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Mental health and safety are deeply connected. Poor mental health can lead to poor decision-making, lack of concentration, and increased likelihood of errors or incidents. On the other side, high-risk workplaces, unclear expectations, poor job design, or lack of support can create or worsen mental health issues.

A Critical Control Performance Standard defines what “good” looks like for your most important controls. It outlines how the control should be implemented, who’s responsible, what training is needed, how to verify it, and what to do if it fails. Without it, even the best controls can quietly fall apart.

Risk tolerance is your organisation’s true boundaries Put simply, risk tolerance is how much risk your organisation is prepared to accept in pursuit of its goals. It’s your comfort zone. But here’s the problem: most organisations have never actually defined it. They talk about being ‘risk averse’ or ‘willing to take calculated risks’ – but when you look closely, you’ll find: No clear documentation, no consistency across teams, no link between risk tolerance and control per

Mitigating controls are the unsung heroes in our risk management toolkit. They don’t stop an incident from occurring – instead, they reduce

For decades, frontline workers have relied on Take 5s, SLAMs, and similar tools to assess risk before starting a task.