The Why Matters

Episode 93 of the Safety Wars podcast, hosted by James Poesl, titled "The Why Matters" was published on March 15, 2022 and runs 8 minutes.

March 15, 2022 ·8m · Safety Wars

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Summary

Jim discusses "The Why" and how it is important to safety management. He shares two stories. The first is from a project he worked on where the safety professional could not answer the why. Jim to the rescue and making a new friend. The second why is from his adopted community from over 50 years ago with a school bus and a freight train. A School bus from Nyack High School crossed a set of railroad tracks and was struck by a train. 5 people were killed along with 40 people injured. It caused a whole change to the school bus industry. The names of the victims are Thomas Grosse, Richard Macaylo, James McGjuinness, Robert Mauterer, and Stephen Ward.

Episode Description

Jim discusses "The Why" and how it is important to safety management. He shares two stories. The first is from a project he worked on where the safety professional could not answer the why. Jim to the rescue and making a new friend. The second why is from his adopted community from over 50 years ago with a school bus and a freight train. A School bus from Nyack High School crossed a set of railroad tracks and was struck by a train. 5 people were killed along with 40 people injured. It caused a whole change to the school bus industry. The names of the victims are Thomas Grosse, Richard Macaylo, James McGjuinness, Robert Mauterer, and Stephen Ward.

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