Articles by Art Fettig
A Life Changing Experience
“On which day in your life did you make a commitment to safety?” This is a question that most of the dedicated safety people I’ve met over the years can answer. You see, it’s a […]
So Hard To Believe
It is so hard for me to believe that another year has come and passed. I have shaken more hands this year than I ever have in my career. Of course, it wasn’t really me, […]
Satisfaction
When is the last time you felt really good about something you had done on your job? Perhaps your organization doesn’t allow that on their property. Are you one of those workers who walks around […]
Forgiveness Day
I’m working on a sermon for the children at our church and it touches on the time when Christ was dying on the cross and he forgave the sinner who was dying on a cross […]
Fall Colors
Every now and then I reread Russell Cromwell’s great speech titled Acres of Diamonds. You can download it free at manybooks.net/titles/conwellretext95acrdi10.html It is about a man who sells his home and land to go out […]
Recovering is Half the Fun
On the Friday before Halloween we had big doings here in our little town of Hillsborough, NC. All of the stores were open late and the kids dressed up in the costumes and went trick […]
That Magic Five-Point Program – Commitment, Part 2 of 2
Last week in Part 1, we saw how the South Seas explorer Captain James Cook of the Royal Navy was able to implement an effective five-point safety program to manage the risks of scurvy aboard […]
That Magic Five-Point Program, Part 1
Captain Cook’s Five-Point Safety Program In his novel, Alaska, James Michener credits the British naval explorer Captain James Cook as being not just a discoverer of new lands but of new health and safety practices. […]