What To Do When You Have No Safety Culture with Blaine J. Hoffmann

In this episode, Apolonia Rockwell talks with Blaine J. Hoffmann, host of the SafetyPro Podcast. Topics discussed: * How firefighters are often weighing up risk (e.g. risk to themselves while fighting fires) and reward (e.g. saving someone’s life). * The unfortunate fact that many small businesses simply aren’t aware of fire compliance requirements, such as having fire extinguishers and making sure that “exit” signs light up. * Training professionals shouldn’t just think about transferring safety knowledge to their employees. Training is an opportunity to impress upon your employees the seriousness, dedication, and investment a company is making in safety. Effective safety training should essentially communicate to everyone: “This is who we are. This is how we do the job. These are our values.” * There are two types of clients that safety consultants often deal with. One type of client is those that “need” your services. They’ve usually got a safety citation and now they’re reacting. The other kind of clients is those that “want” your services. They’re the ones who have a preventative mindset. Thanks so much to Blaine J. Hoffman for being a guest! Listen to Blaine’s SafetyPro Podcast: https://www.thesafetypropodcast.com. Connect with Blaine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blainejhoffmann. Learn more about the VPP Simplified Gap Tool, a proprietary tool that Blaine created to allow safety professionals to track progress toward VPP readiness or just to improve their safety and culture to the VPP standards: https://thesafetypropodcast.com/about. Apolonia Rockwell is the Founder and CEO of True Safety Services and True Safety University. Learn more about “The True Safety Podcast with Apolonia Rockwell”: https://www.truesafetyservices.com/podcast. Subscribe to Apolonia Rockwell’s YouTube channel (where her podcasts are also posted): http://bit.ly/subscribe-Apolonia-Rockwell-YouTube. True Safety Services is Colorado’s #1 provider in safety training and safety management services. Learn more about True Safety Services: https://www.truesafetyservices.com. True Safety University is a world-class virtual training platform for individuals and companies: https://www.truesafetyuniversity.com. Follow True Safety Services on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truesafetyservices. Follow True Safety Services on Twitter: https://twitter.com/true_safety. This episode was produced by Story On Media & Marketing: https://www.successwithstories.com.