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Safety Tool Kit: Complacency, Shortcuts, Overconfidence and Inexperience

Written by Tracey | Dec 3, 2025 9:22:14 PM

Contributed by Dan Giovannangeli, Corporate Safety Director, Kaiser Enterprise

Identifying root, or underlying causes of construction accidents is often tied to a relatively small list of specific behaviors or reasons. The four presented here - complacency, shortcuts, overconfidence, and inexperience - can be systematically addressed through a careful and deliberate approach.

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