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
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Dec 12, 2024 • 3min
Episode 216 - Occupational Safety - Guard your Schedule
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses guarding your schedule. As a Safety Professional, it's hard to say "no". Time is a finite resource. Reduce/eliminate distractions from the main mission which is to reduce/eliminate hazards.
Dec 9, 2024 • 3min
Episode 215 - Occupational Safety - Plan your future
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers speaks to his younger self. Do not let fate plan your future, take charge, ask difficult and uncomfortable questions and get better. Rise to the next level.
Dec 6, 2024 • 29min
Episode 214 - Wylie Davidson - Leaving a Safety Legacy
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks to Wylie Davidson about his presentation on Leaving a Safety Legacy. Wylie is a terrific motivational safety speaker.
Dec 5, 2024 • 2min
Episode 213 - Occupational Safety - There are no Safety Hacks, Just Hard Work
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks about how there are no safety hacks, magic pills, magic risk assessments, etc. Just work hard and eliminate reduce hazards.
Dec 3, 2024 • 7min
Episode 212 - Occupational Safety - New Hire Safety Orientation Walkaround
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks about performing a new hire safety walkaround as part of the new hire safety orientation. Classroom topics are great but show the employees and have them perform some hands-on activities.
Nov 29, 2024 • 7min
Episode 211 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation - Corrective Actions
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the importance of following up on corrective actions after the incident.
Nov 27, 2024 • 30min
Episode 210 - Jean Ndana - Making New Hire Safety Orientation Fun and Exciting
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discuss new hire safety orientation with Jean Ndana. Jean has a lot of great tips to help make new hire safety orientation fun and exciting. This is typically the first insight an employee has to the hazards along with the company safety policies.
Nov 24, 2024 • 10min
Episode 209 - Occupational Safety - Determining Incident Investigations
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers continues to discuss incident investigations and determining causal factors. Peel back the onion and discover why an incident happened and ensure it doesn't happen again.
Nov 22, 2024 • 26min
Episode 208 - Bruce Main - Prevention Through Design (PTD)
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses Prevention through Design with Bruce Main of Design Safety Engineering. I am a big fan of PTD and really enjoyed this episode. Please talk to Bruce for more information on PTD.
Nov 21, 2024 • 7min
Episode 207 - Occupational Safety - Interviewing Employees After an Incident
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses interviewing employees after an incident and provides some tips and strategies. Interviewing employees must aways be conducted in a quiet private place so the employee can freely discuss the incident without fear of others overhearing the conversation.
