Zero-goal mindset

Many large companies, especially within major hazardous and construction industries, have adopted the so-called zero-goal mindset or philosophy (Levitt and Samelson, 1993). This philosophy is based on the belief that all occupational injuries and illnesses and process and environmental incidents are preventable and management s goal for them all is zero. It is an easily communicated goal with many implications that are not always fully understood. 

When dealing with occupational injuries, the focus is on performance indicators such as the LTI-rate and the goal is to reduce the measured values to zero. Management focuses its attention on minor incidents and injuries, motivated by the belief that a reduction of the LTI-rate to virtually zero 

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