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David Sarkus MS, CSP

David Sarkus MS, CSP

David J. Sarkus is the President and Founder of David Sarkus International, a leading health and safety management consulting and training firm. He has nearly 30 years of occupational health and safety management experience in large, diversified industrial settings. David and his colleagues have been helping others apply leading-edge strategies and tactics over the last two decades. Customized safety interventions have produced reductions in key performance indicators from 35% to over 85% from the previous year. These kinds of results are both scalable and sustainable. David holds a Master of Science in Safety Management from West Virginia University and a Master of Science in Industrial Psychology from St. Mary's College of California. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by examination. Visit https://davidsarkus.com/

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5 strategies & tactics to minimize errors
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5 strategies & tactics to minimize errors

Human performance planning
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David Sarkus MS, CSP
December 3, 2019

Individual oversights and errors can and will eventually lead to unwanted consequences. However, we need multiple checks and balances that limit fallout and the continuance of loss, or possibly, an egregious event.


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Leadership gaps & situational awareness
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Leadership gaps & situational awareness

Know the causes of cognitive errors
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David Sarkus MS, CSP
September 12, 2019

The knowledge gap within utilities, construction, and related industries is more of a growing concern than ever — especially when it comes to serious injuries and exposures. 


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How do you assess risks?

How do you assess risks? It hinges on leadership & culture

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David Sarkus MS, CSP
July 9, 2019

Not many people walk around throughout their day with a risk assessment in hand. We should, however, always have an informal risk assessment tool in our mind that allows us to perform at least a cursory assessment until we can dig deeper or in a more formal way.


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caring for co-workers

Creating the right climate for safety

Leaders need to show their competency, and their caring for co-workers
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David Sarkus MS, CSP
April 18, 2019

During my college summer breaks, I worked at a few different high-risk construction sites. On one job, I had a boss who liked to holler and was not very well liked. He was known as Hog Jaws and I’ve mentioned him previously.  


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Report problems & precursors early & often

Report problems & precursors early & often

Hey, you — keep that door open!
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David Sarkus MS, CSP
January 16, 2019
Most all of us have been around a boss or supervisor who isn’t very likeable or open to feedback. He or she is often avoided, and people may even fear approaching that boss with a safety-related concern or idea for improvement. Workers who perceive their bosses as open believe their leader really listens to their ideas and acts upon them when appropriate — or at the very least, gives their ideas a fair shake.
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Servant leadership strategy

Want better safety outcomes? Try servant leadership!

Check your ego
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David Sarkus MS, CSP
November 20, 2018

Twenty-five years ago, as a young safety professional, I struggled to find a set of leadership practices I could call my own. In 1996, I wrote about many of the leadership practices I was already using but found more clearly established in Servant Leadership (Sarkus, 1996).


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advancing your program & achieving success

5 essentials for advancing your safety program & achieving success

What you should want from your leaders
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David Sarkus MS, CSP
October 3, 2018
Most organizational leaders are relatively clear about what they desire from their safety staff, but shouldn’t these same leaders ask what’s needed of them to achieve ongoing EHS success?
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Leave a legacy of helping others

Leave a legacy of helping others

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David Sarkus MS, CSP
May 1, 2018
For the past 30 years, I’ve been driven to be the best and do the best I can – in nearly any context, personally and professionally. Along the way, I’ve discovered various dimensions of growth that have helped me succeed. I want to pass them on, and share them, so they might help you.
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Employees rising to employer expectations

Provide employees with the tools to support your expectations

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David Sarkus MS, CSP
March 1, 2018
Expectations drive both the leader and follower. Various forms of research suggest that when leaders have higher types of expectations for their followers, those followers often live up to the expectations.
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leaders with their workers

Leaders: A purposeful presence can open up safety dialog

Wallow with your people
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David Sarkus MS, CSP
January 1, 2018

When I coach leaders, I often hear that the image of wallowing stays with them long after I’m gone - even when they don’t feel like wallowing! Ultimately, the thought of wallowing moves their thoughts to intentions, and then, purposeful actions.


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