The hospital visitor bracelets in this video represent more than dates and times.
They represent presence.
Each band marks a day Laurel showed up — not once, but again and again — during a season shaped by a workplace decision that changed their lives forever. In the video, Russ gently cuts those bands away, turning a simple act into a powerful reminder of what safety incidents leave behind.
What many people never see is what happens after the incident report is filed and the headlines fade. The impact doesn’t end when the shift does. It follows families home. It reshapes relationships. And it lives on quietly, year after year.
More than 30 years later, Russ and Laurel continue to live with the outcome of one careless workplace decision — as husband and wife. Their story isn’t shared to shock or scare, but to speak honestly about what safety really means when it becomes personal.
This is why we keep moving safety from the head to the heart.
Because safety isn’t just about policies or compliance — it’s about the people who stay, the ones who show up every day, and the lives that continue long after the jobsite.
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We don’t show slides or recite regulations. We share what decades of lived experience have taught us about the real cost of shortcuts — and the future that unfolds when safety is treated as optional.
Our in-person and virtual presentations are honest, human, and unforgettable — because they’re grounded in real life, not theory.
