Corning's safety strategy consists of four inter-related elements:

• Conduct safety management systems assessment
• Standardize incident reporting
• Conduct rigorous investigation and root cause analysis
• Drive corrective actions to closure
• Deploy competent subject-matter-experts 

• Conduct risk assessment and management
• Utilize Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention approach
• Communicate key learning to interested parties
• Use leading and lagging indicators
• Manage  occupational health & process safety

• Expand leadership commitment, communication and involvement
• Implement a measureable employee involvement process
• Conduct safety-focused training
• Conduct culture assessment and act on findings

• Identify and communicate key learning and leading practices
• Include leading practice  implementation as part of annual plan
• Design for safety
• Pro-actively manage contractors