5 Advocates For Safety You Should Know

We scoured the web to bring you our top five most inspiring motivational speakers and consultants in workplace safety. These individuals are advocating for change, speaking out on safety and health, and helping transform the workplaces of today.

Making it their mission to help companies big and small increase worker safety, here’s a quick snapshot of some of the most inspiring speakers, consultants and safety advocates in the industry today.
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• Aubrey Daniels is a thought leader and internationally recognized expert on management, leadership, safety and workplace best practices. He is the founder and chairman of his own consulting firm and is focused on helping organizations employ the principles of behavioral science to engage today’s workers, optimize performance and achieve lasting results. An active blogger on workplace safety and management issues as well as a frequent media subject matter expert, he’s also sought after for speaking opportunities at major safety conferences around the world. Follow him on Twitter to learn more.   

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• David Sarkus is a keynote speaker and consultant who calls himself The Safety Coach®. He speaks on topics related to construction safety, health and safety and workplace accidents. You can hear him frequently talk about teamwork safety, servant leadership and safety change. He’s been named a top safety speaker and Top 50 Safety Professional by Industrial Safety & Hygiene News. Offering executive safety coaching and a host of other services, he’s focused on helping reduce accidents and drive up KPIs for his clients. Check out his Twitter feed for more.
• Lea Brovedani is a speaker, trainer and author and in 2017 was named a Top Thought Leader in Trust at the Trust Across America event. She has studied and worked in the field of emotional intelligence and brings that knowledge to the forefront to help build a safer and more sustainable world. Working with leaders from major corporations, she helps them increase their trust and trustworthiness and create safer workplaces in the process. Follow her on Twitter.
• Jill James is Chief Safety Officer at Vivid Learning Systems with more than two decades of experience in both private sector safety management and OSHA safety. She is known for her passion for workforce wellbeing and safety with a focus on prevention. Providing straightforward information that helps companies navigate the complexities of occupational health and safety, Jill loves helping new and aspiring safety professionals with resources and advice. She also has a safety podcast that you can follow here. 
• Ricky Rollins is a safety advocate with over three decades of experience in steel operations. After surviving a near-death work accident of his own in 1995, he has become an advocate for workplace safety. After his retirement in 2017, he launched his own business and travels around the country talking to industrial companies about safety risks. He offers frank talks about everyday workplace safety and the role every individual in the workplace plays.  You can follow him on LinkedIn.