Bourgeois_Rage Wrote:1980: ~1722 accidental deaths
1990: ~587 accidental deaths
2006: ~557 accidental deaths

That's interesting. Was there some kind of push for new safety measures in the 80s and early 90s? Seems like accidental deaths dropped quite a bit around then, 30-40%.

I think there was a big push for quality in manufacturing, spurred on particularly by the failed rescue mission of the Iranian hostages (at least for military manufacturing).

Commercial manufacturing also got a big interest in quality, after people got tired of their Gremlins and Pintos, and started buying Civics and Corollas.

DrTorch Wrote:I think there was a big push for quality in manufacturing, spurred on particularly by the failed rescue mission of the Iranian hostages (at least for military manufacturing).

Commercial manufacturing also got a big interest in quality, after people got tired of their Gremlins and Pintos, and started buying Civics and Corollas.

Good points.

Sounds like there was a major shift in the military in the early 80s. Link

Quote: Pentagon officials attributed the relative 66 percent decline to
several factors, including reducing and managing safety risks.

"The services have focused very seriously on risk management,"
said Sherri Goodman, deputy under secretary of defense for
environmental security. "We use simulation to a much greater
extent. We also have a leadership approach that focuses on
making sure every soldier, sailor, airman and Marine is aware of
the possibility of accidents and how to prevent them."