When statistics showed a consistent spike in January recordable injuries over a number of years, many people thought it was probably because of winter cold, snow and ice. Assumptions weren't good enough for Dan Ryan, executive VP of Management Systems and Health and Safety at Veolia Water North America. He dug into the data and came up with an idea that significantly reduced the spike.
"The three legs of a successful safety program are tools for success (policies, procedures, awareness materials and campaigns, audits, inspections, safety equipment, etc.), training and enforcement," says Ryan,
