“Taking initiative is doing what you know is right without being told”
As businesses reopen, the issue to require or recommend masking is (somehow) a debate. To many this is perplexing, but to safety professionals, it’s the same old thing. Safety in the workplace is always (somehow) debated, unless of course, you’re the statistic. Changing statistics in the positive direction, including business profitable success, is what safety has always been about.
Risks in business are not perceived as something to avoid; rather, action is taken based upon the acceptable calculated level. The risks of opportunity yield positive outcomes. Using safety to further a business effort is a risk worth taking.
Organizations, like people, are not infallible. To succeed requires diligence and, in some cases, grit. Safety integrated into the organization requires understanding the end user and how it will be used. Misses will happen: improve from each one.
World class achievement is a perpetual endeavor. Although each step that seems out of reach, forethought and willingness to change can strive to make it happen.