I’ll admit it, I was nervous. Not about getting in front of an audience, I’ve done that hundreds of times and I get more of an excited feeling than a nervous one before I step out on stage. I was [...]
When I was conducting Radiation Worker Training for PSEG in Salem, NJ, one of the concepts that new employees had to understand in order to pass the exam, was the difference between Radioactive Material (the stuff that gives off radiation) [...]
It had only been a few weeks since I got my new job as an “Access Training Instructor.” I was assigned to give a “Radiation Worker Review” class, which was an annual requal class for anyone who had to work [...]
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. [...]
Last week a subscriber, Robert, (I’ve changed his name) sent me this message: Hello Richard, Thanks for Safety Stuff. I have been using some of the safety ideas since meeting you at a safety conference a few years ago. The [...]
I own a tee-shirt with this saying on it: “Doesn’t expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?” A silly thought for sure but it does hold a lesson. Over the years, I’ve had dozens of crazy surprises before, during [...]
Hello Again, Here’s a picture of yours truly concluding my keynote talk at the Tennessee Safety & Health Congress in Nashville last month. As you can see I’m rather shy on the stage. One thing I’ve learned over the years [...]
Last week on CNN.com there was a list of humorous websites. One of them caught my eye. It had a host of odd safety/warning signs from various countries. There was a couple I found amusing. Here’s the link: http://juliasmexicocity.typepad.com/safetygraphics/ When [...]
Hello Visitor, This is my first blog entry. I was encouraged to start a blog by the folks who host my website. So, here it is and here I am. Thanks for the visit. (This is Proof That Being Extra-Nice [...]