An introduction to serious injuries and fatalities

The term SIF (Serious Injury and Fatality) is increasingly becoming embedded in health and safety terminology. Far from being another acronym to add to the pile, the relatively recent focus on serious injury and fatality prevention has uncovered the possible need to rethink our approach preventing workplace fatalities and serious injuries.

We have created this guide to answer some of the key questions around SIFs: what they are, how traditional frameworks apply to them (or don’t), and best practices for preventing them.