Humor With a Purpose!
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min · 4 segments
Send us Fan Mail Can humor actually make a workplace safer? It can—when it has a purpose. In this Mighty Line Minute, we explore how thoughtful…
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Dave TabarHost
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min · 4 segments
Send us Fan Mail Can humor actually make a workplace safer? It can—when it has a purpose. In this Mighty Line Minute, we explore how thoughtful…
Dave TabarHost
A safety culture work group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a campaign addressing slips, trips, and falls.
They experimented with phrases like, Get a grip and a fall, a slip, a hospital trip.
Lab leadership recognized that a little humor could draw attention to a serious safety issue.
Recently, Evans General Contractors used humor and emotion in its Everyone Home Safe campaign to engage employees and reinforce safe practices.
Humor can make a toolbox talk more engaging, a poster more noticeable, or a safety message more memorable.
When employees talk about safety, they're not just receiving another directive, they're becoming part of the safety process.
That's the kind of employee involvement every safety and operations leader should want.
A safety culture work group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a campaign addressing slips, trips, and falls.
They experimented with phrases like, Get a grip and a fall, a slip, a hospital trip.
Lab leadership recognized that a little humor could draw attention to a serious safety issue.
Recently, Evans General Contractors used humor and emotion in its Everyone Home Safe campaign to engage employees and reinforce safe practices.
Humor can make a toolbox talk more engaging, a poster more noticeable, or a safety message more memorable.
When employees talk about safety, they're not just receiving another directive, they're becoming part of the safety process.
That's the kind of employee involvement every safety and operations leader should want.
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