Find out why management isn't listening — and the exact gaps holding your career back You passed the OHS course. You got the appointment letter. Maybe you even got the hard hat and the hi-vis vest that says Safety Officer on the back. And then you walked into your first real site meeting — and the foreman talked right over you. Or the site manager smiled politely and carried on doing exactly what he was doing before you said a word. Or you flagged a hazard in writing, and three weeks later, nothing had changed. Sound familiar? If it does, I want you to know something important: this is not a knowledge problem. You probably know the OHS Act 85 of 1993. You know how to conduct a risk assessment. You know what a toolbox talk is supposed to look like. The gap isn't what you know. It's whether the people around you believe you know it — and whether they trust you enough to act on it. That's a credibility problem. And it's one of the most under-discussed challe...