Why a two-line safety budget is a silent risk. Learn the 6-pillar funding model that turns safety from an expense into a strategic investment. There is a mandate given to Safety Officers in almost every organisation that, when you say it out loud, sounds absurd: "You are responsible for risk. But you don't get a budget to manage it." It's the corporate equivalent of demanding a house be built while only paying for the front door. We ask Safety Officers to deliver comprehensive risk management, and in return we hand them the financial equivalent of a plaster. Then we're surprised when the wound keeps reopening. This is a strategic framework for C-Suite executives, Finance Directors, and Operations Managers who are ready to stop treating safety as a line item and start treating it as what it actually is: infrastructure. The Dangerous Illusion of the Two-Line Budget Most organisations budget for safety using two lines: PPE Legal Training That's it....