"Redefining Impossible"

- Joe Roberts

SAFETY

Staying Alive – Street Smart Safety

“It’s about the little things”

Understanding WHY human beings make mistakes and unsafe decisions
is one step closer to building safer work environments and communities.

What role does mental health and addiction play in safety?

How do we connect personal purpose to safer behaviour?

Why do we think the rules “are for everyone else but me”?

In this keynote, Joe teaches why we do dumb things and the consequence we pay. Walk with Joe as he takes you back to his first poor choice and how that lead to a journey filled with degradation and despair. Dangerous step after poor choice landed him on the streets of East Vancouver in the 1980’s homeless and broken.

The story does not end there, fortunately. Choosing in 1991 to walk a different way, Joe shares how right decisions and safe, healthy actions lead to success and leadership. Joe’s is a treasured Canadian whose life story embodies the resiliency of the human spirit. His deeply inspiring and masterful delivery combined with high energy and self deprecating humor will have you shed a tear while making you laugh ‘til it hurts.

In this session you will learn:

Why the little things matter so much
Mental health and safety
How mentorship and leadership changes lives
The importance of paying it forward
The importance of advocating for prevention
How the right example is our greatest weapon

Click to download Joe Roberts Safety Keynote PDF brochure.

Joe’s Safety Video – 5 min

ENFORM Safety Conference – 10 min

I have rarely seen a speaker that could engage the audience as thoroughly as Joe did at our conference. He had every delegate in the room laughing to the point of tears one moment and in a heartbeat you could hear a pin drop. I would not hesitate to recommend Joe Roberts as a speaker for any organization.” To be a Keynote Speaker is a challenging role. The Keynote presenter must set the tone, engage the delegates and inject a special energy that sets the pace and tone for the conference. You did this in an exemplary manner. I thank you. Ryan Jacobson

CRSP, CEO, Saskatchewan Safety Council

In my previous capacity as manager of one of the largest safety conferences in Western Canada, I have worked with and booked over 300 speakers in the past 18 years. Joe Roberts is in the top 20% (and I have worked with some of the best so I am not comparing him to your average speaker). Joe did an excellent presentation. He has a compelling story and provides a nice mix of serious content and humor. Will Putz

CRSP, President, Certified Safety Services Inc.

Partial Client List

Addictions Ontario
Alberta Pharmacist Association
Association of Manitoba Municipalities
Association of Municipal Clerks & Treasurers ON
BC HRMA
Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse
Canadian Independent Adjusters Association
Canadian Pipeline Contractors Association
Canadian Roofers Association
Carson Energy
Cenovus Energy
College of Surgeons and Physicians
Consulting Engineers of AB
Credit Union Managers Association Manitoba
DiVal Safety Summit

Dominion Lending Centers
Edmonton Police Services
Electricity Distributors Association
Enform Petroleum Safety Conference
Cenovus Energy
College of Surgeons and Physicians
Consulting Engineers of AB
Credit Union Managers Association Manitoba
DiVal Safety Summit
Dominion Lending Centers
Edmonton Police Services
Electricity Distributors Association
Enform Petroleum Safety Conference
Flint Energy
Fraser Health
Habitat for Humanity

Human Resource Management Association
Manitoba Industry Canada
Manitoba Safety Association
Ministry of Children and Families
NAV Canada
Ontario Provincial Police
Police Chief Leadership Conference
Pulp and Paper Safety Conference
RCMP – Saskatchewan Victims Unit
Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association
Saskatchewan Safety Council
Talisman Energy
United Association of Canada
United States Consulate General
United Steel Workers

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