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Did you know that outdoor grilling causes an average of 10,000 home fires per year? In this episode, Tim provides a safety checklist and summer food prep safety tips as you prepare to fire up your grill for the season.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff 

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Low back pain is one of the most common complaints from the Weekend Warriors who are gardening and doing yard work. But you shouldn't accept that as par for the course when you tend to the landscape of your property. Danny is joined by ergonomic specialist Doctor Robert Cannon to discuss how to prevent injuries associated with yard work.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Dr. Robert Cannon

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https://safestart.com/ergo/

https://safestart.com/consultants/dr-robert-cannon/

https://safestart.com/articles/5-ways-to-beat-back-pain/

https://safestart.com/guides/back-injuries/

https://safestart.com/news/why-lifting-technique-matters/

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Seasoned safety professional (and SafeStart legend) Gary Higbee joins Tim to discuss the perception that the safety field lacks executive or senior management support. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Gary Higbee

https://safestart.app.box.com/s/b00d801sbxad50ghthyywbo4dg25fno0   

 https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Rethinking-Traditional-Management-ebook/dp/B00KPVCJ12/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TU744QI5K33M&keywords=inside+out+rethinking+safety&qid=1645482296&sprefix=inside+out+rethinking+safety%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1

To further consider how best leadership can open the lines of communication around safety in an organization please review the following resources found on our SafeStart website.

https://safestart.com/whats-missing-in-safety-leadership/      Michael Abrashoff Reveals What's Missing in Safety Leadership

https://safestart.com/safety-climate/    Safety Climate Success Factors

https://safestart.com/articles/avoid-the-blame-game-with-safety-issues/    Chris Ross, Avoid the Blame Game with Safety Issues

https://safestart.com/news/why-open-lines-of-communication-create-safer-work-environments/  Jori Hamilton, The Correlation Between Workplace Morale, Productivity and Safety.

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Safety champions are the people who care about safety, influence those around them, and are often the living embodiment of what workers should do. In this episode, Danny gives us some pointers on how to identify and nurture these champions to maximize your SafeStart implementation. And points out that these folks could be among the people that most overlook when forming their team.

Host: Danny Smith

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/5003063-s2ep8-transforming-supervisors-into-great-leaders

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Summer is right around the corner which means the weather will continue getting warmer in the days to come. Heatstroke can be deadly and it happens when your body temperature rises rapidly. Knowing the warning signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses is the first step to preventing them. Let Tim enlighten you on how to stay cool in the hazardous energy that comes along with warming temperatures.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

 https://www.bcm.edu/news/know-the-signs-heat-exhaustion-can-quickly-turn-to-heat-stroke

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/3431_wksiteposter_en.pdf

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Spring has sprung, which means the weekend warriors will soon begin their landscaping crusade. An alarming number of injuries and fatalities happen every year while performing these tasks. In order to reduce the risk of injuries while doing yard work, you first need to have a SafeStart mindset. Danny provides specific examples of how to use 24/7 safety skills, especially as they apply to yard work.

Host: Danny Smith

  

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Safety is a profession where success is measured by the things that didn't happen. SafeStart CEO Barb Tait talks to Danny about the celebration of life quilt SafeStart uses to commemorate lives impacted by SafeStart in honor of Workers' Memorial Day (April 28).

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Barb Tait

 https://safestart.box.com/s/d5y38sllwll4xitlqlx7lnk2gb3rzsvb

For additional toolbox topics for the month of April, check out the link below.

https://safestart.com/news/6-spring-safety-toolbox-topics-for-april/
 

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Spring storms are popping up which is the perfect season to review storm preparations as well as what to do during and after storms.

Host: Danny Smith

 https://www.weather.gov/safety/tornado

 https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

 https://www.weather.gov/media/safety/Lightning-Brochure18.pdf

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POtMGmxJpR4

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You've heard "Our employees are our greatest assets".  But sometimes we unknowingly create obstacles for them by only focusing on the organization. Tim discusses how to keep the focus on the humans in human factors and what we can do to protect not only the organization but our greatest assets.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

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This week our Consultant's  Spotlight shines on Michael Blanford. Hear how his career as State Trooper was the launching point to his SafeStart career as a consultant.