Safety Speaker Insight – Lack of Negative Results or Consequences Makes Deviation Normal For years in my presentation, “Ensure Your Safety” as a safety speaker I have taught people that shortcuts violate our normal learning system. Normally, you take an action, which results in a reaction. For instance, your mom probably told you not to […]

Safety Speaker Insight – The Absence of Intervention Is Approval When you see someone doing something unsafe and choose not to say something you are actually part of a very dangerous process called normalization of deviance. As a safety speaker, I am familiar with the concept and it’s classic example the  Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. […]

Safety Speaker John Drebinger Asks, “What Shadow are You Casting?” As a safety speaker let me share with you a safety discussion you should have with your experienced workers, actually, everybody. What shadow are you casting? What example for your family, friends, fellow leaders and fellow employees are you? Your shadow is the impression you […]

Safety Motivational Speaker Insight – Success Can Lead To Complacency Recently, I was the safety motivational speaker at a corporate safety meeting. As I listened to the first three speakers, each giving about a 10 to 15-minute talk, I was very impressed. Before the meeting, I had visited with several employees and it was clear […]

Safety Speaker Tips – Preparing For A Successful 2017 Safety Kickoff As a safety speaker I know safety kickoffs can have a significant effect on how your employees approach safety. An effective kickoff can set the tone, inspire, motivate and educate your entire workforce to achieve better safety performance.Before you know it, January will be […]

Safety Speakers Insights – More “Why of Safety” I have discussed in my previous articles, the importance of giving people the “WHY” of safety. I experienced a perfect example of this recently. At the beginning of the meeting, they had one of the hotel staff serve as one of their safety speakers, explaining the emergency […]

Safety – a Serving Profession As a reader of this newsletter, you are a part of the safety profession. Safety speakers like myself are here as a business but we serve people. It might be a voluntary position or your primary job, either way, you are a member of a very special group of people. […]

Safety Motivational Speakers – Watch What You Are Saying I have heard many well-meaning safety motivational speakers use the phrase, “Accidents Happen,” in their safety talks. This is a dangerous idea to plant in the minds of your audience. When Did You First Realize The Importance Of Safety? As a safety speaker, I like to […]

Safety Motivational Speaker Tip – What You Need to Know About Safety Slogans As a safety motivational speaker, I was speaking for a company and as we entered their meeting room, the first thing I saw was a giant, four feet tall by twelve feet wide safety banner. It was one of those with grommets you can […]

Safety Motivational Speaker Idea You Can Use As a safety motivational speaker I see many innovative ideas my clients use to improve the safety of their employees. One of the best ways your leadership can show they truly care about their employees is to teach safety they can use at home. Keep in mind you […]