The human element at play is one of the most important factors that shapes the safety culture in the industrial gases industry today, as the European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) has been investigating at its 2017 Winter Seminar 2017 in Brussels, Belgium.
The vast majority of the incidents and injuries in our industry are caused by human factors, around 76% in fact – a statistic that EIGA intends to deflate by promoting a consistency of safety, health, environmental and technical standards throughout the sector.
Under the theme of Human Factors, the organisation’s seminar has been investigating the safety culture within the industry, with the idea of leadership proving to be pivotal in driving the changes deemed necessary to create a shift in culture within operational safety.
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