Whether it is on leading or lagging data, data validation and verification is a MUST if we want to build a solid SMS.
Making decisions on bad (unverified/unvalidated) data leads to bad decisions, or worse – inaction in risks as leadership may believe all is well.
In this day and age, with all the rhetoric around data and metrics in safety, this VERIFICATION and VALIDATION element in the SMS becomes critical to the business’s safety success.
