
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

Nov 14, 2024 • 6min
Episode 204 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation - Information to gather
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses what information to gather to aid in stating an incident investigation.

Nov 13, 2024 • 25min
Episode 203 - Dr. Alex LeBeau - Introduction to PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discuss PFAS with Dr. Alex LeBeau. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used for decades in a variety of industrial and consumer products, and they are anticipated to persist in the environment for even longer, hence the name ‘forever chemicals’. These PFAS have received extraordinary scrutiny in recent years, with the US EPA finalizing drinking water thresholds for the chemicals in 2024. However, there is still debate in the scientific community on the actual health risk that PFAS present and which individual PFAS are primary risk drivers. This discussion lays the foundation to discuss PFAS and the potential toxicity they present.

Nov 8, 2024 • 6min
Episode 202 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Process Steps
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers breaks down the incident investigation steps. Always learn from incidents and share with fellow Safety Professionals.

Nov 2, 2024 • 7min
Episode 201 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Kits
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses have a pre-staged incident investigation kit ready to go. When an incident happens, stress and anxiety are heightened, have your incident investigation kit ready to go.

Oct 30, 2024 • 1min
Episode 200.5 - Thank you for listening to the Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast
Thank you for listening to the Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast

Oct 25, 2024 • 30min
Episode 200 - Dr. Jake Mazulewicz - Integrating After Action Reviews (AARs) into Occupational Safety
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks to Dr. Jake Mazulewicz about integrating After Action Reviews (AARs) into Occupational Safety. Emergency fire & rescue teams and military units have successfully used AARs for over 30 years. It's a great technique to help your employees learn from both everyday work and from incidents.

Oct 24, 2024 • 6min
Episode 199 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Indirect Costs
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the indirect costs associated with incident investigation. These are more difficult to calculate as compared to the direct costs.

Oct 24, 2024 • 4min
Episode 198 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Direct Costs
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the direct costs associated with incident investigation.

Oct 24, 2024 • 4min
Episode 197 - Occupational Safety - Reasons to conduct an Incident Investigation
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses a few reasons to conduct and incident investigation. Help employees not get injured and learn from mistakes.

Oct 23, 2024 • 3min
Episode 196 - Occupational Safety - Accident or Incident Investigation?
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers continues the conversation about to label injuries accidents or incidents.