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The Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast — 308 episodes
AI Prompting and Occupational Safety
Janel Penaflor - AI Usage in Safety
Leadership Strategies that help with Hazard Reporting
Why Employees Stop Reporting Hazards and How to Fix It
Supervisors sending mixed signals about safety
Employee Engagement as a Safety Multiplier
Bryan Haywood - Chemical Labeling of Secondary Containers
Episode 300.5 Thank you for your support
Bryan Haywood - Complex Lockout-Tagout Procedures
Episode 299 - The 1% Rule - Small Safety Wins add up
The most overlooked hazard-assumptions
Episode 297 - The 30-Second Rule for Correcting Unsafe Behavior
Episode 296 - The One Question Every Safety Professional Should Ask Daily
Episode 295 - Bryan Haywood - Complex Lockout-Tagout
Episode 294 - The difference between safety goals and objectives
Episode 293 - Make your Grass Greener by Watering It
Episode 292 - Time Block and Golden Hour
Episode 291 - Plan tomorrow - today
Executive Communication and Occupational Safety
Episode 289 - Eat that Frog - Stop Procrastinating
Episode 288 - Hazardous Materials Response in Healthcare with Thomas Price
Episode 287 - Calculating Minimum and Maximum Sampling Times
Episode 286 - Detecting Impairment and Occupational Safety
Episode 285 - Dr. Drew Hinton and NFPA 70E Training
Episode 284 - Risk and Hazards in Occupational Safety
Episode 283 - Personal Development and Occupational Safety
Episode 282 - Professional Development and Occupational Safety
Episode 281 - Growth Mindset and Occupational Safety
Episode 280 - Face your Fears in Occupational Safety
Episode 279 - Ego and Occupational Safety
Episode 278 - Rod Courtney-Part 3 of 8 Habits of a Highly Effective Safety Culture
Episode 277 - Public Speaking and Occupational Safety
Episode 276 - The role of the formal leader in occupational safety
Episode 275 - Explain Why
Episode 274 - Rod Courtney Part 2 of his book 8 Habits of a Highly Effective Safety Culture
Episode 273 - Occupational Safety - Informal Leaders
Episode 272 - Dr. Christopher Warren - Safety is a junk drawer
Episode 271 - Brent Sanger - DOT Safety
Episode 270 - Empower Employees to Correct Hazards
Episode 269 - Hearing and Listening to Employees about Hazards
Episode 268 - Rod Courtney - 8 Habits of a Highly Effective Safety Culture
Episode 267 - Matt Herron of the Southwest Research Institute
Episode 266 - Patience in Occupational Safety
Episode 265 - Be the Safety Leader that you want to follow
Episode 264 - Listen more than you speak
Episode 263 - Task Competency and Occupational Safety
Episode 262 - Ken Reed - Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Episode 261 - Story Telling and Occupational Safety
Episode 260 - Occupational Safety - Over Commitment
Episode 259 - Expect Hardship in Occupational Safety
Episode 258 - Tracy Krieger - Shelter in Place and 5150 in California
Episode 257 - Favoritism in Occupational Safety
Episode 256 - Occupational Safety - Training for a new skill
Episode 255 - Occupational Safety - Beware of Rabbit Holes
Episode 254 - Occupational Safety - Micromanagement
Episode 253 - Occupational Safety - Don't be a ticket puncher
Episode 252 - Occupational Safety - Find Employees who Speak Freely
Episode 251 - Occupational Safety - Stay on the Path
Episode 250 - Universal Waste Management
Episode 249 - Occupational Safety - Performing Gap Assessments
Episode 248 - Use the Employee's Safety Plan
Episode 247 - Occupational Safety - Mission, not Company
Episode 246 - Occupational Safety - Composure
Episode 245 - If you don't know, just own it
Episode 244 - The "F" Word in Occupational Safety - Focus
Episode 243 - Occupational Safety - Are you Busy or Productive
Episode 242 - Occupational Safety - List Maintenance
Episode 241 - Occupational Safety - Comfort Zone Danger
Episode 240 - Occupational Safety - Imposter Syndrome
Episode 239 - Don't expect results without getting your hands dirty
Episode 238 - Dr. Megan Tranter - Safety Career Coach
Episode 237 - Occupational Safety - Don't be a Seagull
Episode 236 - Occupational Safety - Lone Worker Policy
Episode 235 - Tim Pottoroff-MSDs and Opioids - A Threat to Limb and Life
Episode 234 - Occupational Safety - Hazard Correction Fixation Syndrome
Episode 233 - Wendy Buckley - Lithium Fire Hazards
Episode 232 - Occupational Safety - The plan is never going to be perfect
Episode 231 - Occupational Safety - Start Making a list of things to Stop Doing
Episode 230 - When is a Chemical considered a Hazardous Waste
Episode 229 - Leave your desk
Episode 228 - Psychological Safety with Tracy Krieger - Part 2
Episode 227 - Occupational Safety - Deconstructive Feedback
Episode 226 - Occupational Safety - Hand Tools and Organizing My Garage
Episode 225 - Mike Starner - National Electrical Contractors Association
Episode 224 - Occupational Safety - Make a Decision
Episode 223 - Occupational Safety - Take your vacation and recharge
Episode 222 - Introduction to Hazardous Waste
Episode 221 - Risk Assessment - Horseback Riding and Swimming Horses
Episode 220 - Risk Assessment - Jellyfish Sting PPE
Episode 219 - Occupational Safety - Safety Initiative of the Month Overload
Episode 218 - Do you know your Companies Risk Appetite?
Episode 217 - Occupational Safety - Ergonomics and what I learned from fixing my car
Episode 216 - Occupational Safety - Guard your Schedule
Episode 215 - Occupational Safety - Plan your future
Episode 214 - Wylie Davidson - Leaving a Safety Legacy
Episode 213 - Occupational Safety - There are no Safety Hacks, Just Hard Work
Episode 212 - Occupational Safety - New Hire Safety Orientation Walkaround
Episode 211 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation - Corrective Actions
Episode 210 - Jean Ndana - Making New Hire Safety Orientation Fun and Exciting
Episode 209 - Occupational Safety - Determining Incident Investigations
Episode 208 - Bruce Main - Prevention Through Design (PTD)
Episode 207 - Occupational Safety - Interviewing Employees After an Incident
Episode 206 - Dr. Megan Tranter - Leadership and Career Strategist
Episode 205 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Team
Episode 204 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation - Information to gather
Episode 203 - Dr. Alex LeBeau - Introduction to PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
Episode 202 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Process Steps
Episode 201 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Kits
Episode 200.5 - Thank you for listening to the Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast
Episode 200 - Dr. Jake Mazulewicz - Integrating After Action Reviews (AARs) into Occupational Safety
Episode 199 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Indirect Costs
Episode 198 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Direct Costs
Episode 197 - Occupational Safety - Reasons to conduct an Incident Investigation
Episode 196 - Occupational Safety - Accident or Incident Investigation?
Episode 195 - Occupational Safety - Safety Suggestion Box
Episode 194 - Occupational Safety - Safety Inspections Follow-Up
Episode 193 - Occupational Safety - Safety Inspection A Different Set of Eyes
Episode 192 - Occupational Safety - Safety Inspection Interval
Episode 191 - Psychological Safety with Tracy Krieger of OC Safety
Episode 190 - Occupational Safety - Sharing Lessons Learned
Episode 189 - Occupational Safety - Corrective Actions and Tracking
Episode 188 - David Ward - Part 2 of 10 Fundamental Values from his book Faces of Safety
Episode 187 - Occupational Safety - Always Follow Up
Episode 186 - Occupational Safety - Solicit Employee Input
Episode 185 - Dan Christensen - Bureau Veritas - The State of Industrial Hygiene
Episode 184 - Roadmap for Safety Culture Change
Episode 183 - Occupational Safety - Do you have a Vision?
Episode 182 - Shawn Galloway - ProAct Safety - Safety Marketing Strategies
Episode 181 - Occupational Safety - Your Attitude is Contagious!
Episode 180 - Occupational Safety - Are You Addicted to Feeling Important
Episode 179 - Occupational Safety - Decisions have Consequences
Episode 178 - Occupational Safety - Commit to Action
Episode 177 - Occupational Safety - Obsess over Culture
Episode 175 - Occupational Safety - Don't Avoid the Tough Talks
Episode 174 - Occupational Safety - Clear Communications
Episode 173 - Dr. Daniel Snyder - Occupational Safety and Ethics
Episode 172 - Occupational Safety - Develop the Supervisors
Episode 171 - Occupational Safety - Don't lose emotional control
Episode 170 - Narcotic Effects of Chemical Exposure
Episode 169 - Occupational Asthma
Episode 168 - Eyewashes - Weekly or Monthly
Episode 167 - Ken Barat - Introduction to Laser Safety
Episode 166 - Housekeeping and Safety
Episode 165 - Professional Development - Never Stop Learning
Episode 164 - Do the Research Upfront to Understand the Hazards of Equipment
Episode 163 - Reduce Hazards by Severity and Consequences
Episode 162 - Pat Karol - Influencing Safety without Authority
Episode 161 - Occupational Safety Ethics
Episode 160 - Occupational Safety Company Values
Episode 159 - Stop Work Authority
Episode 158 - David Ward - 10 Fundamental Company Values from his book The Faces of Safety
Episode 157 - Heat Stroke - Symptoms and Treatment
Episode 156 - Heat Exhaustion - Symptoms and Treatment
Episode 155 - Heat Cramps - Symptoms and Treatment
Episode 154 - Wane Baker - Indoor Air Quality Hazards and Deferred Maintenance
Episode 153 - Safety Metrics - Employee Ownership
Episode 152 - Bryan Haywood - Confined Space Entry Rescue
Episode 151 - Safety Metrics - Getting Back on Track
Episode 150 - Safety Metrics - Corporate Driven or Site-Specific?
Episode 149 - Terry Dussault - Construction Safety
Episode 148 - Reassessing Safety Metrics
Episode 147 - Communicating Safety Metrics
Episode 145 - Hazard Identification - Green Chemicals
Episode 146 - Kyle Koenig - American Health and Safety - Preventing Heat Illnesses
Episode 144 - Hazard Identification - Light Curtains
Episode 143 - Paul Esposito - Star Consultants - Safety Metrics
Episode 142 - Hazard Identification - Machine Interlocks
Episode 141 - Hazard Identification - Machine Guarding
Episode 140 - Hazard Identification - Noise
Episode 139 - Shawn Galloway - ProAct Safety - Front-Line Safety Leadership
Episode 138 - Hazard Identification - Pre-Purchase Document Review
Episode 137 - Hazard Identification - Chemical Alternatives
Episode 136 - Hazard Identification - Near-Hit Reporting
Episode 135 - Hazard Identification - Near-Miss or Near-Hit?
Episode 134 - Hazard Identification - Maintenance Personnel
Episode 133 - Hazard Identification - Employee Equipment Inspection
Episode 132 - Hazard Identification - Hazard Hunts
Episode 131 - Hazard Identification - 3x5 inch Index Card Technique
Episode 130 - Hazard Identification and Active Listening
Episode 129 - Safety Coach or Safety Cop
Episode 128 - Confined Space - Entry Supervisor Duties
Episode 127 - Bryan Haywood - Confined Space - Atmospheric Monitoring
Episode 126 - Confined Space - Entrant Duties
Episode 125 - Confined Spaces - Attendant Duties
Episode 124 - Top 5 Reasons to Work Safely - AI Generated
Episode 123 - OSHA and NIOSH Sampling Methods
Episode 122 - Bryan Haywood - Permit and Non-Permit Required Confined Spaces
Episode 121 - NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletins (CIBs)
Episode 120 - NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (REL)
Episode 119 - OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits
Episode 118 - Jack Springston - Introduction to Bioaerosols
Episode 117 - Who should present New Hire Safety Orientation
Episode 116 - Top 5 Excuses for Working Unsafely
Episode 115 - Chemicals that are Skin Sensitizers
Episode 114 - David Ward - Safety As A Core Leadership Value
Episode 113 - Tim Pottorff - The Ergo Guy
Episode 112 - Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch
Episode 111 - Chemical Injection Scenarios
Episode 110 - Chemical Inhalation Scenarios
Episode 109 - Dr. Duford - Indoor Air Quality Hazards
Episode 108-Chemical Ingestion Scenarios
Episode 107 - Local vs Systemic Chemical Exposure
Episode 106 - Ed Foulke - How Does OSHA Calculate Penalties
Episode 105 - Do Not Let Yourself Get derailed with the Day-to-Day Safety Issues
Episode 104 - Tactical vs. Strategic Occupational Safety Goals
Episode 103 - Solving for Root Cause vs. Company Culture
Episode 102 - Giving Feedback on Workplace Hazard Identification
Episode 101- Establishing Safety Goals
Episode 100 - Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) - How to factor in experience and training
Episode 99 - Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) - Practical Examples
Episode 98 - Acute vs. Chronic Chemical Exposure
Episode 97 - Hazard Reduction - Take Action - Be Proactive
Episode 96 - Ed Foulke - Former Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA
Episode 95 - Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Episode 94 - 5 x 5 Risk Assessment Matrix
Episode 93 - 4 x 4 Risk Assessment Matrix
Episode 92 - 3 x 3 Risk Assessment Matrix
Episode 91 - Matthew Herron of the Southwest Research Insitute
Episode 90 - Safety Equipment Maintenance Rate
Episode 89 - Safety Training Completion Rate
Episode 88 - Hazard Identification and Resolution Rate
Episode 87 - Hazard Identification and Risk Rating Metrics
Episode 86 - Safety Metrics
Episode 85 - Who Should Write Equipment Procedures?
Episode 84 - Controlling Exposure - Glove Box Usage
Episode 83 - Controlling Chemical Exposure - Exhaust Ventilation
Episode 82 - Respirable Particle Size
Episode 81 ISO 45001 Improvement
Episode 80 - ISO 45001 Performance Evaluation
Episode 79 - ISO 45001 Operations section
Episode 78 - ISO 45001 Support
Episode 77 - ISO 45001 Planning
Episode 76 - ISO 45001 - Leadership and Worker Participation
Episode 75 - ISO 45001 - Context of the Organization
Episode 74 - ISO 45001 Scope-References-terms-and-definitions
Episode 73 - Negative Aspects of ISO 45001
Episode 72 - Positive Aspects of ISO 45001
Episode 71 - Requirements of ISO 45001
Episode 70 - What is ISO 45001?
Episode 69- Hazard Communication - Do I need an SDS for that?
Episode 68 - Flammable and Combustible Liquid Categories
Episode 67 - Reproductive Toxicants
Episode 66 - Mutagens
Episode 65 - Carcinogen Classifications
Episode 64 - Lagging Indicators - Safety Metrics
Episode 63 - Leading Indicators - Safety Metrics
Episode 62 - Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records
Episode 61 - Hazard Communication Trade Secrets
Episode 60 - Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Safety
Episode 59 - Dr. Drew Hinton - What makes a great Occupational Safety Trainer
Episode 58 - Trade Secrets for Process Safety Management
Episode 57 - Compliance Audits for Process Safety Management
Episode 56 - Emergency Planning and Response for Process Safety Management
Episode 55 - Incident Investigations for Process Safety Management
Episode 54 - Management of Change for Process Safety Management
Episode 53 - Hot Work Permits for Process Safety Management
Episode 52 - Mechanical Integrity for Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 51 - Pre-Startup Safety Review for Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 50 - Contractor Responsibilities for Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 49 - Training for Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 48 - Operating Procedures for Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 47 - Process Hazard Analysis for Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 46 - Process Safety Information for Process Safety Management
Episode 45 - Employee Participation in Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 44 - Common Process Safety Management Chemicals
Episode 43 - Introduction to Process Safety Management (PSM)
Episode 42 - Shawn Galloway - Proact Safety
Episode 41 - Parts per Million (PPM) in an air sample
Episode 40 - Converting Parts Per Million (PPM) to mg-M3 in an air sample
Episode 39 - Converting mg-M3 to Parts Per Million (PPM)
Episode 38 - Negative Attributes of a Safety Audit
Episode 37 - Positive Attributes of Safety Audits
Episode 36 - 6 Common Pitfalls of Safety Inspections
Episode 35 - Safety footwear testing - steel or composite toe
Episode 34 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessments
Episode 33 - Hard Hat Testing Standards
Episode 32 - Exploring Hard Hat Expiration Dates
Episode 31 - Safety Hazards of PLA Plastics in 3D Printing
Episode 30 - Safety Hazard of ABS Plastics in 3D Printing
Episode 29 - Safety Hazards of 3D Printing
Episode 28 - Safety Training Needs Assessment - Part 3 of 3
Episode 27 - Safety Training Needs Assessment - Part 2 of 3
Episode 26 - Safety Training Needs Assessment - Part 1 of 3
Episode 25 - Safety Training Matrix
Episode 24 - Safety Inspections
Episode 23-OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) - Safety and Health Training
Episode 22- OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) - part 2
Episode21 - OSHA Voluntary Program (VPP) - Hazard Prevention and Control
Episode 20 - OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) - Worksite Analysis
Episode 19 - Creating Employee Engagement in Safety
Episode 18 - Obtaining Management Support for Safety
Episode 17 - Insults and Anger
Episode 16 - Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) Removal Steps
Episode 15 - Lockout-Tagout - Forms of Hazardous Energy
Episode 14 - Lockout/Tagout Employee Classifications
Episode 13 - Chemical Routes of Exposure
Episode 12 - Safety Data Sheets - Section 4
Episode 11 - Chemical Exposure Limits
Episode 10 - Hazardous Chemical Classifications - Pictograms
Episode 9 - Safety Data Sheets - Physical and Chemical Properties
Episode 8 - Dr. Drew Hinton - Part 1 (CBT in the workplace)
Episode 7 - Tom Cecich - Part 1
Episode 6 - Hierarchy of Hazard Controls
Episode 5 - Using a Portable Fire Extinguisher (PASS method)
Episode 4-Hearing Protection and Noise Reduction Rating (NRR)
Episode 3 - Shawn Galloway-Part 1
Episode 2 - Lockout-Tagout Application Steps
Episode1 - Introduction to the Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast