Danny Smith
SMP, CIT, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart
Danny—a thought leader and subject matter expert in human factors management for SafeStart—regularly speaks at state, regional and national conferences on topics related to injury reduction, engagement and culture. Danny has the ability to connect with any audience and to put them at ease. With over 25 years of EHS management experience in several industries, he can easily relate to a number of different environments. Danny is a member of the ASSP Management Practice Specialty Advisory Committee. You may also recognize his voice as the co-host of the SafeTalk with SafeStart podcast.
Danny's sessions
Saving Your Safety Culture with No-Blame Accountability
Tue, Oct 20, 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM - Salon 7/8 Back by Popular Demand
Blame suffocates culture—but it's not always easy to see why. For many people, leaders and workers alike, blame is tangled with accountability, which is a necessary component of how businesses learn and grow. If you can't point a finger, how do you fully recognize a mistake, misjudgment or error? The key is to acknowledge, take responsibility and learn without the culture-killing aspects of blame. The solution is positive accountability. This session will give participants the know-how to diagnose blame within their own work cultures—highlighting the common causes of blame and the misconceptions that allow it to thrive—as well as the tools to cut it out of your organization. Start curating the positive accountability necessary to strengthen your operations and enhance safety. Participants can expect table group discussions and a live exercise of building an accountability map.
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Danny Smith, SafeStart