As noted in our previous two columns on this subject, developing an actionable safety plan is covered in three parts. First Actions was explained in Part One (October 2017 ISHN) and Core Actions detailed in Part Two (January 2018 ISHN). The rest of this column focuses on Sustaining Actions.
So what have proven to be the most effective actions to accelerate and sustain safety improvements? Here are our top four. The numbering here continues from the previous column, and is not meant to be a prescriptive sequence.