Have you ever noticed it’s the little things that quite often get people hurt? I have talked to many safety people who have had a great year. No major injuries, no lost time injuries, and zero recordables. In a facility where there is always the potential for a serious injury or even a fatality, I […]

I was on the phone with a friend and they were expecting ice storms. If you have never experienced freezing rain you are lucky. I remember one January driving from East Texas back to the airport when I noticed a very pretty sight. The trees glistened as the light hit them. Suddenly, I realized they […]

As I flew out of Philadelphia, I looked out the airplane window and saw the lights of the refinery. I was reminded of how I often pray for the safety of those people who have been in my audiences over the years. There are times when a specific site or city comes to mind and […]

Driving from the Philadelphia Airport to New Jersey, I found myself in the midst of a snowstorm. In general, most people had gone home so the streets were fairly empty. Two lanes were open in the direction I was traveling. As I approached the bridge taking me into New Jersey, I had a driver behind […]

Twenty-one years ago, my son was born. He is a great son and a joy to my wife, Karen and me. I am reminded every day when I climb into a car, without safety, he would not have been born. The reason why? Several years before my son was born, I was driving down a […]

As I was driving to the refinery at 5am in New Jersey to give a motivational safety presentation, I encountered a situation, which reminded me how people’s actions impact the safety of those around them. In this particular instance, it was the second day after a major snowstorm in the Northeastern United States. The streets […]

In the past several months, I have been re-creating a presentation that causes people to want to watch out for each other. It has three parts; first, I give people 5 reasons they would want to watch out for the safety of others. Next, I teach a few ways people can share safety with someone […]

Today, the health portion of health and safety came to mind. As with safety, health can be approached from the perspective of what can we do to protect our own health and secondly, what can we do to help insure the health of others. On a recent flight, the passenger next to me had a […]

Two blog entries ago, I talked about two types of safety leaders. The second type of safety leader is by choice. These are the leaders who volunteer to be on safety committees or safety teams. If you are one of these leaders, I would like to congratulate you on your commitment to help your fellow […]

Are you a leader in your organization? Last week, I heard a plant manager comment at their safety meeting that there are two types of safety leaders – safety leaders by position and safety leaders by choice. Which one are you? If you have a title of leadership because of your job, you are a […]