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NFL Player Receives an Unexpected Hit

Football’s a dangerous sport, and players get sidelined by serious injuries by all the time. And things only intensify in the playoffs. Just ask Kimble Anders. In 1995 he was the fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs, who were just two wins away from playing in the Super Bowl. But first they had to beat…

More Than a Fish on the Line

How eyes and mind on task affect human performance when stakes are the highest. By Casey Ruttan When I first saw the SafeStart program I was blown away at how universal the concepts were.  The more and more I learned about the “state-to-error pattern” and the “critical error reduction techniques” I realized if I’d have…

When Rushing Goes Awry

Everyone is at risk of rushing, no matter what their job title is. Even people who work in traditionally safe jobs can feel the urge to rush through their day and put themselves and others in harm’s way as a result. That’s exactly the case with Peter Lawlor, the Dean of the School of Trades…

2 SafeStart Moments in Just 1 Week

As the past president of the Arizona ASSE Chapter, Tim Page-Bottorff knows a thing or two about safety. So when Tim’s father was recovering from a hunting injury and invited him on a fishing trip, Tim was able to spot the errors that put his father at risk of hurting himself—again. In the following video,…

Avoiding a Serious Collision—Twice

It’s no surprise that here at SafeStart we believe in the importance of safety training. In fact, all of our employees are trained in the SafeStart process and you don’t need to look any farther than our head office for examples of how safety training can benefit everyone. Kara Hepburn, a SafeStart account manager for…

Changing Lanes to Escape the Line of Fire

Everyone has a safety story, and telling yours is one of the key concepts behind SafeStart. Stories about times when someone was injured or had a close call help remind us of just how important safety training is. Here’s a story we recently heard about a woman and her family in Calgary who narrowly avoided…

Bringing An Important Safety Lesson Home

We believe everyone can benefit from extra safety awareness—and we think it’s so important that we give workers free safety resources to bring home to their families. SafeStart Home is a take-home kit that helps employees who have been trained in SafeStart to teach their new safety skills to their spouse and children to make…