Safety governance,
reimagined for
Africa & beyond.

A pre-task personal declaration workers complete before starting any task to confirm readiness for duty.

Illness, medication, stress, alcohol and drugs, fatigue, and emotion.

Signed IMSAFE register or digital check-in per shift, filed daily in the OHSE file.

Documented communication of approved procedures to workers before critical tasks commence.

SOPs, SWPs, JRAs, PTOs, emergency response procedures, and chemical handling procedures.

Signed brief registers with names, dates, and procedure references, filed per task or project.

A short focused safety meeting held on-site before work begins, usually lasting 5 to 15 minutes.

Daily hazards, PPE reminders, near miss learnings, emergency procedures, and work-specific risks.

Signed attendance registers showing topic, date, presenter, and attendee signatures.

A proactive safety approach focused on observing and reinforcing safe behaviours in the workplace.

Behavioural observations, positive reinforcement, unsafe act recording, and safety culture tracking.

BBS observation cards or forms, signed and dated, with trends reported monthly.

Documentation of all workplace incidents, accidents, injuries, illnesses, and dangerous occurrences.

Incident notifications, investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA tracking, and closure sign-off.

Incident registers, investigation forms, and preliminary and final reports retained per legal requirements.

Identification and management of hazards with potential for serious injury, fatality, or major environmental harm.

HiPo registers, top risks, fatal risk controls, and significant risk communication records.

Signed HiPo registers, risk assessments, and briefing records reviewed and updated quarterly.

A leadership practice where managers and supervisors visibly demonstrate commitment to safety through site visits and worker engagement.

Leadership site walks, one-on-one safety conversations, observation feedback, and recognition of safe behaviour.

VFL cards or forms signed by the leader and worker, reported in monthly safety performance meetings.

A structured observation of a worker performing a specific task to verify compliance and identify deviations.

Task observation checklists, deviation recording, corrective action follow-up, and worker feedback.

Signed PTO forms by the supervisor and worker, filed per task and reported in SHE meetings.

An unplanned event that did not cause injury or damage but had the potential to do so.

Reporting forms, investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and trend analysis.

Near miss registers signed and dated, closed out within agreed timeframes and reported monthly.

Management of all PPE issued to workers to ensure correct type, condition, usage, and standards compliance.

PPE matrices, issue registers, inspection records, supplier certificates, and replacement schedules.

Signed PPE issue registers per worker, with inspection and replacement records filed quarterly.

Safety performance summaries, incidents and near misses, toolbox talk records, PPE compliance, and inspection findings.

SHE statistics, CAPA status, training completion, audit findings, man-hours worked, and leading and lagging indicators.

Legal compliance reviews, risk register updates, emergency drill records, environmental monitoring, and management review inputs.

Tracking of total hours worked across all workers on a project or site as a key denominator for safety performance rates.

LTIFR, TRIR, severity rate, and safe hours milestones.

Timesheets or attendance registers per worker per day, compiled weekly and reported monthly and quarterly.

Planned and routine workplace inspections used to verify controls, conditions, housekeeping, and readiness on site.

Site inspections, plant and equipment checks, workplace observations, housekeeping reviews, and action tracking.

Signed inspection checklists, findings logs, photos where needed, and close-out records linked back into the OHSE file.

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment used to systematically identify workplace hazards and evaluate associated risks.

Baseline risk assessments, continuous risk assessments, issue-based assessments, and aspects and impacts registers.

Approved risk assessment forms reviewed after incidents, changes, or new activities and at scheduled intervals.

Plans, procedures, and resources in place to respond to site-specific emergency scenarios.

Emergency response plans, simulation schedules, drill records, equipment lists, assembly point maps, and contact lists.

Signed drill registers, simulation evaluations, and emergency plan sign-offs updated at least every six months.

Management of all waste generated on site in compliance with environmental legislation and ISO 14001 requirements.

Waste management plans, waste classification, disposal records, contractor approvals, and spill response planning.

Waste disposal manifests, waste registers, and contractor certificates reported quarterly to the environmental team.