This is from the IAEA but can be applied to any high-risk operation. As safety professionals, we have seen all five of these phases, and many of us have lived through almost all of them! Knowing the challenges before allows us to formulate a better improvement plan. Knowing which phase your facility(s) is in is a MUST!
What stage is your facility in?
WARNING! It is important that declining performance be recognized in the first two (2) stages and, at the latest, by early Stage 3.