Special Announcement by Safety Speaker John Drebinger. Safety kickoff season is just around the corner. I wanted to alert you to a new series of articles I am writing for my electronic newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter on the site and I will be posting the articles on this blog so people […]

Special Announcement by Safety Speaker John Drebinger. It has been awhile since my last blog post. I wanted to alert you to a new series of articles I am writing for my electronic newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter on the site and I will be posting the articles on this blog so […]

Today there is a huge amount of content available to make a safety meeting fun.  You can search the internet for some hilarious video that is appropriate in the workplace. YouTube like other sites does a lot of the work for you. When you finish one video they suggest ones that are similar. One caveat […]

The very first National Safety Council Convention I attended I learned something from a safety speaker there that has always reminded me we need to show people how they can be safe and comfortable. His focus was to get people to use life jackets when fishing, boating and doing any activity on or near the […]

This morning I have the privilege of being the keynote speaker for the Greater Yosemite Council’s Eagle Scout Recognition Brunch. As a fellow Eagle Scout I will have the opportunity to share with my audience how Scouting has improved my life and my career. For those of you who have heard me as a safety […]

I was the safety speaker for a chemical company several years ago when I observed a great way to illustrate commitment to safety. At this particular location I was speaking, all the employees worked in an office. What I loved was as people arrived at the meeting room they were all handed a pair of […]

Here is another great way to make a safety lesson fun. You can be recognized as a safety speaker people want to listen to when you use effective stories, demonstrations and fun to make your point. At the end of a safety meeting, the safety person giving the talk has placed safety glasses on and […]

Safety Speaker John Drebinger’s  Weekly Newsletter In this week’s newsletter: – What Really Caused the Injury? – Would You Watch Out For My Safety – John’s new book details What Really Caused the Injury? A few weeks ago there was a fire in a nearby community. I watched the news report the next morning and […]

At the National Boy Scout Jamboree, they have many events. One of the most popular was the handicapped awareness area. It was a series of experiences Scouts and leaders could participate in so they could get a sense of what people with disabilities must deal with every day. On a safety day, you could easily […]

Yesterday, I discussed using special glasses to show how drugs or alcohol effect your performance. Another technique I have seen used has been done by local TV or radio celebrities around the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season.  You might want to see if your local TV station would do this one with or for […]