Most organisations have an anonymous incident reporting channel. Most of them also have a near-miss register that's suspiciously thin, especially for anything involving a supervisor, a shortcut that's been normalised for years, or a piece of equipment everyone quietly avoids. The good news is that this gap is one of the most fixable problems in safety management. It isn't a culture problem that takes years to shift. It's a trust problem with concrete, identifiable causes, and once you see them, they're straightforward to close.

Incident reporting is one of the most important parts of school safety and compliance, yet in many schools it remains inconsistent, time-consuming or difficult to rely on when it matters most.

Schools manage incidents every day across staff, students, visitors and contractors. From minor hazards to serious events, the way incidents are recorded and followed up can determine how well a school protects its people and demonstrates its responsibilities.

Good incident reporting isn’t about collecting more information. It’s about having simple, consistent processes that create clear and reliable records.

In today’s highly digital and global world, the potential for information security incidents has become more and more likely. Information security incidents are situations or issues where a threat has affected the security of your business network and the ability of your employees to do their work. Think hacking, malware, authentication issues and IT system failures. 

When it comes to managing incidents, the difference between a rapid, coordinated response and a delayed and fractured one can have huge consequences to your bottom line and reputation. 

Employers are required by law to report certain incidents at work. These specific circumstances are deemed 'notifiable incidents'. While ideally the proper controls have been put in place to prevent incidents from happening in the first place, they do occur. Reporting them to work health and safety regulators can help identify the causes of the incidents and prevent similar incidents from occurring again. This has become even more important as we live through a pandemic crisis.