The following is Guest Contributor Dave LeBlanc's contribution to the 2nd Ed. First Due Blog Carnival.

This is my first entry to the Carnival. I can’t think of a better topic as a jumping off point. When I think back over the countless reports that I have read, there are certainly more than a few that stand out. I think the reports prepared by Departments, as an internal review tend to have the most impact. Certainly there are things to be learned from the NIOSH reports, but for a Department to look inside itself and come out with an honest critique of what went right and what went wrong, well I think that just has more impact. (more…)