Serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) have become a passionate focus for Tom Krause, Ph.D., co-founder of the consultancy BST. At the ASSE Denver meeting, he presented an educational session updating safety pros on prevention efforts.
Serious injuries are life-threatening (such as significant loss of blood, trauma to vital organs, and damage to the brain or spinal cord), or life-altering (resulting in permanent or long-term impairment of loss of an internal organ, body function, or body part.)