
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

Apr 8, 2024 • 6min
Episode 134 - Hazard Identification - Maintenance Personnel
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses seeking help from maintenance personnel with identifying hazards in the workplace. Maintenance personnel are a great resource since they tackle problems all day every day.

Apr 5, 2024 • 5min
Episode 133 - Hazard Identification - Employee Equipment Inspection
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses seeking help from an employee who is not familiar with the equipment and asking them for help in identifying hazards.

Apr 3, 2024 • 7min
Episode 132 - Hazard Identification - Hazard Hunts
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses using hazard hunts to identify hazards and solutions. Employees hunt the facility for hazards.

Apr 1, 2024 • 5min
Episode 131 - Hazard Identification - 3x5 inch Index Card Technique
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses using a 3x5 inch index card to capture hazards on one side and have the employee right the answer on the back.

Mar 29, 2024 • 8min
Episode 130 - Hazard Identification and Active Listening
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses how to use active listening skills when asking employees to identify hazards in workplace.

Mar 25, 2024 • 12min
Episode 129 - Safety Coach or Safety Cop
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks about the difference between a safety coach and a safety cop. Be the Safety Coach.

Mar 20, 2024 • 9min
Episode 128 - Confined Space - Entry Supervisor Duties
In today's episode, we continue the confined space series with discussing the entry supervisor duties. This is one episode of a multi-episode series on confined spaces.

Mar 18, 2024 • 28min
Episode 127 - Bryan Haywood - Confined Space - Atmospheric Monitoring
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks with Bryan Haywood about Atmospheric Monitoring in confined spaces. Bryan is a repeat guest and true expert in the field. Bryan discusses techniques used in atmospheric sampling as well the often forgot about correction factor used in monitoring the lower explosive limit (LEL).

Mar 14, 2024 • 6min
Episode 126 - Confined Space - Entrant Duties
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the Entrant duties in confined spaces. This is the 2nd in a multi-episode series on confined spaces.

Mar 13, 2024 • 11min
Episode 125 - Confined Spaces - Attendant Duties
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers covers the attendant duties with regards to confined space entry. This is the first of many episodes focusing in on confined space entry. @theoccupationalsafetyleade8465