The Oklahoma Safety Council is pleased to announce that Richard Hawk, the World’s Leading Expert on “Making Safety Fun” will help us kick off the 2024 Oklahoma Health and Safety Conference and Expo!

It’s rare to find someone who is both a safety professional and an entertaining speaker. Richard Hawk has been in the safety and health field for over 40 years. He spent 15 of them as a safety professional in the nuclear industry and a safety consultant on construction projects. Richard’s background also includes theater, where he toured with acting companies and wrote a musical that Emerson College in Boston produced. His depth of knowledge and extensive experience make for content-rich, behavior-changing learning events that are genuinely “fun.”

Safety Expert

Richard holds numerous safety and technical certifications from various organizations, including:

• The National Safety Council (NSC)
• The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
• The National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT).

He stays on the leading edge of the safety industry through his interactions with safety leaders in hundreds of organizations in various industries. These include energy, manufacturing, chemical, construction, healthcare, technology, retail, food services, transportation, government, and education.

Safety Industry Author

He is the author of four popular books:

• Spice It Up! 52 Easy Ways Turn Your Safety Meetings From Bland to Grand
• The Safety Leader’s Guide Book
• Just Imagine!
• 250 Super Bright Safety Meeting and Promotional Ideas.

His articles are regularly published in safety magazines, and for ten years he has been a monthly columnist for the U.S. national safety magazine — Safety & Health. Safety Speaker, Trainer, and Coach Richard has a talent for connecting with people from diverse backgrounds and industries. His experiences as a union and nonunion employee, manager, safety leader, and now successful business owner give him the insight to relate to people at all levels, from new employees to CEOs, truck drivers to scholars. He has been a featured speaker at international conventions for Fortune 500 companies. He’s presented to engineers and plant managers in India and Dubai, Canadian CEOs, and Japanese technicians. Richard has been a popular keynote speaker three times at the NSC’s Annual Congress & Expo, the largest annual safety convention in North America.

Richard is an avid pool player and an accomplished musician and songwriter. He lives in Southern New Jersey with his wife, Jackie.