2026 NSC Safety Summit

Stop Counting Recordables: Start Getting Sticky, Training Crews to See Fatal Risk (Room 337)

07 May 26
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Worker Engagement

Most of us were taught that a hazard is “anything that can hurt you” – but what if that definition is quietly blinding your crews to the few things that can really kill them? This session introduces a simple STCKY (Stuff That Can Kill You) Energy Model that changes how people see risk in the field, and why our default “fast-thinking brain state” makes it so easy to miss the obvious. We’ll look at how a few critical questions, asked at the right moments, can shift teams into “safer slow thinking” and expose hidden fatality potential. Come ready to rethink JSAs, mid‑shift check‑ins, and what “presence of safety” actually looks like on a live job. Attendees will leave with practical conversation tools they can plug into existing processes without adding more bureaucracy.