Have you ever given thought to how powerful the written word is? Safety speakers and safety professionals are primarily communicators. Understanding the tools we use to communicate is critical to our success. In our field, you often hear phrases such as, “walking your talk,” “being a safety example” and the ever popular, “actions speak louder […]

As a safety speaker, I just spoke at a site where they haven’t had a lost-time injury in seven years. I shared with my audience a safety hazard shows up at sites like theirs that sites with many injuries don’t experience. That hazard? Complacency! It doesn’t matter what you did yesterday; it can all change […]

Safety Speakers Vision Safety speakers have some fun opportunities. Meeting you when I travel is one of them. Also the discussions safety speakers have with their audience after a presentation and through email help improve how we help people work safely. As a consultant, speaker and author, I really enjoy hearing from you, my readers. […]

Helping Others – Safety, What’s In It For Me? Over 24 years ago when I began speaking to audiences about safety, this was the title of my presentation. I was reminded of it when I was being interviewed by Dave Johnson with ISHN www.ishn.com He asked me as a safety speaker about the motivation to […]

About Today’s Blog Post Last year, I published an article about water safety. The response was very dramatic. As a safety speaker, I have decided to republish this article every year to help everyone enjoy the water with no loss of life. This article is dedicated to Zachary, a young grandson of a fellow safety […]

Warning Signs – Truth or Fiction? There are safety stories everywhere you go. When you pay attention to what is going on around you they can become a part of your safety presentations. This week, I was buying gas and ran into the store to get a soft drink. As I did, I heard a […]

This week on a call with one of my clients, I took the responsibility for the pre-call safety moment. As I have mentioned in previous newsletters, this was an idea I learned from this client last year. They, as many other companies, display safety as a value by beginning every meeting with a safety moment […]

Have you ever noticed certain laws go entirely disobeyed? Back in the 70’s when the speed limits were dropped to 55 mph across the United States, almost no one followed the law. Lately, I have noticed a similar phenomenon to the laws regarding hands-free cellular phone use and texting while driving. Just this Sunday on […]

As a safety speaker I look for safety illustrations in everyday life. A warm Friday in August and I am enjoying the privilege of visiting EPCOT at Walt Disney World in Florida. One of my favorite things to see is the “American Adventure”. One person in our party has an electric convenience vehicle, ECV, so […]

 Nervousness and Speaking I love being a safety speaker, I love my audience and I love the impact I have on their lives. I have always enjoyed being in front of an audience. Sunday morning during a special announcement at church, I was reminded not everyone is as comfortable speaking in public. The gentleman making […]