Tuesday October 28th, Richard Flynt
Richard Flynt is currently a senior consultant with the National Safety Council. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety from the State University of New York at Empire State, and he holds the CSP and CIT certifications. Prior to his career in safety, which began in 2001, Mr. Flynt served in the U.S. Army, worked in production, then as an electrician, and then as a contract controls engineer, which allowed him to work in many manufacturing plants across North America. Since becoming a safety professional, Mr. Flynt has worked for a number of manufacturing companies in the Food, chemical, and automotive industries. Richard has spoken at Regional and National ASSP and NSC conferences and has had articles published in ASSP’s Professional Safety Journal.
A Return to the Fundamentals by Teaching the Skill of Working Safely
As a consultant for the NSC, one of the most common questions I hear from clients is, “How can we get our employees to work more safely?” Well, while we don’t blame workers for making errors and we know we cannot eliminate human error, we absolutely can and should work to reduce it wherever we can. When asked what “working safely” means, most will say something like “Wearing your PPE and following the safety rules“. Well, that is only the starting line for developing the true skill of working safely! If we expect our people to work safely, it’s only fair that we teach them HOW! That is what this presentation is about. Along the way, we’ll have some fun and demonstrate an approach to presenting safety concepts in a way that “locks them in” to your employees’ memories so they are not easily forgotten.