You Can't Do Safety From Behind a Desk

I had the pleasure to speak with Kathleen Finato recently, and we discussed why companies need to stop focusing on zero accidents. We chatted about why observing employees at work is a great tactic for leadership and how simply promoting communication and improving workers’ environment can help improve safety.

Listen to the full episode “You Can’t Do Safety From Behind a Desk” on No Accident, a podcast by Kathleen Finato, presented by TRUCE.

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Safety isn’t expensive, it’s priceless. Join in on the conversation as we speak to safety leaders that have taken their companies to the next level by creating an environment that encompasses safety and minimizes risk. Because the truth is safety doesn’t just happen - you have to be intentional If you want to reap the operational and financial benefits of a safe workplace. It’s paramount. It’s consequential. It’s No Accident. The No Accident Podcast is presented by TRUCE, the leader in eliminating mobile device distractions so your team can do more. Safely.

-Kathleen Finato


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“You don’t change culture by changing culture. … but you can change behavior, and if you get more people talking, you’re going to get the culture that you perceive you want.”
— Dr. Tim Ludwig
“Negative events are going to be much more noticed and much more remembered than positive events. And that goes back to us being animals. We’re focusing on negative things around us just to stay alive.”
— Dr. Tim Ludwig
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