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THE INVISIBLE SIF: What HOP Has Missed
THE INVISIBLE SIF: WHAT HOP GETS WRONG Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), is seen as a successor to Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) but presents challenges in practical application. Concerns include weakened safety accountability, and the overlooked Unseen SIF (Serious Injury and Fatality). In this keynote, Bill Sims will address these issues, offering actionable strategies to effectively implement HOP, maintain accountability, and enhance workplace safety.
The Buried Truth Uncovered
Eric is an average guy who had the typical attitude toward safety: "Accidents happen, but not to me". Until the one that nearly took his life in a trench collapse. Now Eric's mission in life is to make sure the arrogance he had toward safety doesn't become yours. His message is simple and serious, “This can happen to you.”
Eric lectures about his experience and his focus on safety – your safety. He has consulted for many companies, such as ExxonMobil, NiSource, PG&E and Questar Gas. He has spoken at many safety seminars including the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Professional Development Conference, the National Safety Council, the Common Ground Alliance Conference and Expo and the VPPPA. Eric relates with the average “working man” and tells audiences about his personal story from the heart.
Be The One To Make a Difference
In every workplace, family, and community, there comes a moment when one person’s decision to step up changes everything. Be The One to Make a Difference challenges leaders and everyday people alike to recognize that influence isn’t reserved for titles—it’s built through choices, courage, and consistency.
Through real-life stories, leadership principles, and practical takeaways, Justin Barksdale inspires audiences to see how small actions—done with intentionality—create a ripple effect that transforms culture, drives safety, and fuels growth. This keynote equips participants to:
Recognize opportunities where their leadership matters most.
Move from passive intention to active influence.
Build a legacy of impact, one decision at a time.
At the end, each listener will walk away motivated to be the one—the one who speaks up, shows up, and leads with purpose—because difference-makers aren’t waiting for someone else; they’re deciding to step forward today.
Driving Change
Managing and Driving Change - Over the past 100 years, US Naval Aviators have learned how to excel in high-risk situations. Managing constantly changing technology, weather, tactics, and adversaries, today’s Naval Aviators are “comfortable being uncomfortable” while operating in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments. Learn about the training, communication, discipline, teamwork, resilience, and risk management processes and procedures that contribute to mission success in challenging and dynamic conditions.
Just a second ago
Back-to-back explosions!! 100% preventable!! “I didn’t think anything like this could ever happen to me! How long before I die?”
In his presentation, Brad explains about each of these contributing factors - Pride; Shortcuts; Attitude; Complacency, and how they have affected every day of the rest of his life, and, quite unfortunately, many other lives. These factors exist in EVERY line of work, in EVERY type of business, so it’s not the explosions that Brad addresses as much as it is the contributing factors. Brad makes it clear why you cannot allow them to be a part of your workplace.
Brad's desire and passion is to speak to every employee of every company BEFORE they are injured, or killed! He makes a massive contribution to the changing, or strengthening, of the safety culture for the companies he speaks for, getting the attention of every listener, from a new-hire to the 30 year veteran. The feedback he receives is proof of this. Brad’s just another regular guy, asking - “Do you think it can’t happen to you?”