George D. Haber, Ph.D. Although the United States and other industrial countries continue to invest heavily in enterprise-wide safety interventions to decrease workplace injuries, there always is room for safety improvement, even among the most mature organizations. Historically, organizations have made substantial investments in the anticipation and elimination of incidents, specifically in the areas of
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