David Lawson Quotes (14 Quotes)

We believe the first-line supervisors are critical to the safety process. They're in the middle of the fray. They're on the floor.

We keep supervisors out of the behavior-based safety process so that when an employee sees a supervisor approaching him and asking about unsafe behavior, there's a very different flavor than that of a peer doing it as part of a behavior-based safety program, ... While the employee's approach as part of a behavior-based safety program might be 'I saw you do this,' the supervisor has the role of a coach, saying, 'I'm working with you until your behavior changes.'

We spend a lot of time teaching them about collaboration and in establishing one coaching approach. While everyone has his own coaching style, we want some structure to the coaching. For example, the primary assumption is that every operator wants to work safely. The job of the coach is to work with employees so they work safely. The emphasis is on working collaboratively, rather than dictatorially.

All pesticides are designed to kill. It's only safe if it's used correctly.

Sohi holds the plant managers' feet pretty closely to the fire, ... Safety is a component of a manager's overall performance review and it's not just his reputation that's at stake. There are financial repercussions when it comes time for bonuses or salary review meetings.

We have scheduled this every year for about five years. It is a routine thing now.

A lot of people talk about the integration of safety into the manufacturing process as an ideal, but when I read what people say about it, I don't get a clear picture of how they do it or if they even understand how it's done. The concept is a good one, and in terms of making it happen, we've actually taken some important steps, starting with plant managers.

The academic quality of the university exceeds its reputation around the world.

Being recognized as one of America's Safest Companies for something Freudenberg-NOK views as critical to our business success and culture keeping our employees safe and providing the best work environment possible is a great honor for our company.

His face was covered with blood and his eyes were open, but we never really got a pulse.

We don't want things to get out of hand. We're trying to do something good for the community.

While others may cloud their judgment by emotional zeal to cut taxes, it is my hope that we focus on our primary and most important responsibility and do the right thing to provide the very best education for our students, and thus, ensure a prosperous future for our community.

At Freudenberg-NOK, we believe that all accidents are preventable, and therefore, unacceptable. Regardless of a company's level of profitability, safety is the one thing that can never be compromised.

Strategically, this is a very serious issue for Cisco. It proves something we've been saying in the security field for a long time, that a router is breakable.