January 26, 2017

- Overcoming Insurmountable Odds -

Matt Jones, Matt Jones International 

You will be fired up, pumped up, and inspired through the amazing story of Matt Jones. He went from being a three-time cancer conquer, surviving a bone marrow transplant, to completing seven marathons on seven continents after relearning how to walk. From his story of overcoming insurmountable odds you will discover how you can stay motivated in the marathon of workplace safety. You don't want to miss Matt Jones, who Hall of Fame and World Series Champion, George Brett said was a, "True champion and his story inspires others to be a champion."

Matt Jones is known as the “Seven Continent Marathon Man.” He went from being a three-time cancer conqueror to relearning how to walk, to going through a bone marrow transplant, to completing seven marathons on seven continents and yes that includes Antarctica. Matt was diagnosed with cancer on September 11, 2002. After spreading to the fluid in his brain doctors did not think he would live. After victoriously conquering cancer he was told that there has never been anybody go through what he went through and be alive one year later. Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett said, “Matt is a true champion and his story inspires others to be a true champion.” Matt is the author of numerous books and travels around the world sharing his inspiring story and message. For more information about Matt please visit www.MatthewDJones.com

Matt Jones is a world class professional speaker and author. He is committed to  inspiring audiences and delivering strategies  to help organization thrive in the midst of adversity and excel to new heights of performance. Matt's story has been featured in both international magazine and TV shows. He hold as BA in Communication, MLS in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership, and is pursuing his doctorate in Organizational Leadership.

Matt is currently the author of five books with more to come in the future. They include, Going through Hell? Don't Stop! How to Survive Your Darkest Days and Create Your Brightest Future, 101 Timeless Truths: Proverbs from Around the World, Life's a Marathon: 26.2 Winning Strategies for Personal and Professional Success, Sales is a Marathon: 26.2 Winning Strategies to Stay Motivated in Sales, and his newest one is Leadership is a Marathon: 26.2 Winning Strategies to Stay Motivated as a Leader.

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February 23rd, 2017

- Health Protection and Health Promotion; Ensuring a Safe and Productive Workforce -

Dr. Canedy, Simply Well 

 Dr. Canedy will discuss the undeniable parallel and intersection of health protection (safety) and health promotion (wellness). Too often, like in safety, health concerns go undetected for long periods of time and eventually result in negative consequences. By implementing an employee wellness program, employers are providing their employees with an opportunity to understand their health risks and mitigate them. Learn how the addition of wellness can bolster your company's approach to ensuring a safe and productive workforce.

March 23rd, 2017

- Prescription Drugs; The Cost of Doing Nothing -

Gary Henson, Shatterproof and Tess Benham, NSC 

See the presentation here 

- explore how stigma and shame keep substance use disorders a hidden workplace issue

- share new National data on the impact of prescription drug misuse in the workplace and the current status of employer actions to address prescription drug misuse

- describe employer costs of substance use and preview a new substance use cost calculator

- examine the need for workplace culture change and leadership to address this issue

Visit our national page to see how you company compares and calculate your workplace costs. 

Tess Benham has a 25-year background in injury prevention. At the National Safety Council, she works to reduce injuries and deaths from drug overdose. Ms. Benham has worked on a variety of injury areas including off-the-job safety, emergency preparedness and transportation safety including serving as Secretariat of the National Child Passenger Safety Board and as a Certifier for communities seeking designation through the Safe Communities America Initiative. 

Prior to joining the Council, Ms. Benham worked on violence and suicide prevention at ADV & SAS where she implemented community and school programs to change social norms related to intimate partner and family violence. 

Ms. Benham completed her bachelor's in management at George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.

Gary Henson serves as president and board member of Tortoise Investments, which includes Tortoise Capital Advisors, Tortoise Index Solutions, and Tortoise Credit Strategies. Mr. Henson has more than 25 years of institutional money management experience at banks, insurance companies and foundations, including his most recent position as president at Mariner Holdings, Tortoise's parent company. 

Mr. Henson saw a philanthropic gap related to addiction and specifically opioid misuse. Mr. Henson started the Grow With Hope Foundation after his son, Garrett, passed away in 2015. Mr. Henson folded Grow With Hope into Shatterproof in order to achieve scale and accelerate both missions. 

Mr. Henson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business from Westminster College, Fulton, Mo. and is a CFA® charterholder and a certified financial planner (CFP). Gary is also a board member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character.

April 27th, 2017

-Turning a Set-back Into a Comeback-

Ron "Gus" Gustafson

June 22, 2017

- Great Leaders Make Safety Fun -

Richard Hawk, Make Safety Fun

Join the National Safety Council, Nebraska in welcoming Richard Hawk as he presents, Great Leaders Make Safety Fun! His entertaining and inspiring presentation will leave you ready to "Make Safety Fun" in your workplace. Leaders at Southwest Airlines, Google, Raytheon and other world-class companies know that when employees are in a good mood and enjoy their work – in other words, having FUN – they perform better. That means they make fewer mistakes and have fewer accidents. In this engaging program, leaders will learn how to leverage their influence to instill a spirit of fun in your company’s safety culture. Richard Hawk, world-renowned expert on making safety fun, uses stories, props, songs and innovative interactions to share what he’s learned from working with hundreds of leaders in all kinds of industries. Audiences can’t help but have fun while they discover new ideas they can put into action right away.

About Richard:

Safety Industry Author

Since 1999, Richard’s bi-weekly Safety Stuff e-zine acts as a clearinghouse for the best ideas from thousands of safety professionals around the globe. He is the author of four popular books: Spice It Up! 52 Easy Ways Turn Your Safety Meetings From Bland to Grand, The Safety Leader’s Guide Book, Just Imagine!, and 250 Super Bright Safety Meeting and Promotional Ideas. His articles are regularly published in safety magazines, and he is a monthly columnist for the U.S. national safety magazine —Safety & Health.

Safety Speaker, Trainer, and Coach

Richard has a talent for connecting with people from diverse backgrounds and industries. His experiences as a union and nonunion employee, manager, safety leader; and now successful business owner, give him the insight to relate to people at all levels, from new employees to CEOs, truck drivers to scholars.

He has been a featured speaker at international conventions for Fortune 500 companies’ safety leaders; he’s presented to engineers and plant managers in India and Dubai, Canadian CEO’s as well as Japanese technicians. He has been a popular keynote speaker three times at the NSC’s Annual Congress & Expo, the largest annual safety convention in North America.

Richard is an avid pool player and an accomplished musician and songwriter. He lives in Southern New Jersey with his wife, Jackie.

Workshop

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Following breakfast a workshop will be held at the National Safety Council, Nebraska offices featuring Mr. Hawk.   He will be presenting "Spice It Up; Practical Ways to Turn Your Safety Presentations from Bland to Grand" 

Let’s face it…safety meetings have a reputation for being boring. But they don’t have to be! Using the time-tested techniques in Spice It Up, your safety leaders can deliver captivating, compelling and memorable safety meetings that will promote safe behavior and reduce accidents. Participants will master various presentation skills and learn dozens of ways to take even the most mundane topic (even hazmat and confined space training) and turn it into an exciting learning experience. No more napping in your safety meetings!

August 24, 2017

-To Blame is Human; To Fix is Divine  -

Travis Hoops, OPPD

Personal accountability and conservative decision-making are both valuable components to a successful safety culture, but in order to have the greatest opportunity for success, they need to be part of a system-centric safety management philosophy.  One that takes into account all of the ways the organization can influence behaviors.

In contrast, a people-centric philosophy relies on individuals to make the right choice every time they are faced with a decision to make, regardless of the demands of the task, the environment in which they are working, or the other conditions to which they are subjected.  When the wrong choice is made, and someone is injured – or equipment or property damage occurs as a result, blame is often placed on the last person in the sequence of events.  Unfortunately, blame doesn’t fix problems. 

The biggest problem with reliance on a people-centric approach is that people are fallible; even the best will make mistakes.

Additionally, factors contributing to performance-related issues are most often systemic in nature.  As psychologist and human performance pioneer Thomas Gilbert explained, “the root cause of most performance problems lies not with faulty worker behavior, but rather in the defective context of the workplace.”

In his presentation, Travis will share the familiar (but often unacknowledged) pitfalls associated with people-centric safety management philosophy, and discuss what a successful systems approach looks like.

DATE CHANGE - October 5, 2017

- So You've Fallen, Now What? -

Josh Hill, ROCO Rescue

The presentation is a historical look at the progression of fall protection in industry that also discusses the physiological effects and hazards that are faced by personnel post fall. 

Check out the presentation here

October 26, 2017

- Stress Management: Are You a Burnout? -

Kit Welchin, Kit Welchin Presentations 

 Stress attacks us physically and psychologically, and drains us of our productivity, and love of our personal and professional lives. Burnout isn’t something you recover from over the weekend. With intergenerational communication in the workplace, and concerns about how to handle difficult customers, it seems like we never get a break from the stress. Customer service speakers like Kit purport physical and psychological stress relieving strategies that create a positive communication climate.

Nearly half of the nation’s workers say job stress is destroying their mental and physical health and eroding their productivity. Kit Welchlin is one of the most requested stress speakers on stress management at work and shares positive, yet practical remedies to relief stress. Welchlin keynote presentations highlight strategies to balance the quickness, quantity, and quality of your life.

In Welchlin keynote presentations participants will learn…

• the benefits and consequences of stress
• the three stages of burnout
• the thirty proven techniques to relieve stress
• the top twenty time management techniques
• the five steps to stop procrastination

About Kit:

A born public speaker and trainer, Kit Welchlin began public speaking at the age of 9 in 4-H. By 16, he was organizing and facilitating presentations on leadership, citizenship, community service and motivation for the 4-H and Future Farmers of America. 

Kit Welchlin purchased his first manufacturing company at age 21, and by 26 was CEO and Chairman of the Board of three manufacturing companies in three states. He’s been an instructor with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, where he has been repeatedly nominated Outstanding Faculty. He is a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association. 

Kit has a B.S. Degree in Speech Communication, Business Administration and Political Science. He earned an M.A. Degree in Speech Communication and Business Administration.

November 16, 2017

- Value Creation Within Your Organization -

Shawn Galloway, ProAct Safety

About the Presentation:

How You Actually Create a Culture of Safety Excellence

When you hear the term safety culture, what comes to mind? Some ambiguous, fluffy thing you can't get your arms around? A buzzword with little meaning throughout your organization? Or is it a key focal point of your safety and business improvement or growth strategy? What about how safety excellence is defined in your organization? While important and ideal, achieving zero injuries is only a small part of what defines excellence in safety.

 If there isn't extreme clarity about what led to the result of zero injuries and a collective, continuous mindset that further improvement will always be possible once great results are reached, excellence is still a distant goal. It is not enough to reach zero injuries. We must know how we achieved this, what led to it, and still understand how we can deliver further value. Based on his 2016 book which each attendees will receive, Inside Strategy: Value Creation From Within Your Organization, coauthor Shawn Michael Galloway, President of ProAct Safety Inc., will present several methodologies proven to create sustainable value within your culture and safety performance improvement efforts.

 About Shawn Galloway:

Shawn is the President and Chief Operating Officer of ProAct Safety and coauthor of several bestselling books including Inside Strategy: Value Creation from within Your Organization (SCE Press, 2016), Forecasting Tomorrow: The Future of Safety Excellence (SCE Press, 2015), STEPS to Safety Culture Excellence℠ (WILEY, 2013) and Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference, 3rd Edition (AHMP, 2013).

As a professional keynote speaker and internationally recognized safety excellence expert, he has helped hundreds of organizations within every major industry, achieve and sustain excellence in performance and culture. Shawn has personally worked with National Institutes of Health, AMCOL, ARAMARK, MD Anderson, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amway, Wrigley, Herman Miller, Eastman Chemical, Georgia-Pacific, Monsanto, Kiewit, Pepsi, Honda, Ingersoll Rand, International Paper, Rockwell Automation, Timken, Starbucks, Architect of the Capital, United States Armed Forces and over a hundred similar international organizations.

Shawn is one of the top speakers for American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and recently received an award and honor by the ASSE Council on Practices & Standards for his significant contributions. National Safety Council calls him a "Global safety excellence expert" and a "Top-rated speaker" and listed him in the Top 40 Rising Stars of Safety. EHS Today magazine listed him in The 50 People Who Most Influenced EHS and ISHN magazine listed him in the POWER 101 - Leaders of the EHS World and again in the elite list of Up and Coming Thought Leaders. As one of the most prolific contributors in the safety industry, Shawn has authored over 400 podcasts, 200 articles and 100 videos on the subject of safety excellence in culture and performance and is the host of the highly acclaimed weekly podcast series, Safety Culture Excellence®.