A Good Time to Be Clever
WE TEND TO BE HYPERVIGILANT right after an accident, but … Exactly. We shouldn’t wait for a scary or injurious event to goad us into being careful all the time. Unfortunately, it’s easy to grow complacent when we haven’t felt threatened for a while. Fortunately, we human beings are also pretty clever, capable of thinking ahead and foreseeing consequences. If you’re reading this magazine, you probably work with potentially dangerous tools and materials on a regular basis. Whenever you’re at your workspace is the time to be your clever, farsighted self. But safety’s been on everyone’s mind a lot lately, not just those who are drawn to sharp surfaces and open flames. The current pandemic also qualifies as one of those in-your-face threats, whether you’re considering a trip to a gallery,…