Keith Robinson’s 30-year career in safety started with a direct command from his captain in the Navy.
“When I was a young officer in the Navy, the captain I served under came to me and said, ‘We need you to be the assistant safety officer on this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier,’” Keith says. “The Navy puts you where they need you versus where you want to be. I had no experience with it, but I spent my final two years in the Navy and on my ship as the assistant safety officer, got a lot of experience, and discovered a passion for the job.”
On this episode of the No Accident podcast, presented by TRUCE, Keith discusses his salesman approach to safety and the importance of making safety a priority so your employees follow suit. He also shares how to speak the C-suite’s language — that is, talk in terms of metrics that executives care about, such as productivity and profitability.