Scott Burrows, Motivational Safety Speaker
What’s New in Safety? (You might not want to know) As a motivational safety speaker, I must admit that I am obsessed with safety. I myself became a safety statistic after leaving a job site. So, keynote speaking on safety isn’t a “lazy exercise” for me. It is intensely personal and I live […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Safety Speaker
Safety is not about “Hybrid” The business world, it seems, is obsessed with the hybrid workplace. As a motivational safety speaker who once “worked with his hands,” I see the obsession with the office workplace as perhaps a bit classist. During the worst of the lockdown, it was the blue-collar worker who kept […]
Scott Burrows, Health and Safety Motivational Speaker
Resiliency Demands Flexibility As a health and safety motivational speaker with a strong focus on healthcare, I deeply feel for the unsung heroes who brought us through the pandemic. However, though the outside world sees the risks in healthcare as being “over,” nothing could be further from the truth. Stress is at an […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Workplace Safety Speaker
The 7 Safety Myths As a motivational workplace safety speaker, let me pitch a serious question: Who are You Keeping Safe? It’s a proven fact that when we look out for one another, everyone in the workplace is safer. While the accepted wisdom used to be “I look out for me, because I […]
Scott Burrows, Safety Speaker
Who Taught You Workplace Safety? Speaking to groups on safety in the workplace, I note that while workplace safety is a critical topic, it is often overlooked until it is too late. The most common answer I receive when I say that keeping each other safe is our most important responsibility is: “Well, safety […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Safety Speaker
Safety Did Not Take a Pandemic Holiday As a workplace safety keynote speaker, it is sad to report that during the pandemic period, safety did not take a holiday. In fact, certain measures worsened. While those outside of the safety “industry” predicted a lowering of workplace accidents, in fact, they increased. From the Ride […]
Scott Burrows, Safety Change Management Speaker
Change is Everywhere, But Nothing Has Changed About Staying Safe As a virtual safety change management speaker, I know that in these uncertain times, nothing is more important than staying safe on the job. Unfortunately, because of stretched resources, layoffs and communications in the “new normal,” staying safe is harder than ever. I’m not […]
Scott Burrows, Inspirational Safety Speaker
Stay Engaged to Save Lives at Work As an inspirational safety speaker, I know all too well that the safety industry has traditionally focused on force feeding workers a diet of safety posters, safety lectures, safety demonstrations and horrific tales of gruesome injuries about “someone else.” It is a multi-pronged attack that checks all […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Speaker, Safety and Stress Related Accidents
When Being “Only Human” Can Lead to Catastrophe As a national keynote speaker on workplace safety and accidents caused by stress and other factors, I am familiar with the worn excuse of “they were only being human.” I remember the accident that led to my becoming a quadriplegic. Family and friends told me that my […]
The Daily GRIT to Commit to Safety
Scott Burrows: Motivational Workplace Safety Speaker Most of us say that we believe in safety. We try to remember to wear our seat belts, take care when climbing ladders, or prompt our kids to pick up the toys they left on the floor! In companies, we put up safety posters, provide training, and […]