Introduction Audits and Incident Investigations are both very important components of our safety management systems. They often relate to each other but have distinct roles. Case Study Let’s consider a common, every day situation. A manager in a national distribution business is doing a regular Safety Audit in the loading dock of a regional warehouse. She is not the Loading Dock Manager but is conducting an audit in another manager’s area as part of the organisations cross-au

Many articles are written around the need to investigate an Incident or Failure no matter what that Incident or Failure is, we must identify its cause to prevent a recurrence. A recent Safety Wise ICAM project in the highlands of Papua New Guinea brought about a refreshing focus on the forgotten reasons why there is a need to complete an investigation of an Incident or Failure. To set the scene; We are in the Highlands of PNG with a group of people who work in the mining and