How do we get workers to do what’s right—even when no one is looking? No one plans to go to work and be injured or cause someone else to be injured. Families want their loved ones to return home each day in the same condition as when they left for work. So why do companies and workers take risks that expose themselves or others to harm?
A safety officer for a publicly traded company told me that when he does a planned inspection, the compliance rate is in the 80 to 90 percent range, and when inspections are unplanned, compliance rates are closer to 25 or 30 percent. Are you nodding your head or shaking it?