Professional Background
Steve St. Laurent conducted his first training (in Spanish) for a Cement company across Northern Mexico in 2002. Since then, he has conducted hundreds of safety trainings for thousands of people in construction and manufacturing companies in almost every state in the U.S. He has earned a reputation of being able to provide quality training for companies who have experienced a fatality. He has a unique talent to provide interactive safety training that impact learners and inspires behavior change.
Steve considers it an honor and a privilege to facilitate safety training – it is his passion.
Experience
Steve St. Laurent is a Mechanical Engineer who worked in the field as an Energy Engineer for 3 international companies on design-build projects before becoming a Safety Trainer/Consultant. That work experience brought him to Mexico for 1 year, Sicily for 3 weeks, and Albuquerque for 7 months. He spent the rest of his time as a Field Engineer working in New England on projects such as power plant and other energy system upgrades at navy bases, college campuses, hospitals and other industrial facilities. Steve perfected his Spanish over a total of 2 years living in Mexico.
Steve also presents as a Keynote and Motivational Speaker for safety conferences, corporate meetings, roundtables and other events on topics such as “How to be a better trainer and not bore people to death”, “How to quickly bring your company from a failing or non-existent safety program to a passing and robust one”, “How to be a better Supervisor”, “How to have a clue regarding Cultural differences (Spanish/English)”, among other topics.
Steve St. Laurent’s background and training experience is equally extensive and international, with hundreds of Safety Trainings in: OSHA 10’s and 30’s in Construction and Industry, First Aid/CPR/AED, fall protection, LO/TO, Confined Space, Aerial, Scissor and Fork lifts, Respirators, HAZCOM, HAZWOPER 40-hr and other custom courses.
All of Steve’s training involves customization and tailoring to meet the specific needs of the client and their learners.
