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Kurt Krueger, CIH, is a senior consultant at ORCHSE Strategies, LLC. From 1997 to 2017 Kurt was manager, Global H&S Programs, GE. Kurt can be reached at kurt.krueger@orchse.com
Recently a Hawaiian civil defense employee sent an emergency alert that a ballistic missile threat was headed for Hawaii, and that residents should seek shelter. It was a mistake, a human error. Panic ensued and it took 38 minutes to correct the error.