Nations and organizations are at various stages of dealing with the issue. Relevant available information should be shared regarding steps which have been taken and which should be taken, and contingency plans developed to reduce the potential adverse impacts to health and safety. These flawed designs became standard throughout all sectors of the world's economy, including chemical processing, handling, distribution and disposal industries. Larger technology systems developed around failed computer designs, thereby creating a monumental problem. Fixing this problem is technically complicated and costly.
Deadlines are certain and immutable.
It is too late for some important systems and organizations to completely resolve the problem before the deadlines. Available skilled personnel and financial resources are not sufficient. Much effort should be directed towards embedded systems which include alarm systems, computer motherboards, system controls, lighting controls, process controllers, pumps, refrigeration controls, and valves. The need is manifest to establish health and safety protection as the highest priority. In addition to continuing or initiating actions to prevent failures, all governments and organizations dealing with the problem are encouraged to develop contingency planning, including, where appropriate, manual override systems to deal with various types of failures.