Best Blaine J Hoffmann Ms Oshm Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 188: Will OSHA be Abolished? w/Phillip Russell 35:35

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine J. Hoffmann, MS OSHM, talks with attorney Phillip Russell about whether or not OSHA will be abolished! You've heard the rhetoric; get the facts from this OSHA attorney! Please listen to this episode and share it with others. If you want …

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Episode 187: The History of RCA w/Alexander Paradies 1:02:10

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine Hoffmann, MS OSHM, talks with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about the history of root cause analysis (RCA). There certainly have been some interesting evolutions over the years. Please listen to this episode and share it with others. …

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Episode 186: Critical Thinking in Safety w/Allison Hoffmann 23:41

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine Hoffmann, MS OSHM, talks with his daughter, Allison Hoffmann, a Columbia Southern University Occupational Safety and Health Management degree program student. They discuss the role of critical thinking in workplace safety, exploring its …

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Episode 185: Workplace Safety + Public Safety w/Kyle Domin 39:42

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with fellow safety professional Kyle Domin about the overlap of workplace safety and public safety after his recent trip to NYC. Please listen to this episode and share it with others. If you want to discuss this and other topics i…

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Episode 184: RCA FAQs w/Alex Paradies 1:05:40

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Get the NEW Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications"! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about frequently asked questions regarding root cause analysis. Check it out and join the conversation by becoming a SafetyPro Community member (it's FREE to join). Premium Community membe…

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Episode 183: OSHA Heat Illness Standard w/Russell Phillips 58:46

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine J. Hoffmann, MS OSHM, talks with attorney Phillip Russell about the OSHA Heat Illness Standard with Blaine J. Hoffmann. Will it stand after the SCOTUS decision to overturn the Chevron deference? Will it be amended? Check it out and join …

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Episode 182: SCOTUS & Chevron Deference w/Phillip Russell 1:01:10

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Get the NEW Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications"! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine J. Hoffmann, MS OSHM talks with attorney, Phillip Russell about the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Chevron Deference and what it might mean for the OSHA rule making process. Check it out and join the conversation by becoming a S…

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Episode 181: Slip Safety w/Christian Harris 54:46

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Get the NEW Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications"! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Safety is personal to Christian Harris. When you get run over by a car that loses control and mounts the curb (May 2012), it’s tough not to become extremely passionate about keeping people safe! Christian also believes safety is key to business performance…

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Episode 180: LIVE at the 2024 TapRooT® Global Summit - Rethinking SAFETY Communications 52:03

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Get the NEW Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications"! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Recorded live at the 2024 TapRoot Global Summit, join Blaine J. Hoffmann, MS OSHM as he talks with Mark Paradies and Alex Paradies from TapRooT® about managing your safety communications. Using Blaine's latest book, Rethinking SAFETY Communications, the pa…

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Episode 179: Real Talk about the EHS Profession w/Kyle Domin 1:11:17

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Get the NEW Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications"! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine Hoffmann and Kyle Domin banter about the safety profession, the various job titles you see, confusing job descriptions, interviewing candidates, and even education programs for the safety profession. It's part career advice and part…

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178: Rethinking SAFETY Culture w/Rob Bartlett 58:21

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Get the NEW Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications"! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks his book, Rethinking SAFETY Culture, with Rob Bartlett on the Amplify Your Process Safety Podcast. There is a lot that we can learn in the general industry from the PSM world. Please listen to this episode and share it with ot…

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177: Eye Wash or Eye Rinse? w/Kyle Domin 50:14

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with fellow safety professional, Kyle Domin about the differences between eye wash stations, portable eye wash units, and eye rinse bottles. Please listen to this episode and share it with others. If you want to go more in-d…

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176: Rethinking SAFETY Communications Book Launch 14:25

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine J. Hoffmann, MS OSHM talks about the new book, Rethinking SAFETY Communications and read the section, Why a Communications Strategy Matters. Please listen to this episode and share it with others. If you want to go more in-depth o…

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175: Professional Development w/Alex Paradies 1:07:23

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about the importance of continual professional (and personal) development. Be sure to visit the 2024 Global TapRooT® Summit information page: https://taproot.com/summit/ Please listen to this e…

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174: Better Audits & Inspections w/Kyle Domin 1:24:13

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with fellow safety professional, Kyle Domin about conducting better audits and inspections. Based on a past article we wrote over on the SafetyPro Podcast community site about crafting better audit/inspection questions, you will he…

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173: NFPA 70E Updates w/Drew Hinton 22:48

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, the President of Arrow Safety, Drew Hinton, joins us from the 2023 VPPPA Safety+ Symposium in Orlando to discuss the latest NFPA 70E updates. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other to…

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172: How Complacency Works w/Alex Paradies 56:43

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about complacency regarding workplace incidents and what managers can do about it! Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Get the book that busts the "safety culture" myth and emphasizes de…

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171: Announcement - The Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Now Available 8:18

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Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Get the book that busts the "safety culture" myth and emphasizes defining clear roles and responsibilities to align safety initiatives with operational tasks. Explore how safety standard work can be effectively integrated into daily routines, fostering a…

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170: Using a Cognitive Interview Technique for Safety Incidents 25:37

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Workplace incidents are never something that employers and employees look forward to experiencing. However, they do happen, and it's important for everyone involved to understand what happened and how it happened, which will require you to interview those involved in …

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169: Firefighter Building Marking System w/Drew Hinton 35:07

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! President of Arrow Safety, Drew Hinton, joins us to discuss the Firefighter Building Marking system. Firefighters must have standardized building markings in place to ensure their safety and the safety of those they are trying to rescue. This cannot be overstated, as …

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168: Preserve Hearing & Communications w/Nick Morrill 37:01

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Nick Morrill from CavCom, Inc. about a common misconception when it comes to hearing protection at work. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other topics - become a SafetyPro Commu…

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167: Safety + Media = Narrative? 39:57

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with our good friend, Drew Hinton, President of Arrow Safety, about media coverage of workplace safety and how narratives can help and hurt workplace safety efforts. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-d…

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166: Biases in Incident Deep Dives w/Alexander Paradies 1:05:18

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about things that can cloud our ability to see real problems in our processes and even comprehend "risky" situations and project what might happen. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you …

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165: The Evolving Injury Prevention Field w/Lori Frederic 56:56

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Lori Frederic, from Balance Biomechanics, the ever-evolving injury prevention profession. Listen up, safety pros; this is good information as you look for a service provider in this industry. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you wa…

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164: What is Safety Training? w/Drew Hinton 44:51

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk about safety training with our good friend, Drew Hinton, President of Arrow Safety. The discussion includes some interesting aspects of safety training, some OSHA interpretations, and what it means to be a "qualified" trainer. Please listen an…

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163: Normalization of Deviation w/Alex Paradies 1:02:43

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Alex Paradies from TapRooT® about making the shift from normalization of deviation toward normalizing excellence! Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other topics - become a SafetyPro…

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162: Should We Bend & Twist? w/Lori Frederic 43:26

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In her sixth appearance on the podcast, Lori Frederic talks about conditioning ourselves for the movements we can expect to engage in throughout the day. Be sure to visit Balance Biomechanics to learn more about Fit Stop resources. Please listen and share this episode…

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161: Occupational Safety & Health Degrees at CSU w/Paul Radke 25:56

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Paul Radke, from Columbia Southern University about Occupational Safety & Health degree programs and Blaine's educational journey with CSU. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and othe…

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160: Visualizing a Safer Workplace w/Doug Pontsler 48:41

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Doug Pontsler about how the Center of Visual Expertise (COVE) is helping workers visualize their workplaces better. Visit the COVE website to learn more: https://www.covectr.com/home Please listen and share this episode with others. If yo…

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159: Mask Efficacy & COVID-19 w/Stephen Petty, CIH 1:18:21

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Stephen Petty, CIH, about the true efficacy of masks as it relates to the prevention of COVID-19 transmission. Stephen Petty, a certified industrial hygienist, safety professional, and engineer with 45 years of experience in the field, is…

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158: Why Situational Awareness Cannot be a Root Cause w/Alex Paradies 51:08

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Is a lack of situational awareness a root cause? The short answer is no. However, I am sure you want some evidence. So, let's talk with Alex Paradies from TapRooT® to learn more. Check out this article on their website: https://www.taproot.com/situational-awareness-ro…

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157: 3 OSHA Law Tips from Veteran OSHA Attorney Phillip B. Russell 45:01

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Phillip B. Russell about three OSHA law tips safety pros misunderstand or don't know about! We also get into some OSHA law history and other interesting facts. NOTE: Premium members - check out the BONUS HOUR video on the Community Site w…

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156: Talking VPPPA w/Chairperson, Terry Schulte 43:14

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks to VPPPA Chairperson Terry Schulte about the early days of VPP, busting VPP myths, and the advantages of being a part of the VPPPA community. Check out the VPPPA National Safety+ Symposium in Washington, DC, August 23-25, 2022. Click here…

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EP 155: H&OP 101 W/Sam Goodman 55:57

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to the HOP Nerd himself, Sam Goodman! We get into all sorts of good organizational safety stuff, but also H&OP 101 - it all starts with the basics. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and ot…

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EP 154: Warehouse Safety Tips w/Wes Wyatt from Mighty Line 32:46

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this special episode, we are highlighting our incredible partner in safety, Mighty Line Floor Tape. Wes Wyatt shares some practical tips to help keep your facilities safer. You can catch their weekly warehouse safety tips HERE. Please listen and share this episode …

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EP 153: Precursor Incidents w/Alexander Paradies 1:12:30

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I speak to Alexander Paradies from System Improvements, Inc., also known as The TapRooT® Folks, about precursor incidents. Do we need to deep dive into ALL of them? How do we know? All of this and more in this episode. Please listen and share this epi…

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EP 152: How Crappy Lifts Happen w/Lori Frederic 20:17

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Lori Frederic (The Movement Ninja) takes over the podcast while Blaine is traveling. She discusses how crappy lifts happen, and what to do about them. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other …

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151: The Gap Between Early Discomfort & Injury w/Lori Frederic 51:31

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode we talk to the one and only Lori Frederic, also known as the Movement Ninja! We catch up on all the things going on with her and she dives into what we safety pros can do to intervene early in order to prevent worker injuries. As a matter of fact, we t…

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150: Human Error with Mark Paradies from TapRooT® 39:37

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Mark Paradies, CEO of System Improvements, Inc. Also known as The TapRooT® Folks! Be sure to check out their site! We discuss human error as a root cause, and what businesses can do to better prepare their leaders for root cause analysis. We…

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149: Smash-and-Grab Robberies and Worker Safety 1:11:08

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! We recorded this panel discussion LAST YEAR over on the SafetyPro Podcast Community site, early on a Saturday morning. We had a host of technical difficulties due to storms in my area as did Shawn. It was for that reason I felt the quality was not up to par for releas…

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148: Choosing the Right Digital Safety Management System 1:03:27

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In our first panel discussion, SafetyPro Podcast Community premium members Drew Hinton, Kyle Domin, and Chris Groselclose talk about what you should consider when searching for a digital SMS management service provider. While we likely did not cover EVERYTHING, we hop…

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147: Tracking Safety Training w/LMS 20:46

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! An LMS is a software application that allows you to share e-learning courses with your learners and track key data about their activity—for example, the amount of time they spend on a course or the score they receive on a quiz. But, did you know you can use most LMS t…

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146: Virtual Injury Prevention Programs 42:58

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk with Tatiana Chattoo and Jason Barr from Healthy Roster about injury prevention programs. Specifically, how companies with a distributed workforce, or smaller companies that previously thought they could not access injury prevention professiona…

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145: OSHA ETS SCOTUS Oral Arguments Replay 2:10:30

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I will replay all of the oral arguments for the OSHA ETS before the United States Supreme Court. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other topics - become a SafetyPro Community member (FREE to …

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144: Severe Weather - Planning for the Average 19:01

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! When natural disasters occur, it is understandable to ask, "why?" when they result in loss of life and property. We need answers. Heck, we may need to point the finger of blame at somebody, anybody, to help rationalize these events. Seeing the scale of the sheer destr…

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143: Did the Secretary of Labor Tank the OSHA Vaccine ETS? 38:39

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! This is the audio version of the video recorded for the SafetyPro Podcast Community site. I break down several arguments against the vaccine ETS. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other topics - become a Safe…

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142: Heat vs. Cold Therapy w/Lori Frederic 45:18

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Lori Frederic joins us once again to talk about what's going on with her health right now, how we can rethink hot/cold therapy, and the extremely useful content you can find over at her new website. Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other topics - b…

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141: A Strong Workplace Culture = Strong Safety Performance w/Marten Stenfors 51:36

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Marten Stenfors, the CEO and Founder of Phenium, an Environmental, Health, and Food Safety technology company (no affiliation), about safety and compliance in the food service industry. What is fascinating about our conversation is that we can clearly see a direct connection betwee…

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140: Re-Focus on Wellbeing 26:18

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! From Gallup As the U.S. and its workplaces start to eye post-pandemic normality, there is an urgent need for organizations to press forward with the progress made in employee wellbeing during the COVID-19 era. That's because after increasing to near 50% during the early months of the pandemic, the percentage…

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139: Pot, Electricity, OSHA, Consensus Standards & Common Sense w/Drew Hinton 47:48

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Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk with our good friend Drew Hinton about the ASSP Safety 2021 Conference - his takeaways and insight. Buckle up! Please listen and share this episode with others. If you want to go more in-depth on this and other topics - become a SafetyPro Community member (FREE to join). Premium Commu…