and system risks.
• Conducts bow tie and systems risk analysis to support broader risk assurance and advisory engagements.
• Draws on experience across rail infrastructure, road tunnels, oil and gas, mining machinery, HVAC, and electrical distribution and generation since 2003.

Best for: asset owners in high-hazard industries needing structured HAZOP, FMEA, LOPA or SIL risk assessment as input to a formal safety case.