Achievement Is Addictive

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. 

Big thinkers are specialists in creating positive, forward-looking, optimistic picture in their minds and in the minds of others. 

In addition to the motivating factors, safety and health professionals should be aware that the safety and health function, unlike other operational functions, can be influenced by other factors beyond the safety and health professional s control, which can impact the safety and health function and motivation of the workforce. For example, if the operation is anticipating a reduction in the workforce (RIF), this anticipation could result in higher injury rates, increased workers compensation costs, and related factors. The safety and health function also possesses the seasonal or operational ebb and flow of the specific operations. For example, the number of slip-and-fall injuries increases during the months of November through February when snow is on the ground. Safety and health professionals should be keyed in to the unique features of the specific operations and workforce. 

Not unlike a sports team, the safety and health professional is an equivalent to the coach, and he or she must strive to train, educate, and motivate the players or employees to achieve maximum safety and health performance. The safety and health professional is knowledgeable in the rules of the sport, ensures that the players are aware of the rules, educates the employees and practices the plays, initiates positive and negative reinforcement as necessary, maintains all of the equipment, practices to improve performance, and motivates the employees to achieve the common objective of a safe and healthful environment. 

In virtually every study, positive motivations achieve better results than negative reinforcement. Within the safety and health area, negative reinforcement is required for compliance purposes however, it is often up to the safety and health professional to design and develop positive reinforcement activities. These activities can be part of the overall empowerment and motivational activities, or separate and more 

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