When operations drift, human become the last line of defense

At Last Line Partners, we strengthen human reliability so plant teams prevent upsets and contain them before they escalate

80%

Of major events in average

Of revenue loss in average

... directly involve human factors

(*)

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Human Reliability: an Underplayed Driver of Performance

As a tangible outcome, accumulated latent conditions are eliminated, reinforcing your team’s ability to absorb disruptions and staying away from an uncontrolled safety or reliability event:

Across process-industry operations, design standards and engineering safeguards have reached a high level of maturity.

Over time, however, the robustness of these protection barriers can be stretched. Safety and reliability increasingly depend on how teams anticipate evolving situations, communicate critical information, and make sound decisions under pressure. When small gaps accumulate and remain unaddressed, they create latent conditions that weaken defenses and allow hazards to escalate into major events.

This is where Last Line Partners brings value: to identify, analyze, and permanently address those hidden vulnerabilities before they translate into operational disruptions or safety incidents.

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The Industries We Serve

Utilities, chemicals, renewables, oil & gas, fabs, heavy manufacturing: Last Line Partners help high-risk industries unlock new levers of performance

Last Line Partners supports process-industry organizations in strengthening performance by making sure design safeguards are preserved and, if they are not, human reliability is resilient and remains effective.

Because the Last Line of Defense is Human

Make Teams Ready for the Unexpected

By strengthening teams’ ability to anticipate, coordinate and adapt during upsets, abnormal situations.

Spot and abate operation drifts

By helping staff recognizing patterns and providing the tools to mitigate through cross-industry best practices.

Retain and Grow Talent

By leading the trends in human reliability as a long-term capability, for your company and your teams.

(*) 3% = 11% x 23% where Unplanned downtime of Fortune 500 companies represent 11% of revenues (The True Cost of Downtime 2022) and 23% of downtime is due to Human Errors (ServiceMax / Vanson Bourne)

(**) HSE HSG 48 guidance