When an employee is injured or experiences a near miss, perhaps you have asked yourself: Why did he do that? What was he thinking? Or maybe you have wondered why you did something you wished you hadn’t. We all take risks. Even as a safety professional, it wasn’t until a few years ago that I began to understand risk and why people take it.Learning to recognize risk should be a part of every business owners’ safety program. It allows you or co-workers to intervene and prevent potential injuries. The list isn’t long. Only four errors are responsible for more than
