Compliance In Motion

In this exciting episode of Compliance In Motion, we kick off our new Customer Spotlight series with Holly Swartz, Vice President of HitchHiker Manufacturing. Holly shares the fascinating journey of HitchHiker, a family-owned business since 1969, renowned for setting industry standards in custom concession trailers across North America. We delve into their unique approach to safety, workforce training, and operational consistency, highlighting their successful use of VING for streamlining compliance and enhancing employee engagement. Holly discusses the transition from traditional safety talks to VING's innovative platform, which has significantly improved their safety processes and employee involvement. If you're interested in learning how to elevate your compliance and safety standards, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in to discover how HitchHiker Manufacturing has leveraged VING to maintain high safety standards and operational excellence.

In this episode of Compliance in Motion, host Tony DeAscentis sits down with Randy Milliron, a municipal safety manager with 28 years of experience spanning public sector, surface coal mining, and private industry. Randy shares what safety really looks like inside a municipality—where decentralized departments, long budget cycles, and diverse job roles create unique challenges that most private-sector safety programs never face.

From managing safety across more than two dozen divisions to streamlining incident reporting and empowering supervisors to own safety outcomes, Randy offers practical insights on building consistency without slowing operations. This conversation explores how leadership, accountability, and right-sized training—especially for field-based workers—shape a safety culture that works in real-world government environments.

This episode is a must-watch for municipal leaders, safety managers, public works professionals, and anyone responsible for managing safety across complex, decentralized organizations.

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About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at http://www.vingapp.com/podcast

In this episode of Compliance in Motion, host Tony DeAscentis sits down with David Garner, Production Manager at Heritage Roofing and Contracting, to explore what safety really looks like at the intersection of production pressure and real-world jobsite conditions. From managing large crews across Colorado to navigating weather, timelines, and high-risk environments, David shares firsthand insights from decades in the roofing industry.

You’ll hear how experience, leadership, and clear expectations shape a strong safety culture: one that protects workers, residents, and the business without sacrificing productivity. This conversation is a must-watch for production managers, safety leaders, and anyone responsible for keeping crews safe in demanding, fast-moving work environments.

About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at www.vingapp.com/podcast.

In this episode of Compliance In Motion, I sit down with Dr. Crystal D. Turner-Moffatt, affectionately known as the "Safety Diva." With nearly 25 years in environmental health and safety, Crystal shares her groundbreaking insights into redefining occupational risk management through her innovative five pillars: diversity, equity, inclusion, organizational integrity, and performance. We explore how these pillars foster a positive safety culture that goes beyond mere compliance, emphasizing the importance of psychological safety and employee engagement. Crystal discusses the integral role of leadership in shaping a resilient organizational culture and shares actionable strategies for safety managers eager to make a meaningful impact in their workplaces. Tune in for a transformative discussion that highlights the future of safety leadership and the imperative of inclusivity in creating high-performing organizations.

Decades in the stone fabrication industry bring lessons you can’t learn from a rulebook. In this episode of Compliance in Motion, Tony DeAscentis sits down with Buddy Ontra, a longtime shop owner and industry leader, to unpack real-world experiences that shaped his approach to safety, craftsmanship, and leadership—from high-rise construction in the ’80s to running his own fabrication shop.

Together, they explore how slab handling, material storage, silica exposure, and training practices have evolved, and why common sense, experience, and consistency still matter most. It’s an honest, practical conversation about reducing risk on the shop floor and in the field—without slowing production—and keeping people safe so they can go home at the end of the day.

About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at www.vingapp.com/podcast.

In this episode of Compliance in Motion, host Tony DeAscentis sits down with Brett Powell, Chief Experience Officer at Pixel Leadership Group, to explore why psychological safety is one of the most overlooked — yet powerful — drivers of workplace safety. From the shop floor to the executive suite, this conversation breaks down how leadership behaviors directly shape whether employees speak up, follow procedures, and stay safe on the job.

Drawing from real-world frontline experience and data-backed research, Brett explains how trust, communication, and leader behavior influence incident rates, turnover, and engagement. If you’re responsible for safety, compliance, or leading people in high-risk environments, this episode offers practical insights on how to turn safety from a checklist into a culture.

About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at www.vingapp.com/podcast.

From granite and quartz to laminate and solid surface, this episode of Compliance in Motion goes inside one of the Midwest’s largest countertop fabricators with Troy Ellsoos, Director of Operations at Countertop Factory Midwest. Troy shares how 40+ years in the industry shaped his approach to lean operations, cutting remakes below 5%, driving efficiency, and building systems that keep quality consistent across multiple locations.

You’ll also hear exactly how Troy thinks about safety as “all one process,” from synchronous flow and leadership habits on the floor to silica risk reduction through smarter water filtration, air monitoring, and equipment upgrades. If you’re leading a high-throughput operation and trying to turn compliance into a true culture, this one is packed with practical takeaways you can borrow fast.

About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at www.vingapp.com/podcast.

Welcome back to Compliance in Motion! In this episode, host Tony DeAscentis sits down with Gabriel Rodriguez, Corporate Safety Director at Sylvester Cockrum, to talk about what it really takes to build a strong safety culture across multiple trades, job sites, and states, especially when you’re the one person keeping the program moving.

From mentorship and leadership buy-in to training that works for both seasoned crews and the next generation of tech-savvy talent, Gabe shares a practical, people-first approach to safety that goes far beyond “checking boxes.” If you’re responsible for compliance, training, or keeping crews safe in high-risk environments, this conversation is packed with real-world lessons you can use immediately—so hit like, subscribe, and share if you want more episodes like this.

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About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at www.vingapp.com/podcast.

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In this episode of Compliance in Motion, host Tony DeAscentis, CEO and co-founder of Ving, sits down with Dennis Adams, Quality Assurance Manager at Carlton Farms in Carlton, Oregon. From daily USDA inspections to humane animal handling and knife safety on the fabrication floor, Dennis walks us through how his team keeps products safe, workers protected, and customers confident—from farm to fork.

Drawing on nearly 24 years as a U.S. Army food inspector, plus over a decade in civilian food production, Dennis shares how Carlton Farms goes beyond minimum standards with GFSI certification, HACCP rigor, and a culture of accountability. You’ll also hear how a “pen and paper” data system is reaching its limits—and why digital tools and automation are the next frontier for small and mid-sized processors.

About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at www.vingapp.com/podcast.

Silica, slabs, and stone shop safety aren’t just buzzwords—they’re life-or-death realities. In this episode of Compliance in Motion, host Tony DeAscentis talks with Bob Marich, Environmental Health & Safety Manager at Eastern Surfaces, about what it really takes to build a strong safety culture in the stone fabrication industry.

Bob shares how his team tackles the risks of engineered stone and silica exposure, why they run a fully wet shop (no dry grinding—ever), and how they train teams to safely move massive slabs with forklifts, clamps, cranes, and vacuum lifters. From hybrid training and scenario-based discussions to multilingual crews, data, and partnerships with universities and associations, this episode is packed with practical ideas you can take back to your own operation.

About Ving

Ving is a smart compliance and training platform that helps businesses simplify workforce safety and regulatory training. With automated tracking, instant reporting, and engaging microburst video content, Ving makes it easy for companies to deliver the right training to the right people—at the right time. Whether it’s OSHA, DOT, or company-specific compliance, Ving gives leaders clear visibility into who’s compliant and who needs attention, reducing risk while saving time and money.

Learn more at www.vingapp.com/podcast.