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
Mar 25, 2025 • 5min
Episode 244 - The "F" Word in Occupational Safety - Focus
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the dreaded "F" word in Occupational Safety. How are you getting "Focus" time at work?
Mar 23, 2025 • 4min
Episode 243 - Occupational Safety - Are you Busy or Productive
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers asks the question, "Are you busy or productive?" In safety it's difficult to balance everything but are you avoiding issues by being busy?
Mar 20, 2025 • 8min
Episode 242 - Occupational Safety - List Maintenance
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the various lists associated with tracking new hire orientation and training. Who is using software and saving time/effort?
Mar 15, 2025 • 5min
Episode 241 - Occupational Safety - Comfort Zone Danger
In today's episode older Dr. Ayers talks to young Dr. Ayers about avoiding the comfort zone. Growth does not happen in the comfort zone, get out.
Mar 9, 2025 • 5min
Episode 240 - Occupational Safety - Imposter Syndrome
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers starts to peel back the onion on imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is generally expressed through self-doubt in your abilities even when you have shown a clear pattern of completed the tasks. Dr. Ayers discusses what he does to combat imposter syndrome.
Mar 3, 2025 • 4min
Episode 239 - Don't expect results without getting your hands dirty
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers compares growing vegetables to rolling out safety programs. They both need plenty of light, rain, protection from animals and pulling weeds to thrive.
Feb 28, 2025 • 29min
Episode 238 - Dr. Megan Tranter - Safety Career Coach
In todays' episode, Dr. Ayers discusses career skills with Dr. Megan Tranter. Dr. Tranter is a Safety Career Coach. She specializes in helping safety professionals go to the next level along with understanding what they really want from the safety profession.
Feb 27, 2025 • 4min
Episode 237 - Occupational Safety - Don't be a Seagull
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks about not becoming a "Seagull Safety Professional". The seagull will swoop into a factory, lab or office; tell employees everything they have done wrong and fly away. Some Seagulls come to the facility, steal a good idea and promote it as their own. Don't be a "Seagull Safety Professional".
Feb 23, 2025 • 5min
Episode 236 - Occupational Safety - Lone Worker Policy
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers asks the question about lone worker policies. Someone is always the first in the office as well as the last to lock up. What activities does your company allow employees to perform when they are the only one in the office?
Feb 19, 2025 • 33min
Episode 235 - Tim Pottoroff-MSDs and Opioids - A Threat to Limb and Life
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and opioids used for pain (management/mismanagement) with Tim Pottoroff. "Ergo Tim" is a repeat guest and discusses early intervention to prevent MSDs along with using techniques found in Prevention through Design (PtD) to set the working environment up to reduce MSDs. Over a 100,000 people die in the United States alone from overdoses. Many of these start as on the job pain.
