This is the first of a three part series on ways to add energy to your safety team (or committee if you prefer), so they stay invigorated. Too often safety teams (and the meetings they attend) lose their life and become stale. [...]
SInce it's Saturday I thought a "safety-related" joke would be in order: A businessman had arranged an important formal dinner party at his home where they were going to serve stuffed whole baked fish as the main course. While the [...]
"A good story badly told soon loses its effect." --Indian (Tamil) Proverb People love a good story well told. Proof of this lies in the fact that every society in the world, past and present, has told stories. Legends of [...]
One surefire way to arouse interest quickly during a safety meeting or safety presentation is to startle your listeners with an arresting, unusual or intriguing statement. Example: “There are more living creatures on your face than there are people in Chicago.” It’s a [...]
I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I simply acted as though I was not afraid, and presently the fear disappeared. --Theodore Roosevelt Remember the little red engine. It was able to overcome a [...]
The following is from the "Self-Hurt" series book entitled How to Drive Like a Maniac by Knock Knock. It's hilarious. Of course it's all tongue-in-cheek and the advice, well, is mostly the opposite of what you should do. Here's an [...]
by "Safety Stuff" subscriber Christina Marshall On the first day of Christmas, My workplace gave to me: A day home safe with family. On the second day of Christmas, My workplace gave to me: Two hearing plugs, and a day home safe [...]
When Donna sent me the agenda for Ontario Power’s Joint Health and Safety Conference my heart sank. I saw that right before I hit the stage everyone (52 attendees) was going to stand up, one person at a time, and [...]
Because I'm a professional safety speaker with over 25 years of experience, I’ve spoken at many “Safety Days.” (I've also helped clients design fun and memorable Safety Days.) Even though I believe every one of them I spoke at was a good idea and [...]
Here's an excerpt from Spice It Up! 52 Easy Ways to Turn Your Safety Meetings from Bland to GRAND! For more information about this helpful tool visit: http://store.makesafetyfun.com/ *********************************** TIP #43 There are two main types of gestures: emphatic and [...]