Join us for a practical, research-informed webinar exploring why many critical controls are inadequate for the risk at hand. The session will build on previous insights about the difficulty workers face in implementing controls as planned, highlighting that critical controls are not equal in their ability to manage exposure.We’ll examine how everyday work conditions like fatigue, distraction, and task pressure undermine control effectiveness, especially those relying on human action.

We’ll discuss our research that found 96% of failed controls relied heavily depended on workers staying alert, focused, and making good decisions, making them particularly vulnerable to mistakes.Learn how these challenges impact high-risk activities and what organisations can do to close the gap between work as imagined and work as actually done.

This session, led by Alex Fernando and Warren Smith, with guest and critical risk expert, Anthony Deakin, will help your organisation better understand the gap between "work as imagined" and "work as done," improving critical control reliability in real-world conditions.You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of how to truly enable workers to use controls effectively and how proactive field verification can reveal hidden issues. Learn to review controls in light of current work contexts, realign safety management systems, and foster a learning culture to identify and address challenges before incidents occur.

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