Download Free: Safety vs. Security: What's one without the other?
Safety systems in the industrial environment have evolved over the years to become increasingly complex and are relied upon to function to a level of adequacy to protect employees, production, and the environment surrounding a particular facility. The investment in these systems is great, but the ramifications of their malfunction are even greater. The media has made it even easier for us to understand the impact of safety on companies and on their surrounding communities, and with incidents such as those that transpired in Texas City with a BP refinery explosion, and with the Bhopal disaster, involving a chemical leak, the potential impact of our operations has become greater than ever before.