Well how about if we look at new ways to make safety illustrations fun and interesting for a  few days? One of the first unique safety illustrations I remember hearing about early in my career over 21 years ago was about fall protection. The safety speaker at this meeting wanted to point out to people […]

I’m sure you will be the target of several April Fools Day jokes or stories. Hopefully everyone will be safe and consider the consequences of their creativity. I remember at summer camp in the Boy Scouts we were known for our pranks. Even then safety was a part of my training. The camp had a […]

Make today a day you focus on shortcuts. Commit to doing everything the way it should be done. Do it for someone else if not for yourself. The best safety instructors in the workplace are our peers. Employees look to each other to see what the “real” policy is. I remember years ago driving on […]

Last night while visiting my son John we were with him to get the message he had just won the election for Associated Students President at Biola University. He gave a great speech that made his, safety speaker dad proud. All the years learning leadership in the Boy Scouts has paid off well. Also watching […]

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It has been a tough winter for many people around the country. A good safety topic to watch out for your people is “Safely Rebuilding”.  My accountant will be rebuilding his deck that was damaged by record snows this winter. Flood damage from rising rivers creates a cleanup nightmare. All of these have one thing […]

I am sure you have heard the statement you should correct or reprimand people in private and recognize people for positive things in public. I learned an important distinction about this from my good friend Scott Geller. He pointed out in one of his presentations the importance of recognizing people in a positive way with […]

When I was the safety motivational speaker at an event at NASA’s Langley facility I heard a couple of wonderful presentations. They were done by employees who had experienced a close call and were willing to share what happened with the entire workforce to ensure their safety. Prior to the meeting the safety team had […]

Several years ago when I was the safety speaker at a corporate safety leaders’ meeting making my presentation, “A Safety Mindset For Effective Leaders.” I experienced the most unique introduction I had ever received. As is my custom, I had arrived early for the meeting and was sitting in the room listening to the presentations […]

This concept is one I learned very early in my career as a motivational safety speaker. The genius is that when you give yourself no option other than success the creative part of your brain will create a solution. Too often, we allow ourselves the option of not succeeding and our brain gives up after […]