New Feature! Introducing COMET Companion—AI-powered assistance now available for Incident Management, Investigations & RCA, and Audits & Inspections modules.

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Our intelligent data-driven software suite enables a consistent and structured approach to incident management, investigation, root cause analysis, audit, inspection, and supply chain assurance. This is applied risk intelligence.
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This matrix outlines the key differences between COMET and earlier-generation RCA tools and approaches that rely on forms, manual input, or one-size-fits-all workflows. It’s based on what we’ve seen in practice, working with global teams across energy, transport, infrastructure and other high-risk industries. If you’re reviewing your current approach to investigations, this is a practical way to pressure test whether your system is still meeting your needs or just ticking the boxes. COMET was developed by expert investigators to bring together structure, scale, and the ability to learn across incidents.

This chart helps explain how.

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Capability
How COMET helps you
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Expert-developed methodology
Developed by real investigators with 400+ years of combined experience. You get proven methods that deliver clarity, not just checklists.
It may be generic or inflexible, often lacking direct experience in modern investigation practices. Some systems have not evolved with the times and have not changed much in 20 years.
Multi-Investigation root cause
learning
COMET’s coded root cause taxonomy enables organisations to capture and analyse root cause data across all incident types and scale, exponentially maximising organisational learning and improvement
Typically, early generation RCA systems were designed to deliver single incident root cause outputs. This may help fix single issues but does not reveal systemic issues and aid the prevention of repeat failure
Human Factor Analysis
The COMET investigation philosophy is designed to help get you beyond Human Error as a root cause. It has integrated Human Factor Analysis to help the investigator uncover the Performing Influencing Factors that influence error and avoid the finger of blame
Reference to Human Factors is often light touch without built in process guidance and support.
Proactive root cause learning
COMETs coded Root Cause Taxonomy enables organisations to capture and analyse Root Cause data not only reactively from incidents or events but also proactively from all aspects of Assurance activities including Audit and Inspection. Eliminate Root Causes when they are still dormant!
Typically, early generation RCA systems were designed to reactively identify root causes post incident providing limited organisational learning
Bias-free, structured investigations
COMET’s coded taxonomy and intuitive ‘Root Maps’ reduce bias and drive consistent, process-led outcomes. No matter who leads the investigation.
Subject to unconscious/confirmation bias, making results less consistent across teams.
Integration with HSE platforms
COMET integrates with the tools you already use, including Intelex, Enablon, Cority, IBM Maximo, and more…so you enhance your ecosystem, not replace it.
Limited or no integrations often force duplication of effort or data silos between RCA tools and core platforms.
Audit trail & transparency
Full transparency across every step of the process, with a secure audit trail that strengthens accountability and compliance.
Light or no software, limited traceability; insights can be lost or changed without visibility.
Covers all types of incidents
From safety to environmental, quality, or process failures, COMET is built to handle every type of investigation in one unified system, providing built-in subject matter guidance at every step
Often focused on safety only; requires separate systems or manual workarounds for others.
AI-assisted guidance
The COMET Companion provides real-time help, making it perfect for new users or complex or high
No intelligent guidance, users must rely on paper manuals, past training, or gut feel only.
Lite version for smaller incidents
COMET Lite allows your team to scale investigations to match the severity, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Full processes must be used for all events, even minor ones, leading to inefficiency and a reticence from users to revisit for future cases.
Configurable reports
Generate professional, fully tailored reports in seconds, perfect for internal sharing, audits, or regulator submission.
Often rigid or time-consuming to produce, involving copy and paste, manual processes that add subjectivity to reported outcomes.
Structured data collection &
timeline mapping
COMET’s SID Grid guides your team through best-practice data collection and timeline building, ensuring no critical detail is missed and that all data can be analysed. It also allows for cause-and-effect diagram configuration, making it ideal for analysing technical failures.
Data collection is often manual and unstructured, risking missed information or inconsistent timelines, and making it hard to link cases to establish systemic insights.
Fast and easy to implement
COMET is designed to be up and running in weeks, not months. COMET is not a beast to implement.
Traditional tools often require lengthy setup, heavy customisation, and extended downtime for costly training or onboarding of teams.
Built-in analytics
Learn from your cumulative data, and make better decisions with trend insights from COMET’s analytics engine revealing systemic patterns, hot spots, human factors, and the effectiveness or otherwise of preventive actions.
Lacks cumulative data analysis; investigations are viewed in isolation.
User-friendly for all teams
Designed for cross-functional adoption. COMET is intuitive, scalable, and used by safety, quality, engineering, and operations teams worldwide.
Typically used by HSE departments; less accessible to wider teams.
Expert-developed methodology
How COMET helps you
Developed by real investigators with 400+ years of combined experience. You get proven methods that deliver clarity, not just checklists.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
It may be generic or inflexible, often lacking direct experience in modern investigation practices. Some systems have not evolved with the times and have not changed much in 20 years.
Multi-Investigation root cause learning
How COMET helps you
COMET’s coded root cause taxonomy enables organisations to capture and analyse root cause data across all incident types and scale exponentially, maximising organisational learning and improvement
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Typically, early generation RCA systems were designed to deliver single incident root cause outputs. This may help fix single issues but does not reveal systemic issues and aid the prevention of repeat failure
Human Factor Analysis
How COMET helps you
The COMET investigation philosophy is designed to help get you beyond Human Error as a root cause. It has integrated Human Factor Analysis to help the investigator uncover the Performing Influencing Factors that influence error and avoid the finger of blame
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Reference to Human Factors is often light touch without built in process guidance and support.
Proactive root cause learning
How COMET helps you
COMETs coded Root Cause Taxonomy enables organisations to capture and analyse Root Cause data not only reactively from incidents or events but also proactively from all aspects of Assurance activities including Audit and Inspection. Eliminate Root Causes when they are still dormant!
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Typically, early generation RCA systems were designed to reactively identify root causes post incident providing limited organisational learning
Bias-free, structured investigations
How COMET helps you
COMET’s coded taxonomy and intuitive ‘Root Maps’ reduce bias and drive consistent, process-led outcomes. No matter who leads the investigation.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Subject to unconscious/confirmation bias, making results less consistent across teams.
Integration with HSE platforms
How COMET helps you
COMET integrates with the tools you already use, including Intelex, Enablon, Cority, IBM Maximo, and more…so you enhance your ecosystem, not replace it.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Limited or no integrations often force duplication of effort or data silos between RCA tools and core platforms.
Audit trail & transparency
How COMET helps you
Full transparency across every step of the process, with a secure audit trail that strengthens accountability and compliance.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Light or no software, limited traceability; insights can be lost or changed without visibility.
Covers all types of incidents
How COMET helps you
From safety to environmental, quality, or process failures, COMET is built to handle every type of investigation in one unified system, providing built-in subject matter guidance at every step
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Often focused on safety only; requires separate systems or manual workarounds for others.
AI-assisted guidance
How COMET helps you
The COMET Companion provides real-time help, making it perfect for new users or complex or high
With earlier-gen RCA tools
No intelligent guidance, users must rely on paper manuals, past training, or gut feel only.
Lite version for smaller incidents
How COMET helps you
COMET Lite allows your team to scale investigations to match the severity, so nothing falls through the cracks.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Full processes must be used for all events, even minor ones, leading to inefficiency and a reticence from users to revisit for future cases.
Configurable reports
How COMET helps you
Generate professional, fully tailored reports in seconds, perfect for internal sharing, audits, or regulator submission.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Often rigid or time-consuming to produce, involving copy and paste, manual processes that add subjectivity to reported outcomes.
Structured data collection & timeline mapping
How COMET helps you
COMET’s SID Grid guides your team through best-practice data collection and timeline building, ensuring no critical detail is missed and that all data can be analysed. It also allows for cause-and-effect diagram configuration, making it ideal for analysing technical failures.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Data collection is often manual and unstructured, risking missed information or inconsistent timelines, and making it hard to link cases to establish systemic insights.
Fast and easy to implement
How COMET helps you
COMET is designed to be up and running in weeks, not months. COMET is not a beast to implement.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Traditional tools often require lengthy setup, heavy customisation, and extended downtime for costly training or onboarding of teams.
Built-in analytics
How COMET helps you
Learn from your cumulative data, and make better decisions with trend insights from COMET’s analytics engine revealing systemic patterns, hot spots, human factors, and the effectiveness or otherwise of preventive actions.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Lacks cumulative data analysis; investigations are viewed in isolation.
User-friendly for all teams
How COMET helps you
Designed for cross-functional adoption. COMET is intuitive, scalable, and used by safety, quality, engineering, and operations teams worldwide.
With earlier-gen RCA tools
Typically used by HSE departments; less accessible to wider teams.

COMET is a world leading methodology, training package and software solution for incident investigation, root cause analysis and prevention built from unparalleled years of investigative experience and heritage.

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Explore real-world experiences from our satisfied customers who have harnessed the power of COMET. From streamlined processes to enhanced safety, their stories highlight the impact of our solution.

Helped us reduce first aid cases by 29%

"When we adopted COMET, we were looking for a root cause analysis tool that would help us identify underlying causes before they lead to incidents. Since adopting the tool, COMET has helped us reduce first aid cases by 29% in the last year, contributing to Corning’s best-ever safety record in 2022.On top of this, the support from the COMET team cannot be underestimated – they are always on-hand to resolve any issues in a timely and efficient manner. I would highly recommend COMET and the STC INSISO team to anyone looking for an audit and investigation tool."

Guillermo Castillo, Global EHS Leader – OCS Division at Corning Inc.
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COMET helped us understand the systemic root causes

"The main value to LR of adopting COMET is the newfound organisational leadership education and enlightenment as to the reasons behind incident types, particularly  those which hurt us most in terms of frequency. A recent example was repeat microsleep incidents affecting our surveyors. COMET helped us understand the systemic root causes and gave the Board sufficient confidence to invest over £2 million in a preventive action programme which is already bearing fruit in terms of this type of incident reduction."

James Pomeroy,
Group Director HSEQ at Lloyds Register
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We’re maximising its value across the business

"Viridor is a relatively recent adopter of the COMET RootApp tool but is already beginning to really reap the rewards of a first class investigation system.
We’re maximising its value across the business through consistency of approach and ensuring we really do get to the root cause of our incidents so we can set the right actions to prevent recurrence.

The COMET team has been hugely helpful and supportive in getting this new process implemented."

Richard Robinson,
Head of SHQS at Viridor
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Probably the best root cause analysis process and toolkit

"Probably the best root cause analysis process and toolkit. But beyond enabling us to adequately identify root causes, COMET also allows us to track trends using the root cause codes to help address systemic opportunities in our management system."

Bertrand Piredda, Director of HSES Cummins Power Systems
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Feels more like a partnership

"Borr Drilling adopted COMET across the business in 2017/2018 and since then our relationship and trust with the STC INSISO COMET team has grown immensely.

Any issues are quickly resolved or addressed and a feature of the relationship I enjoy most is that it feels more like a partnership than that of a more traditional vendor/client arrangement."

Thomas Sunde, QHSE Director at Borr Drilling
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Positive and encouraging feedback

"STC INSISO recently delivered the 3-day COMET practitioner course to GSK R&D (UK) engineering and safety professionals.

The COMET team created a bespoke course that was well received by GSK R&D with lots of positive and encouraging feedback."

Ray Duffy, EHS Manager - Projects & Engineering at GSK
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