{"id":9897,"date":"2026-07-30T12:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ccocert.org\/?page_id=9897"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:48:12","slug":"incidents-involving-safety-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.ccocert.org\/en\/policies\/incidents-involving-safety-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Incidents Involving Safety Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Incidents Involving Safety Issues&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-title-container&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;105deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(28,33,40,0.97) 0%|rgba(28,33,40,0.75) 60%|rgba(200,150,12,0.18) 100%&#8221; 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