A Practical Guide to the Safety Profession-The Relentless Pursuit

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by  Jason A. Maldonado (Author)

A Practical Guide to
the Safety Profession

A Practical Guide to
the Safety Profession
The Relentless Pursuit
Jason A. Maldonado CSP, SMS
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For Nick,
I’ll always miss our talks and strategy sessions.
I learned more from you about airplanes than
I probably ever wanted to know. You left a void that
can never be filled, my friend. Thanks for the stories.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
Prologue:IDrewaSnake…. xiii
AbouttheAuthor xvii
PARTIFORGETTHETRIVIAL:ANUNCONVENTIONALINTRODUCTIONTO
OCCUPATIONALSAFETY
1 F…orgetOSHA 3
2 HeySafetyGuys!YouMissedaHazard! 9
3 Backstabberswith…“Passion”forSafety 19
4 RiskinRealTime 27
5 InspectorBob 31
PARTIIFOCUSONWHATMATTERS
6 Padzilla 39
7 AimattheWrongTarget,GettheWrongScore 45
8 QuitSaying“Shall,”You’reNotShakespeare 55
9 AddValue,NotWords 63
10 ChooseYourEnemiesWisely 69
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VIII CONTENTS
11 TheOneWireDifference 75
12 ReadBetweentheLines 81
13 BuildaFoundation,NotaRulebook 87
14 NeverTrustthePresident 93
15 ThePilot’sPerspective 97
16 TheGecko 101
PARTIIIDOWHATMAKESADIFFERENCE
17 WeShouldDoSomething! 111
18 “SafetyAssessmentStick”Beatings 117
19 TheIceMethod 127
Epilogue:OneNightataHometownDiner 131
WorksCited 133
Index 135
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I always find it entertaining to watch celebrities give their tear-
filled thanks to all of the people who have made it possible to
stand on this or that prestigious stage. Mostly because those
speeches feel genuine, sometimes because they’re awkward. If it
makes it easier, feel free to envision me in my sparkliest tiara as
I look upon a crowd of adoring fans and deliver this obligatory
thanks to those who have supported me in this journey. In real-
ity, though, it’s not nearly that glamorous. Those who have sup-
ported me through this process are the ones who deserve an
award, not me.
I’ve said since I was a child that I wanted to be a writer. But
the cold hard truth is that I never had the guts to pick up my
pen (metaphorically speaking) and write something for the
world to read. Well, now I have. But not because I’m particu-
larly wise or worthy to teach the lessons within this book.
Ultimately, these words are here because my dad finally told me
to quit talking and start writing. For that I owe him an eternal
debt of gratitude.
Once I started, however, there was one person who kept my
feet to the fire in spite of my constant, malicious self-sabotage.
That person is my wife Jennifer. She forced this thing out of
me. For that, I will never be able to thank her adequately. She
has endured the ups, downs, and everything in between just to
see me realize a personal dream. I’m certain there’s not another
soul on earth who would have put up with all that (seriously,
I’m awhiny little bitch sometimes).
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