U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators examining the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, in preliminary findings set for release at a public hearing in Houston, report that companies like Transocean and BP, trade associations, and U.S. regulators largely judged the safety of offshore facilities by focusing on personal injury and fatality data (such as dropped objects and slips, trips, and falls), that overshadowed the use of leading indicators more focused on managing the potential for catastrophic accidents.
