That could never happen in my plant.” These are the famous last words of careless or complacent operators before an accident strikes. But even in plants or on routes where managers have deployed top-flight systems for ensuring safety, Murphy’s Law (i.e., if can happen, it will happen) sometimes shows that problems remain. Like production, effective safety management demands continuous improvement.
 
With that in mind, even if your company hasn’t experienced a safety-related ‘near miss’ (or worse, a serious accident), you can act now to raise the bar on safety by tapping the expertise that’s all around you—i.e ...