Our Chief Transportation Advisor reflects on safety

A review of the history of safety over the last few decades offers good reason for hope, says Rose McMurray, Chief Transportation Advisor at FDRsafety.

“Unlike 50 years ago when workplace injuries and deaths were considered an unfortunate byproduct of a robust economy and steady national growth, today, there is much broader citizen support and demand for setting limits and standards for worker safety,” Rose said in a recent interview with the National Safety Council that was posted on its website.

Rose is well-qualified to assess the big picture on safety, having served as Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation, and we are very proud to have her on our team.

Rose’s interview offers good advice to the next generation of safety leaders:

“There are solutions to every problem. Don’t be deterred in your efforts to fix a difficult one. Look for alternative strategies to remedy the issue and remain steadfast in finding possible new solutions. Search out other champions and build other stakeholders. Remember that it often takes decades for seemingly intractable problems to make progress.”

For more from Rose’s interview, click here.