Safety One-on-One

“It starts with one conversation, with one person, about one thing.”

We believe that Safety excellence is just good business. We have helped many of our clients manage this often overlooked area of their organization and recapture some serious dollars. If you’re like them, you have struggled with your safety program and despite your best efforts, continue to experience claims. The literature tells us that 96% of all injuries are caused by unsafe behaviors. This important fact led us to build our program, Safety One-on-One.

Safety One-on-One is a systematic approach to safety in the workplace that utilizes cutting edge adult learning and cognitive behavioral principles focused on driving safe behaviors through simple one on one interactions between managers and employees, and eventually owners and managers.

Latest Articles

Why Does Safety Matter to Your Business?

Safety One-on-OneBy Valerie Albert October 31, 2022

A comprehensive safety plan benefits both employees and the bottom line. It can help organizations comply with local and federal laws and industry regulations. In addition, a company’s approach to safety can help or hurt its reputation. But safety isn’t a one-and-done task—it should be an ongoing process that a company frequently revisits. Let’s dive…

Why Leadership Is Essential for Safety Success

Safety One-on-OneBy Valerie Albert October 31, 2022

Many companies have developed safety plans but still struggle to close the gap between the program and the reality in the workplace. The key to bridging this gap and ensuring safety compliance is to develop leadership that prioritizes and models safety to the employees. In addition, leadership can ensure that employees remain current on safety…

Safety is a Team Sport

Safety One-on-OneBy Valerie Albert September 28, 2022

I’m not sure what it is about safety that confuses leadership so thoroughly, but there are a few easily corrected mistakes that are costing business owners thousands of dollars in direct and indirect costs from workplace injuries and corresponding productions delays. These mistakes are rooted in management style and an overall approach to safety. Recent…

Leadership

Safety One-on-OneBy Valerie Albert September 28, 2022

At InterWest, we receive a lot of feedback from our clients that one of the most important services we provide is our leadership framework for managing change. Leadership is a much-needed commodity in the best of times, but over these past couple of extremely difficult years, it has been the key to weathering the storm.…

Gamification

Safety One-on-OneBy Valerie Albert September 28, 2022

Do you remember as a kid having fun playing pick-up basketball with your friends? It was all fun and games up until somebody on the court said, “Hey, first team to 5 wins!” And then what happened? It was like the whole world changed. It was a massive shift. It’s kind of like the difference…

Accountability

Safety One-on-OneBy Valerie Albert September 28, 2022

The best teams hold themselves accountable. Members of these teams want to be pushed. Great teams crave accountability because they believe in the mission. High functioning teams want to be held to a high standard. Conversely, members of dysfunctional teams run from accountability. They hide from measurement. They dislike feedback. And they dread performance reviews. …

Client Testimonials

“I can’t say enough about the advantages of having a robust
One on One program. First of all, it increases communication
about safety. It makes safety personal. And from a business perspective;
it has been an essential piece driving our Worker’s Compensation costs
from five years ago from the high six figure bracket to the low five
figure bracket. Seriously, the results are astounding.”

– Al R. Bonnenfant, SPHR, HR Director, E-Center

I am very pleased with the Safety One on One training provided by Chip Arenchild at InterWest.

I am extremely impressed by the knowledge and understanding Chip has on safety and identifying
hazards in the workplace.

Chip speaks clearly, gives excellent examples throughout the training and stops to
ask questions to ensure our employees have a good understanding of what he was teaching. Chip has
conducted Safety One on One training at all of our programs,
he travels to each site and makes himself available to our supervisors and employees.
Our company has seen a major decrease in workplace injuries and an increase in
safety awareness since implementing Safety One on One across our company.

I would highly recommend Safety One on One and Chip Arenchild for their knowledge, passion and work ethic.

– Adriana Lopez, Human Resources Director, C.I.W.P.

“I’ve had the opportunity to work with numerous insurance and risk
management companies over the years. InterWest is, without question, as
good as it gets. Their proactive approach to serving and educating their clients
to avoid risk is what separates them from others. They create a learning and
service culture that is unmatched in their industry.”

– Jeff Dekruif, CCM, CHAE, Assistant General Manager & CFO, Blackhawk Country Club