Safety Shorts by Matt Bunner

Unsafe acts and conditions are symptoms not causes. These triggers will reveal latent symptoms/ conditions. Fix the problem not the symptoms! #safety #truth #opportunity #fantheflame #humanelement

Spend this long weekend focused on your family. Step away from the laptop, put down the cell phone, and check out for a much needed family weekend. Pick up a new board game, visit a museum, or spend the weekend in the woods. Family is VERY important. As for me, I am throwing a brisket

You will never be too important to not serve your employees. Nothing is more important than sharing time with your folks. #inspiration #serve #team  #truth

Learn to utilize the talent of your team. You have people who are experts in their field that would love the opportunity to share if simply asked. Allow your folks to shine. Take a back seat and watch them go. #getoutoftheway #safety #lead #grow #fantheflame

Never seek the approval of bad apples. I know people who seek approval of people that don’t want them to succeed. Surround yourself with stars and fighters. Don’t seek out cancer. #safety #truth #lead #passionseekers

Before you leave the job site, office, or work floor give someone some words of encouragement and wish them a great weekend. Bump some knuckles, pat a back, or shake a hand. Lift someone up! #safety #value #inspiration #invest #leadership #fantheflame

Don’t worry what others think of you. Focus on your purpose and make the most of every opportunity. Today is gone tomorrow. Keep moving forward! Always plant seeds of improvement. #safety #inspiration #team #leadership

Build each other up. Quarrelsomeness accomplishes nothing. Face that manager/leader that your war with and be the bigger person and resolve your conflict. Imagine how much you could accomplish if you were rowing in the same direction. #leader #safety #team #opportunity #fantheflame

Coffee time in the break room at 5:30 in the AM is where relationships are built. Spent $25.00 on donuts to surprise them with a treat is a drop in the bucket in comparison to the reward of open lines of communication and engaging your people. That’s my morning! What are doing? #safety #value #opportunity

Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias that involves favoring information that confirms your previously existing beliefs or results. People do this when their mind is made up and they need data to support their decision regardless of the real truth. I see this happen in all areas of life, business, and people. A