Many unplanned events happen because the team is not fully ready, from both a safety and work execution perspective, before the work is initiated.  This safety minute serves as a primer for managers and engineers to evaluate readiness before work is initiated. This Executive Safety Minute:

• Starts with defining readiness to start work,
• Is followed by key questions to ask and issues to address when evaluating readiness, and
• Finishes with a “Manager’s Guide to Checking Level of Readiness.”