DOWNGRADING INCIDENTS FORM A "WEDGE OF INTERFERENCE"

Hugh M. Douglas, Selected Readings in Safety (originally appeared in Accident Prevention, the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Toronto, Canada), Academy Press, 1973

Downgrading incidents form a "wedge of interference" in the attainment of corporate goals. Through the development of this analogy, it will be shown that loss control is an integral part of quality and quantity of production.