As a safety speaker I have learned the value of using resources in your community. It is helpful to contact your local police and fire departments to get help from them in illustrating safety concepts. Many local agencies have invested in tools that help teach safety and they don’t get to use them that often. […]

More safety presentation tips and Ideas Eye Protection – Cake decorating demonstration At a major safety kickoff for one of my clients I saw a wonderful illustration of how important safety glasses and protecting your eyesight are. They held their regular safety meeting program discussing last years successes and celebrating how well they had done. […]

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 […]

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In this week’s newsletter: – Instilling Safety As a Value in Our Children – An update on my future speaking schedule (Now is the time to bring me back to your site with my new lighter look) – John’s Fitness Update Instilling Safety As a Value in Our Children As a safety motivational speaker for […]

In this week’s newsletter: – New Book Announcement – Would You Watch Out For My Safety? – John’s Fitness Update Great new safety book for all your employees! “Would You Watch Out For My Safety” by John Drebinger My new book, “Would You Watch Out For My Safety?” has arrived and is available for purchase. […]

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 […]