“Err on the side of caution.” ~Anonymous You might have noticed a good sized chunk of the States suffered a serious case of winter these last few weeks. Perhaps you were one of those afflicted; I certainly was. Perhaps you weren’t: if you live in a place like Southern California, South Florida...
What’s the highest risk most of us take every day? Getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive to work. In a typical year in the US, ten times as many of us suffer fatal injuries out on the streets and highways than we do on the job. Most of us spend more time working than we do driving, and...
“You are what your record says you are” ~Bill Parcells The start of this new year seems the perfect time to make a statement. A positive statement — about safety. It’s time to recognize the good work leaders the world over do to make a real difference in safety. The work they do is huge: all...
Complacency is a state of mind characterized by an absence of fear. If there really were nothing to fear, there’s nothing to hurt you. When there is something that can hurt you and you’re not fearful, beware: being fearful makes you careful. Being complacent about a hazard is often confused with...
“Oh, wow! In your life have you ever seen anything like that?” ~Verne Lundquist This month marks the twentieth anniversary of the founding of our consulting practice. It’s been a two decade long adventure, getting to see the world of industry, up close. A chemical plant on the Nile. A paper...