Regardless of all the safety nets we have in place for everyday life

Regardless of all the safety nets we have in place for everyday life, there is no escaping that living is a dangerous proposition. People routinely make critical mistakes in how they interact with their environment and those mistakes lead to injury and often to death.

I have often wondered why it is that thoughts of safety are not the very first thought in our minds whenever we consider doing anything. Especially in construction the dangers are magnified just as they are in other heavy industries.

Of course, attitude is really the biggest killer. It's the attitude that "Nothing can hurt me," or, "It won't happen to me." So, people routinely take chances like working without safety glasses or dust masks. But the other big one is just plain not paying attention. Last month alone at least two people fell to their deaths on construction sites because they forgot where they were and made a wrong step in the wrong direction. These are mistakes that you can't recover from. Once that foot is set to come down on a hard surface, but instead comes down on air, you're going over the edge.

As we venture into the New Year it's a good time to reaffirm our commitments to working safely. I encourage all of you to review your programs and see where they may be lacking, or where they have lost their luster, and then breathe new life into them. It's only through constant reminding that we stand a chance at making safety the first thought.

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