A motivational speaker from the world of sport was at a conference I attended recently to explain the use of “marginal gains” for competitive advantage. This brought to mind an article I had read on the success of the London Olympics and how, as well as meticulous planning and content review, porridge was used as a risk reduction tool. That, in turn, got me thinking about how the principles of marginal gains can be applied to hazard control on vehicles, specifically forklift trucks (FLTs).