HSQE and Integrated Risk Management — A Professional Practice and FMEA Handbook

Health | Safety | Quality | Environment | Risk | Assurance | Improvement

A score is not a decision—and a control is not effective until evidence says it is.

HSQE and Integrated Risk Management is a substantial professional handbook connecting health, safety, quality, environmental management and enterprise risk within one coherent system.

Across 807 pages, Robert Porter explains how organisations can identify credible failure, evaluate uncertainty, select proportionate controls and verify whether those controls perform under real operational pressure.

The book examines the principles behind ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 31000 alongside recognised IOSH, NEBOSH and HSE approaches. It moves beyond basic risk matrices to explore bow-tie analysis, HAZOP, fault trees, event trees, SWIFT, HACCP and other structured assessment techniques.

Two major divisions are dedicated to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis. Readers are guided through functions, failure modes, causes, effects, prevention controls, detection controls, severity, occurrence, detection, Risk Priority Numbers, Action Priority, criticality and verification. Applications include design, processes, services, assets, maintenance, digital systems, contractors and human or organisational failure.

The wider handbook covers occupational health, workplace safety, quality assurance, environmental impact, resilience, auditing, incident investigation, supply-chain risk, change management, performance measurement and leadership culture.

Analytical exercises and 26 reusable professional tools help readers convert theory into risk registers, FMEA studies, audits, investigations, corrective actions, management reviews and board-level assurance.

Suitable for HSQE practitioners, operational managers, risk professionals, auditors, consultants, facilities teams, railway leaders and learners developing advanced professional capability.

This is an independently produced professional reference and is not an official IOSH, NEBOSH, HSE, ISO or IEC publication.