It was a new safety training program for everyone in “management” with the ever so exciting title Safety Management Accountability Training (SMAT). It was my baby. (No I did not come up with the name.) I was in charge of [...]
Paul always wore coveralls. Even on the hottest summer day. He was a mechanic at the Hope Creek Generating Station and he farmed when he was home. I was the plant’s safety supervisor. Paul was a quiet fellow. Around 60, [...]
Back in 2005, a client of mine, Brad Okoniewsk, gave me a call and asked if I could come out to his company Cabot Corporation (now Cabot Supermetals) and help the SH&E department spice up their annual safety refresher training. [...]
During my days as a safety professional at Hope Creek Nuclear Generating station in New Jersey, an employee was walking along a safe walkway (no need whatsoever for a hard hat or safety glasses) and a stick fell from the sky [...]
A BRILLANT SOLUTION TO AN AGE-OLD DEBATE I don’t recall the first time it happened but I know it was several years ago. Someone told me I shouldn’t use the word accident, when referring to an event where someone or [...]
Yesterday I called Shane. He saw me speak a few years ago in North Dakota. Shane is interested in starting a speaking career. I gave him some advice about creating a problem-solving brand. It was a fun conversation. One thing [...]
You’ve got everything ready and the safety meeting is scheduled to start in 20 minutes. The mechanics begin to stroll in. As always the back seats fill up first. In fact, before they will sit in a near-the-front seat a [...]
Hello Richard, I attended your seminar during the National Safety Council meeting in San Diego last year. It was great! I’m in a new role with a new company and the difficulty I’m having is how do you make a [...]
Do you want to add more excitement to your life? Would you like a fool-proof tool that will add sizzle to your romance (or safety & health program if that’s what turns you on)? How would you like to tap [...]
(Can you really make discipline fun?!) Tina was a tall, energetic and well-liked mechanic who worked at Hope Creek Generating Station in New Jersey. At the time, I was the Safety Supervisor for the site. During one of my morning [...]