Beyond Compliance
The Executive’s Guide to Transforming Safety into a Competitive Advantage
A modern playbook for leaders who want safety, performance, and culture working in harmony.
Why this book
Safety isn’t just about compliance—it’s about culture, communication, and competitive advantage. In this guide, OSHA-authorized instructor and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Brian Matyjevich shares more than 25 years of experience helping organizations turn safety programs into profit-driving systems.
Move beyond checklists to habits and routines that people own.
Improve communication, trust, and accountability across all levels.
Turn KPIs into action and results you can see.
What you will learn
This book walks leaders through actionable strategies that create sustainable change, stronger teams, and measurable results. Chapters cover executive role clarity, standards that matter, incident transformation, KPI mastery, culture building, technology leverage, and more.
Quick Reference Guide at the back condenses every core concept into an easy-to-use toolkit for fast implementation.
Contributors
Jillian Matyjevich, RN, NBC-HWC, LSSC brings a behavioral health and wellness perspective, offering executive mental health strategies that reduce burnout, improve clarity, and build resilience.
Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady provides HR expertise that aligns policy, culture, and accountability to create safer, more productive teams.
Excerpt
“True safety leadership begins when compliance is no longer the goal line. Checklists and audits are useful tools, but they don’t build trust or culture. The moment leaders start connecting safety metrics to human stories—how people work, communicate, and improve together—that’s when safety stops being an expense and becomes a competitive advantage.”
