Take goals, for example. At the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, we are also goal-driven. As head of OSHA, I'm involved in many activities, but I have only one goal. I want every worker to go home whole and healthy every day. Safety makes sense in other ways as well.
Some folks assume that safety and profitability are incompatible.
In fact, they go hand in hand. The most profitable companies know the secret. Safety is good business. It's also common sense. Only 30 percent of employers nationwide have established safety and health programs.