Summary
In short
- A control failure report is a record used in KnowSafe that records that a critical control was found missing, bypassed or not working. It is built against ICMM and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
- Raised immediately by whoever finds it. Completed by the area supervisor.
- The template holds 39 fields across 4 sections.
- Scoring is potential severity, where high is bad.
- ICMM is international Council on Mining and Metals. Publishes critical control management, widely borrowed outside mining for fatal risk control.
- It connects to the rest of the library: feeds RCA, CAPA.
What it is
What it is
What is a control failure report?
A control failure report is a record used in KnowSafe that records that a critical control was found missing, bypassed or not working. It is built against ICMM and forms part of the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme.
When is a control failure report completed?
A control failure report is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Raised immediately by whoever finds it.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form CASE-2026-000
- You are running the Critical Control and Fatal Risk programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: feeds rca, capa
Not for
- Critical Control Verification, which checks that a control standing between people and a fatal event is actually in place and working.
- Critical Control Performance Review, which reviews how a set of critical controls has performed over a period, including verification rates and failures.
- Barrier Health Check, which checks the barriers named in a bowtie are present and effective, working through the bowtie one branch at a time.
- Anything outside KnowSafe, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ICMMInternational Council on Mining and Metals
Publishes critical control management, widely borrowed outside mining for fatal risk control.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the control failure report template based on?+
It is built against ICMM. ICMM is international Council on Mining and Metals. Publishes critical control management, widely borrowed outside mining for fatal risk control.
What sections does the control failure report contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, the failure, if bypassed, immediate response. Together they hold 39 fields, 23 of which are required.
How often is a control failure report raised?+
A new record is raised at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Each one is given an ID in the form CASE-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the control failure report belong to?+
It is part of Critical Control and Fatal Risk. Named fatal risks with owned critical controls and a verification schedule that is actually run.
How is a control failure report scored?+
Scoring is potential severity. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the control failure report template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the control failure report library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowSafe — safety and compliance. Incidents, hazards, permits, inspections and the critical controls behind them.
Meet KnowSafe→Sources
Sources
- ICMM — International Council on Mining and Metals