David Watts has spent 38 years as a health and safety leader in the industrial space, but his professional journey wasn’t without setbacks, and this includes two painful chapters where he tried to build world-class safety systems without executive buy-in.
David shares how those mistakes reshaped his leadership philosophy, teaching him that real safety culture can only exist when the C-suite treats safety as a personal, non-negotiable value.
At the same time, we also dive into David’s personal journey through financial collapse, foreclosure, and bankruptcy, and how rebuilding his life over seven years opened his eyes to the deep connection between financial stress, mental health, and the alarming suicide rates in construction.