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Beyond Blame: Why Most Incident Investigations Never Find the Real Cause

Join Kenneth Mqadi's live 4-hour workshop on the Beyond Blame 3-volume series — incident investigation, root cause analysis & prevention. CPD points included. R499pp.

 Every workplace incident gets investigated. Very few get investigated properly.

Most reports stop at the easiest answer: "worker error." A name goes in a box, a warning gets issued, and the file gets closed — until the same incident happens again three months later, on a different shift, with a different name in the box. That's not investigation. That's blame with paperwork attached.

Beyond Blame exists to break that cycle.

From eBook Series to Live Workshop

Kenneth Mqadi — Lead Investigator at SAGRIQUA/OHS Navigators, safety specialist, and author of 10 books — wrote the Beyond Blame series after years of watching organisations treat root cause analysis as a formality instead of a discipline. The three-volume series has already helped safety officers rethink how they approach investigations. Now it's coming to life as a 4-hour interactive workshop, hosted personally by Kenneth.

This isn't a lecture. It's a working session built around the same framework used in the books — with templates, case discussion, and a certificate to show for it.

What the Workshop Covers

Volume 1 — The Investigation Framework Building an evidence-first investigation process, using a team checklist, and separating immediate causes from underlying and root causes.

Volume 2 — Root Cause Analysis Techniques Practical application of the 5 Whys, fishbone diagrams, and timeline reconstruction — plus how to weigh human error against system failure honestly.

Volume 3 — Prevention, Corrective Action & Learning Culture Turning findings into real corrective action using the hierarchy of controls, verifying that fixes actually work, running toolbox talks that land, and building a learning culture that prevents recurrence instead of just filing it away.

Workshop Details

  • Dates: Saturday, 12 September 2026 (2 PM–6 PM SAST) or Tuesday, 15 September 2026 (12 PM–4 PM SAST)
  • Format: Live on Microsoft Teams, 4-hour interactive session
  • CPD: 2 CPD Points (SAIOSH) | 4 CPD Hours (SACPCMP) — applied for
  • Includes: Certificate of completion + all 3 Beyond Blame eBooks + investigation templates
  • Group size: Capped at 30 — Gold Standard, small-group format
  • Cost: R499 per person (includes the 3 eBooks)

Spaces are limited by design — this is meant to be a working room, not a webinar.

Who Should Attend

Safety officers, SHEQ practitioners, supervisors, and anyone who signs off on incident reports and wants those reports to actually change outcomes — not just satisfy a compliance checkbox.

How to Register

Registration closes 11 September 2026. To book your seat, message SAGRIQUA/OHS Navigators on WhatsApp: +27 71 352 0312.

Investigations built on evidence — not blame — are how incidents stop repeating. This workshop is where that shift starts.

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