LESSONS SELDOM HIDEN
Within all industrial operations incidents occur. All, save a very few, have occurred before and are preventable. Some industries seem to have more than others; not because of the risk involved in operations, but for a lack of learning or an intentional indifference to safety.
Numerous examples of incidents occurring within an organization can be cited. In fact, multiple examples of similar incidents occurring within the same plant have been documented. Most all incidents resulted in unnecessary cost in terms of lives, property, and business profit; with many totaling several million US dollars.
This prompts any rational being to ask, WHY? It is not because the details and root causes of the incidents are hidden; most are purely obvious and have been repeated more than once. The simple fact remains, many corporations are indifferent to risk and operational safety because they do not understand risk and its effect on profits.
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