E25 - Most Safety Managers Get This Wrong - How To Set Your Safety Inspections On Autopilot

Most Safety Manager Get This Wrong - How To Set Safety Inspections on Autopilot Are your checklists just more paperwork? If you're a busy safety manager juggling audits, inspections, and compliance deadlines, this video is for you. In this episode, David Sawyer shares how he used checklists the wrong way for years—and how a simple mindset shift helped him put his safety management system on autopilot. Learn how to build powerful, field-tested safety checklists that actually work—and save you time, reduce errors, and improve team accountability. Whether you're managing multiple departments or trying to prevent your next OSHA citation, David reveals the 4 must-have elements every safety checklist needs to be effective. 🎯 What You'll Learn: Why most safety checklists fail—and how to fix yours The 4 essential parts of an effective checklist How to tie checklists to habits for consistency A real-world maintenance shop example you can replicate How to turn a checklist into a wall sign that drives compliance Why "short and speedy" beats long and detailed How to stop pencil-whipping and make checklists matter 📘 Mentioned in this video: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande Atomic Habits by James Clear (habit stacking concept) 🚀 BONUS: Download your Free OSHA Audit Checklist 👉 www.helpwithosha.com 🔔 Subscribe for weekly safety coaching and leadership tips to help you prevent workplace injuries, avoid surprise OSHA inspections, and build a proactive safety culture. 👍 Like this video if it helped you rethink your approach to checklists. 💬 Comment below: What's one thing you’ll change in your checklist process? #SafetyManager #WorkplaceSafety #SafetyChecklist #OSHACompliance #SafetyCulture #ChecklistManifesto #SafetyInspections #EHS #OSHAAudit #DavidSawyer #SafetyCoach #HelpwithOSHA #SafetyHelp #OSHAHelp