
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

Aug 22, 2023 • 8min
Episode 84 - Controlling Exposure - Glove Box Usage
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses using a glove box as a controlled environment to ensure contaminants are not released into the workplace. Glove Boxes are made for specific uses, always specify your requirements when ordering. The contaminants must not be re-introduced to the building air supply.

Aug 21, 2023 • 5min
Episode 83 - Controlling Chemical Exposure - Exhaust Ventilation
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses using exhaust ventilation and fume hoods to remove chemical contaminants from the workplace. The chemical contaminants must not be re-introduced to the building air supply.

Aug 14, 2023 • 8min
Episode 82 - Respirable Particle Size
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses respirable particle size. Particle comparison sizes are used to show how small the particles are discussed, and a few practical examples are shared. Particulate matter 10 and 2.5 are discussed.

Aug 9, 2023 • 4min
Episode 81 ISO 45001 Improvement
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses improvement of the ISO 45001 standard. This section is where we document the corrective actions and lessons learned so accidents do not happen again.

Aug 8, 2023 • 7min
Episode 80 - ISO 45001 Performance Evaluation
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses section 9 Performance Evaluation of the ISO 45001 standard. This is where the monitoring and measurement of goals and objectives takes place. Also, in this section is where any incidents are solved for root cause via corrective actions.

Aug 7, 2023 • 5min
Episode 79 - ISO 45001 Operations section
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses section 8 Operations of the ISO 45001 standard. This is where the controls are applied to the hazards in the workplace.

Aug 4, 2023 • 6min
Episode 78 - ISO 45001 Support
In today's episode Dr. Ayers starts to break down the sections of ISO 45001. Support in the form of money, time and effort are needed. Today's episode practical examples of support in hazard reduction. This is part of a 7-part series where the individual sections of ISO 45001 are covered.

Aug 3, 2023 • 5min
Episode 77 - ISO 45001 Planning
In today's episode Dr. Ayers starts to break down the sections of ISO 45001. No one plans to fail; they fail to plan. Today's episode practical examples of planning in hazard reduction. This is part of a 7-part series where the individual sections of ISO 45001 are covered.

Aug 2, 2023 • 8min
Episode 76 - ISO 45001 - Leadership and Worker Participation
In today's episode Dr. Ayers starts to break down the sections of ISO 45001. Today's episode practical examples of leadership commitment and worker participation in hazard reduction. This is part of a 7-part series where the individual sections of ISO 45001 are covered.

Aug 1, 2023 • 6min
Episode 75 - ISO 45001 - Context of the Organization
In today's episode Dr. Ayers starts to break down the sections of ISO 45001. Today's episode is on the context of the organization covers practical examples of internal and external factors. This is part of a 7-part series where the individual sections of ISO 45001 are covered.