A Modern Evolution of the World’s Most Powerful Workplace Safety Video

The Hidden Price of a Shortcut is the reimagined, modern edition of the global safety phenomenon Remember Charlie. For more than 30 years, Charlie Morecraft’s story has reshaped workplace safety culture, influenced millions of frontline workers, and elevated how organizations approach hazard awareness, complacency, and leadership accountability.

This new release amplifies the emotional impact of the original message, updated for today’s workforce and current safety expectations. It is actively used worldwide for accident prevention, HOP training, safety leadership, onboarding, and annual safety renewals.

Charlie Morecraft: A Real Story That Redefined Safety Training

Charlie Morecraft—an experienced refinery operator—once believed accidents happened only to “other people.” But one shortcut during a routine task triggered an explosion that burned over half his body and changed every part of his family life, career, and future.

His message has since become one of the most powerful emotional tools in the safety industry, helping workers understand the true price of neglecting procedures.

A Shortcut That Changed the World of Safety Education

This video is far more than a cautionary tale—it is a mindset shift. Charlie’s raw honesty, lived experience, and vulnerability break through the mental barriers that often lead to complacency, routine blindness, and unsafe shortcuts.

His story resonates at every level of an organization:

• Employees recognize their own habits and near-miss decisions.

• Supervisors see how their leadership choices influence safe behavior.

• Executives confront the true human and financial cost of preventable incidents.

Charlie’s foundational message remains unchanged:
“If you think it can’t happen to you, you’re already in danger.”

NEW: 12-Minute Q&A Module for Deeper Learning

Included in this updated edition is a powerful new Q&A segment featuring real questions from workers, supervisors, and safety teams.

This learning module includes:
Practical job-site questions & scenarios
Expanded insight beyond the keynote message
Reinforcement of hazard awareness and decision-making
Enhanced retention through emotional engagement

Perfect for leadership sessions, facilitated discussions, and follow-up training workshops.

Why Organizations Worldwide Choose This Video

Breaks through complacency and “routine blindness”
Strengthens personal accountability and safety culture
Creates long-term emotional retention
Reinforces HOP principles, Stop Work Authority, Zero Harm, and Life-Saving Rules
Available in 50+ languages for global rollout
Ideal for onboarding, safety stand-downs, annual refreshers, and leadership training

Purchase The Hidden Price of a Shortcut

Bring the industry’s most influential safety message into your training program today and empower your workforce with a story they will never forget.

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Video also available through our official distribution channels – SafetyHSE.com

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In this discussion, Astronaut Mike Mullane uses the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster as an example of how a World-class team can be victimized by incremental deviances from safety best practices.

Back Injury Prevention Training Video Package for Employees

Soft tissue injuries, especially back strains and sprains, continue to plague organizations and their employees. This package is packed with powerful videos that have helped thousands of organizations reduce injuries and associated costs.

Would you like a different safety title or safety category?

Remember Charlie (43-min. or 56-min.)

Journey from death’s door following a refinery explosion, and lessons learned.

Safety, Everyone’s Responsibility (19-min. or 48-min.)

Highly motivates workers and management to work as a team and not as adversaries, ultimately creating a safer work environment

For What? (13-min.)

A few stories of people who did not take safety seriously enough and the repercussions caused by their own actions on the people they loved the most …

Visit https://charliemorecraft.com/product-category/safety-videos/

To receive $50 off your next purchased in May or June, 2022, enter coupon code 050622 at the checkout.

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Everyone wakes-up to the high cost of an accident not only to themselves but to their family. Seldom are people confronted by the real consequences of abuse in safety practices. If you and your employees “Remember Charlie”, you’ll remember to follow safety procedures.

Charlie’s journey from death’s door following a refinery explosion, to his position as the world’s leading presenter on why we all should follow safety procedures precisely. The shortcut he took from standard procedures resulted in Charlie being burned over 50% of his body, five years in hospital, the loss of his family, the loss of everything he treasured.

With the audience on the edge of their seats, Charlie drives home the importance of following safety procedures. Not just a title but a call to action, Remember Charlie captures the audience with a common language (“Accidents don’t happen to me. Accidents happen to someone else.”)

This is the Official Video from Charlie Morecraft.

Charlie’s story has become a phenomenon in the OHS world.

Order will be fulfilled by the official channel Charlie Morecraft & Associates – CharlieMorecraft.com and CharlieOnSafety.com are the only two official websites from Charlie Morecraft & Associates.

Remember Charlie is available on its original 56-minutes length (best seller) or in a slightly edited 43-min version.

AVAILABLE IN 50+ LANGUAGES! 

Arabian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Arabic Spoken

Danish

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Danish Subtitled with English Spoken

Dutch

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Dutch Subtitled with English Spoken

English

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Bulgarian Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Closed Captioning

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Danish Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Dutch Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with English Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Farsi Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Finnish Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with German Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Hebrew Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Hindi Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Indonesian Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Korean Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Norwegian Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Polish Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Portuguese Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Romanian Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Spanish Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Swedish Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Thai Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – English Spoken with Vietnamese Subtitles

Farsi

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Farsi Subtitled with English Spoken

Finnish

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Finnish Subtitled with English Spoken

French

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – French Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – French Spoken with English Subtitles

German

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – German Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – German Subtitled with English Spoken

Hebrew

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Hebrew Subtitled with English Spoken

Hindi

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Hindi Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Hindi Spoken with English Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Hindi Subtitled with English Spoken

Hungarian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Hungarian Spoken

Indonesian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Indonesian Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Indonesian Subtitled with English Spoken

Italian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Italian Spoken

Korean

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Korean Subtitled with English Spoken

Malaysian / Chinese

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Malaysian Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Mandarin Chinese Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Mandarin Chinese Spoken with English Subtitles

Mongolian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Mongolian Spoken

Norwegian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Norwegian Subtitled with English Spoken

Polish

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Polish Subtitled with English Spoken

Portuguese

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Portuguese Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Portuguese Spoken with English Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Portuguese Subtitled with Spoken English

Romanian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Romanian Subtitled with Spoken English

Russian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Russian Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Russian Spoken with English Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Russian Spoken with Kazakh Subtitles

Serbian

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Serbian Spoken

Sindhi

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Sindhi Spoken

Slovak

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Slovak Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Slovak Spoken with English Subtitles

Spanish

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Spanish Spoken

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Spanish Spoken with English Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Spanish Subtitled with English Spoken

Swedish

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Swedish Subtitled with English Spoken

Thai

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Thai Spoken with English Subtitles

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Thai Subtitled with English Spoken

Turkish

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Turkish Spoken

Urdu

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Urdu Spoken

Vietnamese

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Vietnamese Subtitled with English Spoken

Zulu

Remember Charlie Video (DVD or Thumb-Drive) – Zulu Spoken

One minor first-aid could cost you tens of thousands of dollars such as medical expenses, visits to infirmary, insurance raises, loss of productivity, potential OSHA penalties, attorney fees, production downtime. Remember Charlie’s video has a proven accident reduction ratio of 65%!!! Avoid potential accidents buy purchasing this powerful video, on-sale for a limited time.

Looking for a different language or subtitle?

Call us at 1-800-783-0796 or send us your inquiry and we will work with you.

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Our Best Seller Combo! “Remember Charlie” and “Safety, Everyone’s Responsibility” are amongst the most acclaimed safety motivational videos in the world. A MUST for any company looking to drop accident rates! Use these videos to help creating a POSITIVE SAFETY CULTURE AT WORK and change people’s attitudes towards safety once for all. Ideal for safety meetings, employee orientation, corporate events, on-going safety training, and Safety Stand-Downs.

Remember Charlie – the Official Video (56 minutes)

Charlie’s journey from death’s door following a refinery explosion, to his position as the world’s leading presenter on why we all should follow safety procedures precisely.

The shortcut he took from standard procedures resulted in Charlie being burned over 50% of his body, five years in hospital, the loss of his family, the loss of everything he treasured. Not just a title but a call to action, Remember Charlie captures the audience with a common language (“Accidents don’t happen to me. Accidents happen to someone else.”) With the audience on the edge of their seats, Charlie drives home the importance of following safety procedures.

Everyone wakes-up to the high cost of an accident not only to themselves but to their family. Seldom are people confronted by the real consequences of abuse in safety practices. If you and your employees “Remember Charlie”, you’ll remember to follow safety procedures.

See video preview at https://www.charlieonsafety.com/charlie-morecraft-safety-video-previews/

Safety, Everyone’s Responsibility – the Official Video (48 minutes)

This presentation highly motivates workers and management to work as a team and not as adversaries, ultimately creating a safer work environment. He defines the real working heroes – the ones who follow safety procedures. Safety, Everyone’s Responsibility is the powerful follow-up to Remember Charlie.

Through his dynamic presence, Charlie motivates audience members to take responsibility for their own actions and their own safety because what we do affects the lives of everyone around us.

This combo is the ultimate safety resource for your on-going safety training program!

See video preview at https://www.charlieonsafety.com/charlie-morecraft-safety-video-previews/

How to buy?

Safety Video Combo – https://www.charlieonsafety.com/product/safety-video-combo/

Or buy them separately:

Remember Charlie – The Official Video – 56 minutes – https://www.charlieonsafety.com/product/remember-charlie-best-seller-safety-video/

Safety, Everyone’s Responsibility – 48 minutes – https://www.charlieonsafety.com/product/safety-everyones-responsibility-video/

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