Safety Labs by Safety Products Global

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Christian Hunt, a behavioral scientist with focus on safety.Christian takes a deep dive into understanding human risk and how this concept helps EHS professionals become even more effective. He reveals how humans tend to be hidden risk magnets in the workplace and shares insights into the impact of action and inaction on safety. With a sharp focus on the synergy of ethics and compliance, Christian manages to draw the line between having too many or too few constraints on co-workers. While discussing daily safety procedures, he explains why a reformative and learning culture must underpin safety management, and how EHS professionals could harness basic marketing approaches to influence people and change behaviors. Christian Hunt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/humanrisk/Christian Hunt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/christianjhuntThe Human Risk Podcast: https://www.humanriskpodcast.comThe Human Risk Website: https://www.human-risk.com“Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely – https://danariely.com/books/predictably-irrational/“Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374533555“Influence is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen” by Zoe Chance – https://www.amazon.com/dp/198485433XSafety Labs is created by Slice, the only safety knife on the market with a finger-friendly® blade. Find us at www.sliceproducts.com If you have any questions, please email us at safetylabs@sliceproducts.com 

In this episode, Mary Conquest talks with Joel Neily. Joel’s background in safety management is unconventional and highlights strategies for building rapport with employees. Trust, integrity, and balanced communication are key to Joel being a respected and approachable EHS expert. As one of the few safety experts who chose against studying at university, Joel expands on the advantages and disadvantages of his decision, how it sets him apart from his colleagues, and what he would do differently if he got the chance. Starting from trucks to transport safety, Joel has great organic insight into why talking to people is important and how to identify the people who need to be won over. Joel Neily is the Safety and Risk Manager at Bruce Automotive Dealerships and has over 27 years of experience behind him in the field of transport and safety.  Joel Neily on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-neily-687248113/Safety Labs is created by Slice, the only safety knife on the market with a finger-friendly® blade. Find us at www.sliceproducts.com If you have any questions, please email us at safetylabs@sliceproducts.com 

In this episode, Mary Conquest talks with Chris Smith. Chris discusses the role of safety in an organization, elements of safety culture, leadership, trust, and effective communication in safety, amongst other topics.Chris Smith is the author of ‘Intrinsic Stability: How Organic Leadership Breeds Excellence’ and an experienced EHS Manager and Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with a pure passion for creating excellence. Throughout his career, he has successfully developed and led continuous improvement initiatives to achieve Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) success and OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status.Chris Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-smith-aaa5a714/"Intrinsic Stability: How Organic Leadership Breeds Excellence" by Chris Smith –  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZJQJW3L/In the interview, Chris mentioned resources that help improve management skills and relations in the work space, including “The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement” by Eliyahu M. Goldratt – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LHRM2O/Safety Labs is created by Slice, the only safety knife on the market with a finger-friendly® blade. Find us at www.sliceproducts.com

Leading expert Tim Marsh discusses mental health, safety culture, management business case, situational awareness, effective communication in safety, and more. He emphasizes the importance of empathy, trust, and rapport in safety leadership, the risk of overlooking mental health, and the need for organizational changes to support well-being and productivity. Tim shares insights on soft skills, emotional intelligence, and his career journey, promoting his new book on health and safety empowerment.

Episode 0. The goal of this episode is to give you some context and tell you what to expect from this podcast.We’ve been working with safety managers for years, and we’ve learned that soft skills are core skills: they’re at the center of every successful safety implementation or initiative. We want to be a resource for safety professionals who recognize the need to continuously improve their human relationship skills.Keep connected with us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts, or search for Safety Labs by Slice in your favorite podcast player.Feedback or ideas for the show? Email us at safetylabs@sliceproducts.com