How can safety Engineer/Officer save themselves from the court in case of an accident?

Accidents and incidents can happen at a worksite.
All incidents, near misses, dangerous occurrences should
be reported to avoid recurrence of that event,
 It is very important for a safety officer to know how
safety officers can save themselves from the court in case of an accident.
lifting permits,
 3rd party certificates of the crane operator and riggers,
 3rd party certifications of all lifting gears and
accessories are available e.g., for
D shackles,
Bow shackles,
chain slings,
web slings,
chain blocks,
lever blocks, etc.
12. Ensure before lifting a lifting plan
is available for each lift.
13. Before lifting activity ensure that the ground is
properly compacted, and the area is totally barricaded.
14. Always keep in mind that Safety is only an advisor
always advise no matters the issue is smaller or bigger.

•I would like to share with you three incidents in which the
HSE officers faced jail sentences in the Middle Eastern countries.
•These should serve as examples as to what the safety
officer should do in such cases.
•We will also discuss what
documents are mandatory for
them to keep to get out scratch
free of such problems.
•But wait till I post more details about these incidents
and safeguards to be followed by safety officers.