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Safer Today. Stronger Tomorrow.
Safety systems that work on the floor, not just on paper.
Zero Harm Institute helps leaders, supervisors and safety professionals close the gap between the written program and the real work, through hands-on EHS consulting, practical training, books and videos.
How we help
Three ways to move toward zero harm
Bring us in to work alongside your team, train your people, or learn on your own schedule.
Training & Videos
Practical safety training videos and leadership programs that give supervisors and crews the words, not just the rules.
Watch videosBooks
Plain-spoken books on safety leadership for executives, supervisors, and the people building safety systems.
Browse books“That gap, between the paper and the floor, is where injuries live.” Todd Benedict, CSP, Building the System That Keeps People Alive
Our approach
Safety programs fail when they drift away from the work
Most organizations have a safety binder. Far fewer have a system the people on the floor actually use. We start by asking the people doing the work what really worries them, then build programs, training and leadership habits around those answers.
About Zero Harm Institute
What we believe
Four principles behind everything we do
01
Ask the people doing the work
The hazards that hurt people rarely show up in a generic template. They show up when you ask the crew what keeps them uneasy and treat the answer as data.
02
Safety is led from the top
Safety leadership is not a specialty you delegate. What executives do in their own meetings shapes what happens on a loading dock they may never visit.
03
Fix conditions, not people
A “worker mistake” is often a leadership miss in disguise. Good investigations look for conditions to change, not someone to blame.
04
Systems drift unless maintained
Every safety system is either kept up on purpose or slowly drifts back to where it started. Leading indicators and steady review keep it honest.
Books by Todd Benedict, CSP
Safety leadership, in plain English
Safety at the Top
Safety at the Top
For the CEO, CFO, COO and Chief People Officer: how to see what is really happening on the front line before it finds you.
Learn moreThe Space Between Rules and Trust
The Space Between Rules and Trust
A leader’s guide to safety, conversation and culture, for supervisors who don’t need the why. They need the words.
Learn moreBuilding the System That Keeps People Alive
Building the System That Keeps People Alive
How to build a safety management system that people actually use, instead of a binder on a shelf.
Learn moreLet’s talk about your safety program
Tell us what you’re working on. We’ll tell you honestly whether we can help.