Ed recently completed
a 34-year career at a major international
oil company. He is now an
independent safety consultant (Perz
Consulting LLC) who provides expertise
in all aspects of safety investigations to a
range of international clients. He can be reached
at perzconsulting@gmail.com.
Good investigators understand what their biases are and work to control them while in investigation mode. Adopt the persona of a sports referee—the neutral arbitrator, without a stake in the outcome.