Driving is hazardous enough as it is being surrounded by massive pieces of metal moving at high rates of speed. You can’t afford to take your eyes off the road. Every day it seems as if there’s a new way of distracting yourself while driving however. When cars were first invented, they were bare bones […]
If I have six hours to cut down a tree, I’ll spend the first four hours sharpening my axe” Abraham Lincoln. Simply put this quote is about being prepared which is a critical element of doing a job successfully. When is a job successfully done? When we achieve our target or objective which is also
Home Early is the next commercial in the Valuing Safety campaign series which includes Homecomings, Carols and Who’s there. This campaign aims to continue to build support and understanding for the need for workplace safety so that the expectation that Victorian workers will return home safely every day becomes part of Victorian culture. Key messages:
This is without a doubt the video that needs to find it’s way into every company’s “New Employee Orientation” as well as the annual safety training program. This video maps out all of the stages of an accident and how all the domino’s line up to end in a bad way; but there is a
A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap. Retreating to the farmyard the rat proclaimed the warning; “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap
A little fun for Friday. One of my favorite TV shows these days is the Big Bang Theory. I have always thought there was something special about Sheldon and then tonight it became clear… Sheldon is a all about SAFETY!
A good friend and client came up with this really neat safety slogan using the word BELIEVE. If we Believe, we can make safety happen. Believe Safety is a Value Encourage Participation and Feedback Live Safety 24/7 Influence by setting the example Exceptional COMMUNICATION Verify that issues/concerns are addressed Envision ZERO people hurt
I could not help but post this. I could not shorten this clip and of course the part I want is 3:35 to the end (4:17). But I just knew there was something “special” about Sheldon… he is SERIOUS about safety! Click Here to view the scene. Only true safety radicals can appreciate this humor,
The following is a story about a mining operation. It is in all rights and intentions a fictional one, but the subject matter addressed in this story was taken from thirty five years experience in the mining industry. There was a mining operation that had good production, low cost and once in a while they
A toothpaste factory had a problem: they sometimes shipped empty boxes, without the tube inside. This was due to the way the production line was set up, and people with experience in designing production lines will tell you how difficult it is to have everything happen with timings so precise that every single unit coming
RUNNING RIGHT YOU GET THE LEVEL OF SAFETY YOU DEMONSTRATE YOU WANT! AKA…LEAD BY EXAMPLE…WALK THE TALK…PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH PRINCIPLES ABOUT THE LAW OF THE PICTURE (JOHN C. MAXWELL 21 LAWS OF LEADERSHIP) MOST PEOPLE ARE VISUAL LEARNERS, NOT VERBAL LEARNERS. Educators tell us that 89 percent of learning is visual. Most people
YESTERDAY IS PAST…CANNOT CHANGE ANYTHING THAT WE DID TOMORROW HAS NOT ARRIVED… SO… JUST FOR TODAY… …Just for today, I will choose and display right attitudes. …Just for today, I will determine and act on important priorities. …Just for today, I will know and follow healthy guidelines. …Just for today, I will communicate
