Twitter recently traded for the first time (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.

Rules are designed to keep us safe and are made by well-meaning folks thinking through potential risks in the face of hazards.

As I think of the word ‘ambassador’ a number of images come to mind along with additional words to describe what I would expect from such a person.

Everything hasn’t always been rosy in my safety career, just as things haven’t been in yours.

I was in an industrial facility speaking with a mix of workers and managers trying to figure out why personal injuries kept cropping up with some regularity.

We all know that high-performing cultures for safety rely heavily on engagement, collaboration, and cooperation.

For a moment consider perhaps the most serious threat to worker safety: the attitudes of the safety professionals themselves.

In today’s economy, what are the greatest assets for companies?

The “team” concept in a safety process helps to ensure employees’ participation and involvement in the safety effort. However, coaches are needed in the areas of problem-solving, decision-making, time management, resolving conflicts, delegating responsibility and helping to build the lead team and subsequent sub-teams and more.