Author Archives: The Safety Pulse

I am currently taking the Safety Messaging platforms and expanding into messaging for youth.  In another life I ski raced and coached in Canada and was the first President of the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation. We are developing a bullying module for teens and have rolled out a program we call PERFORMANCE PLUS for juniorContinue reading “New to the Team!”

Good morning.  An interesting perspective from the website http://www.safetyrisk.net  and Dr. Robert Long.  It fits our objectives at Safety Messaging about ‘simulating thought’ with our ‘message mix’. And the following is in all our message modules for all our clients today: MOVEMBER IS FOR MEN Globally, every minute, a man dies by suicide. 75% ofContinue reading “What is Safety?”

In my leadership workshop I have a discussion on the above topic.  It is a proven fact that companies with women in senior management positions and who have women representation on their Board of Directors – outperform companies that don’t.  Here is an excerpt from an article I found this week. “As much of an emphasis as there isContinue reading “The Female Factor – Does Your Company Have it?”

Our objective at Safety Messaging is to assist in the creation of a “Proactive Safety Culture”. Many safety programs spend the majority of their resources on the enforcement of regulations focusing primarily on job conditions. Unfortunately – Job conditions are responsible for only approximately 10% of accidents.  Communication Counts – Consider these Factors! The majorityContinue reading “90% of Accidents are caused by At-Risk Behaviors!”

The State of California is a clear majority 29 – 11 passed Legislation Bill A35 that will have a profound effect on the workplace and the financial viability of some major “gig” economy corporations in the USA and Canada. After the law takes effect in 2020, the Bill would make hundreds of thousands of independentContinue reading “The GIG Workplace – Big Trouble for Some Employers”

Safety. I have lived it. I went to work on an asphalt crew when I was 14, was a foreman at 18, almost lost my hand at 19, saw a death at 20, and much more. I ran a major construction job at 23, got fired at 24 and started my own company at 25…….Continue reading “The Safety Pulse Blog – Gordon McGuinty”