#12: The Swiss cheese model of accident causation.

Podcast series host Jill James connect with Paul, a safety professional of 26 years.  Paul’s interest in safety took root as an undergrad, and grew after taking advantage of an internship.  For Paul, occupational safety proved to be the ideal professional combination: risk management, law, economics, and engineering. He started his career with the technical writing of lockout-tagout and respiratory protection programs, a job that paved the way to a major corporate environmental health and safety (EHS) department. After that, Paul investigated serious injuries & fatalities (SIFs) for a decade before moving to the University of Minnesota’s occupational health division.  You’ll learn about the life of a young safety professional on the road, covering 400K miles from plant to plant in America’s heartland. Paul’s also got a bunch of near-miss stories any safety pro will connect with, along with advice for building safety “street cred”, and having rewarding experiences working with Millennials.