What is your motivation for being safe, what’s in it for ME? You may ask yourself this question, especially when you feel safety is being FORCED on you. The reality of the matter is that safety is something we have been taught from the day we were born. “Be careful, that’s not safe” are words we have well ingrained in our minds from our childhood.

At a very young age we start taking risks. We may not realize it at the time but we are developing a risk tolerance. As we grow older we are following the steps of our past role models who are often replaced by our co-workers.  This monkey see monkey do behavior starts to shape how we envision safety.

Safety should be a simple, comfortable process that works with YOUR organization and community. Amy will provide practical solutions on preventing lost time due to injuries, less equipment damage through routine preventative maintenance and inspections and increased productivity with a team that knows your investing in their future and safety.

Let’s make safety a focus. Be selfish!  If safety is about ME, I will do my best to make sure that I am safe as well as those working around me!

Tag Line: Safety NEEDS to be the “motivation” you wake up for every morning. I want you asking the question “What’s in it for ME” so you remember why you NEED to be safe!

One is too small of a number to achieve greatness.  Behind every GREAT person is an amazing team.  That team may be a work team, sports team, church, volunteer committee or your family.  Growing up on a farm Amy recalls her father running the family farm.  Although he had the support of his wife Kathy, 3 children and a brother there was often struggles of running the farm as a business rather than a way of life.  Every team must have a leader, good communication, people empowered and equipped to do their job, and open mindedness to give others the freedom to decide if they are in the right position.

Amy has studied the works of many people when it comes to leadership and team but calls John Maxwell her mentor and friend.  Amy has spent her adult life as an adult facilitator.  She leads her team at Safety Buzz & The Buzz Campus to be the best people and leaders they can be influencing positive change to all those around her.  As John Maxwell says “Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less” and Amy is all about being an influence. When a team is not empowered to work towards a common goal, when all team members are not motivated to make positive improvements the team starts to fail.

As a John Maxwell Presenter Amy is available to facilitate from 8 Core John Maxwell topics from John’s best-selling books:

• Put Your Dreams to the Test


• Becoming a Person of Influence


• Everyone Communicates Few Connect


• 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth


• How to Become a REAL Success


• Leadership gold


• Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn


• 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

What is your motivation for being safe, what’s in it for ME? You may ask yourself this question, especially when you feel safety is being FORCED on you. The reality of the matter is that safety is something we have been taught from the day we were born. “Be careful, that’s not safe” are words we have well ingrained in our minds from childhood. From the other perspective, at a very young age we start taking risks. We may not realize it at the time but we are developing a risk tolerance. As we grow older we are following the steps of our role models who are often our parents.  This monkey see monkey do behavior starts to shape how we envision safety.

Recently I was told a story where a young boy was in the hospital. He had lost a finger while on the family farm. He did not seem upset and when asked by a nurse how he was doing the young lad replied “Good, I’m a farmer now”. Farm safety educational programs are becoming more common place for the children, but until the parents have “Buy in” and lead by example we are not building the vision of safety that is needed.

Farming is a vital industry, we cannot survive without our farmers. Some farms are family run while others are corporate farms. To many people farming is a way of life and not viewed as a job. Although safety is observed on most farms, an awareness of more formal safety practices and their positive outcomes can be lacking. Safety should be a simple, comfortable process that works with YOUR farm and community. By following basic industry practices farms will benefit in the “What’s in it for ME” beginning with keeping our families and communities safe and stemming to a protecting your farm assets, cost savings by preventing lost time due to injuries, less equipment damage through routine preventative maintenance and inspections and increased productivity with a team that knows your investing in their future and safety.

Let’s make safety a focus. Be selfish!  If safety is about ME, I will do my best to make sure that I am safe as well as those working around me! Tag Line: Safety NEEDS to be the “motivation” you wake up for every morning. I want you asking the question “What’s in it for ME” so you remember why you NEED to be safe!

Bill Six of the Province of Alberta requires new employment standards, Workman’s Compensation for most farms and other implications in the use of equipment and chemicals on the Farm. Regulations regarding the Bill will be drafted by the Dept. of Labour after the consultation period ending January 15.  Amy knows Bill Six well and she is prepared to address your group.  Her presentation will help instill a new safety attitude and help prevent accidents, mishaps on your farm.