The Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast
Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 28, 2023 • 28min
Episode 42 - Shawn Galloway - Proact Safety
In today's Episode, guest Shawn Galloway and I discuss complacency in occupational safety along with coaching employees. Shawn shares a lot of lessons learned along with the importance of storytelling.
Apr 5, 2023 • 6min
Episode 41 - Parts per Million (PPM) in an air sample
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses how to calculate Parts Per Million (PPM) in an air sample when only given the results in micrograms(ug) and a sample volume of 1.5 m3. The formulas and the setting up an automated system is discussed.
Apr 4, 2023 • 9min
Episode 40 - Converting Parts Per Million (PPM) to mg-M3 in an air sample
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the conversion factor for calculating the mg/M3 to a sample result of Parts Per Million (PPM). The formulas and the setting up an automated system is discussed.
Apr 3, 2023 • 8min
Episode 39 - Converting mg-M3 to Parts Per Million (PPM)
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the conversion factor for calculating the Parts Per Million (PPM) from a sample result in mg/M3. The formulas and the setting up an automated system is discussed.
Mar 22, 2023 • 8min
Episode 38 - Negative Attributes of a Safety Audit
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses five negative attributes of safety audits.
Mar 21, 2023 • 8min
Episode 37 - Positive Attributes of Safety Audits
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses five positive attributes of safety audits.
Mar 20, 2023 • 10min
Episode 36 - 6 Common Pitfalls of Safety Inspections
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses 6 common pitfalls of safety inspections. I've made all 6 of these at some point, please profit from my pain and avoid these pitfalls.
Mar 16, 2023 • 6min
Episode 35 - Safety footwear testing - steel or composite toe
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discuss the testing standard for safety footwear. Whether steel or composite toe, the same standards apply. An overview of ASTM F2413 is discussed.
Mar 15, 2023 • 11min
Episode 34 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessments
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the reasons why to perform a PPE hazard assessment. Additionally, the steps used to perform a hazard assessment are discussed.
Mar 14, 2023 • 7min
Episode 33 - Hard Hat Testing Standards
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses hard hat testing standards. ANSI Z89.1 is discussed in detail and the Canadian, European and Australia/New Zealand standard are mentioned but not discussed in detail. Dr. Ayers also performed a simple internet search hard hats and have found that some do not list that they were tested to any standard. Buyer Beware.
