When paperwork looks impressive but the workplace tells a different story. Many South African workplaces have become very skilled at producing occupational health and safety paperwork. Safety files are neatly indexed. Appointment letters are signed. Inspection registers are available. Policies are printed. Certificates are copied. Committee minutes are filed. On the surface, the organisation appears […]

When meetings become an attendance exercise instead of a legal control In many South African workplaces, the health and safety committee exists on paper, meets occasionally, and produces minutes that appear respectable at first glance. Names are recorded, apologies are noted, and a few standard agenda items are repeated from quarter to quarter. Yet nothing […]

Why first aiders, firefighters and safety reps can become a compliance weakness instead of a control Many South African workplaces can produce appointment letters on demand. Files are signed, names are listed, and certificates are copied neatly into the safety file. On paper, everything appears in order. Yet safety professionals know that this is often […]