
The Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast
Interviews along with a Q&A format answering questions about safety. Together we‘ll help answer not just safety compliance but the strategy and tactics to implement injury elimination/severity.
Latest episodes

Jul 27, 2024 • 3min
Episode 164 - Do the Research Upfront to Understand the Hazards of Equipment
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses and emphasizes the importance of understanding the equipment and engineer out any hazards.

Jul 23, 2024 • 4min
Episode 163 - Reduce Hazards by Severity and Consequences
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the importance of correcting hazards by level of severity and likelihood and not by who yells the loudest.

Jul 19, 2024 • 22min
Episode 162 - Pat Karol - Influencing Safety without Authority
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses strategies with Pat Karol about influencing safety with authority. Safety Professionals need to develop these soft skills to help sell safety to the employees.

Jul 15, 2024 • 3min
Episode 161 - Occupational Safety Ethics
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses occupational safety ethics.

Jul 15, 2024 • 2min
Episode 160 - Occupational Safety Company Values
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discuses Occupational Safety Company Values. All companies say safety is important, is occupational safety a value at your company?

Jul 14, 2024 • 3min
Episode 159 - Stop Work Authority
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the importance of stop work authority. Do your employees have stop work authority?

Jul 1, 2024 • 26min
Episode 158 - David Ward - 10 Fundamental Company Values from his book The Faces of Safety
On today's episode, Dr. Ayers has repeat guest David Ward to cover his 10 fundamental company values from his book "The Faces of Safety". David Ward does a very good job of outlining values that companies should be doing (not striving for) in safety. This is a multi-part series.

Jun 29, 2024 • 4min
Episode 157 - Heat Stroke - Symptoms and Treatment
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the symptoms and treatment of heat stroke.

Jun 28, 2024 • 3min
Episode 156 - Heat Exhaustion - Symptoms and Treatment
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the symptoms and treatment of heat exhaustion.

Jun 25, 2024 • 3min
Episode 155 - Heat Cramps - Symptoms and Treatment
In today's episode, Dr. discusses the symptoms and treatment for heat cramps.