Episodes

Monday Mar 12, 2012
228 - Developing and Administering a Custom Perception Survey Workshop
Monday Mar 12, 2012
Monday Mar 12, 2012
Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Developing and Administering a Custom Perception Survey.
To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/developing-custom-perception-survey
I hope to see you there!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc.

Monday Feb 27, 2012
226 - Safety Measurement: Boring, Uninspiring and Fear-Inducing
Monday Feb 27, 2012
Monday Feb 27, 2012
Greetings, this podcast recorded while in Topeka, Kansas. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in February 2012 in my column in BIC Magazine. It was titled, “Safety Measurement: Boring, Uninspiring and Fear-Inducing”. The published article can either be found at www.BICAllliance.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.
I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit the ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com. If you would like access to archived podcasts (older than 90 days – dating back to January 2008) please contact us at podcast @ ProActSafety.com.
Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc

Tuesday Feb 14, 2012
223 - Using Near-Miss Data For Successful Loss Control Workshop
Tuesday Feb 14, 2012
Tuesday Feb 14, 2012
Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Using Near-Miss Data For Successful Loss Control. To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/using-near-miss-data
I hope to see you there!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc.

Monday Feb 06, 2012
219 - 11th Annual Behavior-Based Safety Conference Video - April 2012
Monday Feb 06, 2012
Monday Feb 06, 2012
Greetings everyone! I’m excited to announce the release of our video promoting our upcoming 11th Annual Behavior-Based Safety Conference in Houston, Texas this April 2012. You can watch or download the video here or stream it from YouTube
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Pre-Conference: April 16, 2012 General Conference: April 17-18, 2012 Post-Conference: April 19, 2012
For the brochure, detailed agenda or to signup, please visit:
I hope to see you there. Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc.

Sunday Jan 22, 2012
Sunday Jan 22, 2012
International Safety Excellence Coach Shawn M. Galloway of ProAct Safety shares the five most frequently found perceptions that become dangerous beliefs in organizations on the path to safety excellence. To see more Culture Shock Videos or read Shawn's column in Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine, visit www.cos-mag.com. For all articles, videos and podcasts visit www.ProActSafety.com/Insights or the blog at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com
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Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc.

Monday Dec 12, 2011
211 - Shawn M. Galloway Interviewed by MetaPower
Monday Dec 12, 2011
Monday Dec 12, 2011
During the 2011 National Safety Council Congress and Expo, I was interviewed by Carl Green of MetaPower. This conversation is part of their Listening to Learn Series from MP Media. The video was produced by Greg Gibson of MP Media/MetaPower International, with assistance from Kevin Healy. You can watch or download the video here, or watch it on YouTube:
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Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc.

Monday Oct 31, 2011
205 - Safety Measurement: The Dysfunctional Big Picture
Monday Oct 31, 2011
Monday Oct 31, 2011
Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Anchorage, Alaska. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the October 2011 edition of EHS Today. It was titled “Safety Measurement: The Dysfunctional Big Picture”. The published article can either be found at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.
I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit the ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com
Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc

Monday Sep 19, 2011
199 - Establishing a Sustainable Safety Culture
Monday Sep 19, 2011
Monday Sep 19, 2011
Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Plover, Wisconsin. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the August 2011 edition of EHS Today Magazine. It was titled “Establishing a Sustainable Safety Culture”. The published article can either be found at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.
I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit the ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com
Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc

Monday Sep 12, 2011
198 - Policing for Results Leads to Management by Voodoo
Monday Sep 12, 2011
Monday Sep 12, 2011
Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Denver, CO. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the August 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Policing for Results Leads to Management by Voodoo”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.
I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit the ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com
Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc

Monday Jun 13, 2011
185 - On Behaviors: Causation, or Prevention?
Monday Jun 13, 2011
Monday Jun 13, 2011
In 1990 there were certain beliefs and practices that were viewed as state of the art and acceptable. I’m sure in 2030 we will look back at 2011 and challenge much of what is said today on the topic of behavioral approaches. Here in lies the criticality of never accepting a one-size-fits-all methodology to injury prevention and remaining continuously searching for a better approach. No one has the silver bullet, yet we all together can contribute to making this a safer world by striving for a better way to accomplish our goals through dialogue such as this.
My research and experience with hundreds of global projects in every major industry leads me to believe that the vast majority of incidents (injury, process, equipment damage, etc.) have a conditional, behavioral, organizational, and cultural contributing factor. Now the question is, contributing factor to prevention, or causation? The latter leads people to feel a greater sense of blame than the former. Blame isn’t beneficial for anyone other than those placing it. Moreover, it doesn't facilitate ownership in prevention.
It is my belief that behaviors can indeed prevent and cause an event to occur, they can also be the reason an event was avoided. We must look beyond the behavior and remind ourselves people do things for a reason. If we only address the behavior, without addressing the reason, the sustainability of our intervention strategies will be limited at best. Certainly focusing on behaviors in a vacuum might produce faster results, but is it fast or lasting improvement we want? A little of both would be ideal indeed. I prefer sustainable value-add.
What are your thoughts?
I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com
Have a great week!
Shawn M. Galloway
ProAct Safety, Inc.