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Leading safety expert with extensive experience and top entertaining keynote speaker who is known for making safety fun
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Richard is the world’s leading expert on making safety fun!
It’s rare to find someone who is both a safety professional and an entertaining speaker and trainer, but Richard fits the bill.
Richard spent 15 years as a safety professional — he spent 10 years as a nuclear power plant safety engineer, and held various other union and nonunion positions — making him relatable to all levels of your organization.
Richard’s expertise also comes from his work with thousands of safety professionals in a wide array of industries, including energy, manufacturing, chemical, construction, healthcare, technology, retail, food services, transportation, government, education and more.
Richard is passionate about safety! He is an avid learner and stays on top of the latest research on behavioral science and how it relates to safety. Richard holds numerous safety and technical certifications. He is the author of five books, including Spice It Up!, and is a columnist for the National Safety Council’s Safety+Health Magazine.
His presentation is not just another boring PowerPoint… Richard engages the audience using props, musical parodies and interactive activities to create sustainable behavioral change that has been proven to reduce accidents. Richard has been speaking on safety for more than 20 years! He’s a repeat speaker at the National Safety Council’s Annual Convention, and has been invited back every year for the past 10+ years.
His depth of knowledge and extensive experience make for content-rich sessions and presentations that are truly enjoyable.
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Being mindful helps you pay better attention to what you’re doing and improves your ability to avoid hazards. Time Magazine calls it “the science of finding focus in a stressed-out multitasking culture.” Google, Nike, Proctor Gamble, hospitals, schools and professional sports teams are just a few of the many organizations who are including this science, mindfulness training, as part of their health & safety and performance programs.
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It’s a fact that in today’s fast-paced world, we are expected to get more done with fewer resources. This kind of stress can affect people’s safety performance. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, stress is a major factor in many accidents.
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According to the National Safety Council, “U.S. workers are safer on the job than in their homes or communities. Nearly all of workers’ unintentional fatalities and more than 70 percent of disabling injuries occur off the job. For every two workplace injuries, there are five off-the-job injuries”.
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The best safety and health professionals don’t just tell employees to “do this” and “don’t do that.” Instead, they use coaching techniques that inspire people to excel, and when necessary they counsel them without causing resentment. They are “Crackerjack Coaches!”
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Leaders face a special set of challenges when it comes to safety performance. Not only do they have to understand a wide array of safety requirements, but they also need to possess the social skills to influence people to perform better.
Keynote by Speaker Richard Hawk
This mental workout will give you the power and the skills to create safety and health campaigns guaranteed to pump-up your employees. Let Richard take you on a surprising and wonderful ride that will strengthen your amazing imagination and hone your creativity. A stronger imagination will not only make you a better problem solver, but also give you the passion, know-how and ideas to revitalize all aspects of your safety program.
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