Sphera’s 2019 survey uncovered that while companies are big proponents of a strong safety culture, there is a large gap between process safety intent and what occurs during everyday operations. However, a period of unprecedented change paired with the availability of Industry 4.0 IRM technologies may have the potential to disrupt the status quo.

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