Safety Moment From The Olympics by Safety Speaker John Drebinger

This week on a call with one of my clients, I took the responsibility for the pre-call safety moment. As I have mentioned in previous newsletters, this was an idea I learned from this client last year. They, as many other companies, display safety as a value by beginning every meeting with a safety moment when someone shares a safety story or idea. In their case, their leadership is so committed to safety as a value, they include phone conference calls as meetings also. I love how this business and associating with each and every one of you helps me to improve my own safety every week.
This week, when I was going to call my friend, I knew I wanted to be the one who shared the safety moment on this call. When he was on the line, I told him I would cover the safety moment today. The story I shared with him I had read the day before concerning safety and the Olympics. The story related how many hockey players and other competitive skaters have begun to use cut-resistant socks in order to prevent serious injuries to their ankles and legs when people and skates collide. As a safety speaker it was exciting to me to see safety solutions develop in sports because the competitors want to avoid unnecessary injuries. You certainly can’t be your best sitting a season out with a sliced Achilles tendon.

What I liked most about the concept of the safety moment was it caused me to be thinking ahead of the call about what I might want to share. It raised my awareness and because of that I was more focused on safety. If you want to be, “watching out for everyone’s safety™”, as I do, involve as many employees as you can in regular safety shares. Have a safe week.

Until next week,
I’ll be, “Watching Out For Everyone’s Safety™”

International Safety Speaker John Drebinger