Did you know that accidents start before someone gets hurt. In many small and medium-sized businesses, when an incident happens the first question asked is often: “Who made the mistake?” While this reaction is understandable, it rarely leads to meaningful prevention. Incidents almost never occur because of one person or one action. They develop over […]

In Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), the terms near miss, incident and accident are often used interchangeably. The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993 (OHSA), however, places clear importance on understanding the distinction between them, as this directly affects compliance, reporting duties, corrective action and the prevention of claims, lost man-hours, injury, property […]

In many workplaces, health and safety is approached with the mindset of being “good enough.” Policies are in place, files appear complete, and mandatory training has been conducted, at least on record. From the outside, the organisation looks compliant. However, “good enough” safety often reflects minimum legal compliance rather than effective risk management. While compliance […]