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Safety+Health has invited the most highly rated presenters from the annual National Safety Council Congress & Expo to contribute to a new monthly column.

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Speaker Spotlight: Psychological safety is part of a safe workplace

November 22, 2020

Lorraine M. Martin

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“Employee well-being and psychological safety is as important as ensuring people are physically safe on the job,” says Lorraine M. Martin, president and CEO of the National Safety Council.

Speaker Spotlight: Imagination as a safety tool

October 25, 2020

I. David Daniels

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When used the right way, imagination “offers the possibility not only that catastrophic outcomes can be avoided, but creative new solutions to safety challenges can be implemented,” says I. David Daniels, president and CEO of ID2 Solutions LLC.

Speaker Spotlight: Stay on course: Drug and alcohol testing during COVID-19

September 27, 2020

Christine Clearwater

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“It’s critical to recognize that nothing has changed in the need to address risk,” says Christine Clearwater of Drug-Free Solutions Group LLC.

Speaker Spotlight: Safety, reliability and maintenance: 7 steps to optimize performance

August 23, 2020

Colin Duncan and Joseph Pitman

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Aligning these three disciplines is “a fresh approach to safety leadership that will take safety to the next level,” say Colin Duncan and Joseph Pitman from SEAM Group.

Speaker Spotlight: The COVID-19 facemask: More of a ‘helpie’ than a ‘selfie’

July 26, 2020

E. Scott Geller

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In addition to wearing facemasks themselves, safety and health leaders need to convince others to wear them, says E. Scott Geller of Safety Performance Solutions Inc.

Speaker Spotlight: Defend your safety training: Is it good enough?

June 28, 2020

Daniel J. Snyder

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“It’s the components of your training program that ultimately ensure its success or failure,” says safety professional Daniel J. Snyder, who offers advice on ensuring employees are adequately trained.

Speaker Spotlight: Is your culture out of balance? 3 clues

May 24, 2020

Rodney Grieve

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“It’s often a lack of trust that keeps employees from reporting safety incidents,” says speaker and author Rodney Grieve, who offers ways leaders can restore balance to their safety culture.

Speaker Spotlight: Doing more of the same won’t reduce SIFs

April 26, 2020

Gary A. Higbee

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“Adding new activities to our safety regimen that sync well with our existing efforts may make risk more visible and help curb SIF incidents,” says Gary A. Higbee, president and CEO of Higbee & Associates Inc.

Speaker Spotlight: Let’s stop being zombies: Systems approaches vs. error reduction approaches

March 29, 2020

Tim Page-Bottorff

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“I want to continue discussing a systems approach in all my circles, but I also want to encourage a more equal human approach,” says Tim Page-Bottorff, senior consultant at SafeStart.

Speaker Spotlight: The interpersonal dynamic of BBS

February 23, 2020

Krista S. Geller

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“Safety-related feedback is critical to support safe behavior and correct at-risk behavior,” says Krista S. Geller, president of GellerAC4P, who discusses the concept of “actively caring for people.”