Passing on our safety messages so they are understood accurately can be tricky. When words flow in abundance, ideas quickly lose their integrity. We thought we said, "Move the tray to the right," but our listener insists we said, "Move the tray [...]
Brad called me and asked if I would help the safety and health folks at his company (Cabot Corporation) give more interesting annual training. That’s my forte (plus it was another gig) so I gave Brad a resounding yes! Cabot's [...]
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 [...]
Like any other blog or article I post, you are welcome to copy this and pass it on to your employees. ***************************** From Richard Hawk- Safety Expert and Professional Speaker Dear Parents, Teaching your children about safety at an early [...]
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 [...]
Making Sure Vital Instructions are Understood Accurately The nod is dangerous. Like the word "yes," it is easy, fast, and signals agreement--yet it proves nothing. When considered sufficient evidence of understanding, the nod can lead to disaster. When giving vital [...]
. . . that is a question I’ve been asked (and pondered over) many times during my career as a professional speaker. If you have to give presentations, you’ve probably wrestled with this too. Even when I attended my first [...]
One of my favorite audience activities, which always revs up everyone's brain power and gets loads of laughs is a funny picture contest. I also use contests to engage my "Safety Stuff" subscribers. In future blogs, I’ll pass on [...]
EMBARRASSED IN THE E.R. What's worse than a trip to the emergency room? A trip to the E.R. for something really humiliating. These are real-life E.R. reports: "40-year-old female using toothbrush to make herself gag, accidentally swallowed toothbrush." "Abdominal pain. [...]
Just got back from speaking at the Second Annual ErgoX Conference in Orange County, CA. Excellent conference and the audience was stimulating, intelligent and fun. The 2017 ERGO-X Conference is June 17 to 19 in Tampa Florida. If you're involved in the field of ergonomics in [...]