Complacency is the number one cause of workplace accidents. Complacency is defined as "self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers." Understand complacency for the insidious state of mind it represents. When you perform the same task repeatedly that requires alertness -- without incident - you risk experiencing complacency. Dismissal of safety steps follow. For example, instead of walking the long way around a dump truck, you short-cut it across the back while it dumps its load. Practice remaining conscious of safety rules; make them part of who you are as an employee. Complacency and alertness are opposites. You can't be both at the same time.