When Amazon Web Services went down, so did the digital world — from Disney+ and Reddit to airlines and even McDonald’s. In this episode of Safety FM with Jay Allen, we dig into what really happened during the three-hour AWS outage, how a single point of failure brought global systems to a halt, and what it teaches us about redundancy, resilience, and risk in your own organization.

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In this short and reflective Mini episode, Dr. Jay Allen invites you to step away from the usual safety talk and consider doing something different this weekend. Instead of focusing on work or routines, take time to pick up that book you’ve been meaning to read or dive into an audiobook that’s been sitting on your list. Sometimes, a small change in what you consume can spark a big shift in how you think.

A reminder that growth doesn’t always come from the usual places — sometimes it’s found in doing something different.

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In this repurposed main story from The Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen explores why principles and values must serve as the true foundation of every decision inside your organization. When safety becomes about compliance instead of care, or optics instead of meaning, culture shifts stall before they start. Jay challenges listeners to rethink how they introduce change—adding to the wheel instead of tearing down the base—and reminds us that even long-standing values can (and should) evolve.

🎧 Tune in to Safety FM with Jay Allen for this reflective conversation on alignment, consistency, and the human side of organizational change.

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In this Safety FM Mini, Dr. Jay Allen explores why workplace change can be lightning fast in some organizations and painfully slow in others. From red tape to risk assessments, he breaks down the “manusia” that holds back progress—and asks why company size seems to determine how long it takes to get anything done. A short thought to take with you into the weekend.

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Have you ever been deep into an important project, only to have everything suddenly “re-prioritized” because something new landed on your desk? In this repurposed deep-dive from The Rated R Safety Show, Jay Allen, Ph.D. explores the unspoken reality of shifting priorities in the workplace — what it does to focus, habits, and safety performance.

From last-minute cancellations to sudden organizational pivots, Jay unpacks how these constant shifts can derail even our best efforts and what they reveal about patterns, habits, and systems at work. This isn’t just a rant about frustration; it’s a decoded look at how priorities are assigned, taken away, and reshaped — and what that means for the people actually doing the work.

Plus, Jay connects this conversation back to the themes of his Signal Transmission Trilogy, including Safety Mutation, and why recognizing these “mutations” in organizational behavior might be the first step toward reclaiming real safety culture.

Tune in to Episode 764 of Safety FM with Jay Allen — a candid, unfiltered look at the everyday disruptions that shape how we work, lead, and learn.

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In this Safety FM Mini, Dr. Jay Allen invites you to consider how often your perspective on safety truly shifts. What causes a paradigm change? And how might being open to new ideas—even ones you don’t initially agree with—spark fresh ways of thinking about safety today? As we head into the weekend, take a moment to reflect on what you’ve overlooked before, and what might transform the way you see safety now.

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Today’s episode of Safety FM with Jay Allen is dropping early for a reason.

At 12 PM Eastern on September 30th, we’re going live with the Signal Trilogy Lunch & Learn — a free, online, one-hour transmission (not a webinar, not a slide deck, not compliance training). Consider this podcast your warm-up broadcast.

In this special Ask Me Anything session, Jay takes on your questions about:

• Why safety isn’t about controlling people but creating conditions
• How to filter through noise and find the true signal
• What it was really like writing the Signal Trilogy
• Balancing compliance with human performance
• Whether HOP is just another safety fad (spoiler: it’s not)
• And what’s next now that the Trilogy is complete

This isn’t about easy answers or checklists. It’s about seeing differently, tuning in to the real signal, and preparing for the collapse of the construct.

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Join us live at 12 PM Eastern, September 30, 2025 — and let’s tune in together.

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In this Safety FM Mini, Dr. Jay Allen takes a quick dive into the idea of Signal Theory—a new way of looking at systems, behavior, safety, and human and organizational performance. With the upcoming free virtual lunch-and-learn event on September 30th at 12 PM Eastern, Jay previews the conversation around how we can define and understand "signal" in our work and beyond.

Is there a perfect definition? Maybe not—but Jay shares his thoughts on system information generated through navigation, awareness, and liberation as a working framework to get the dialogue started. Tune in for a fast-paced episode that sets the stage for exploring how "signal" can help us see safety, systems, and people in a whole new light.

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Crossover episode! This is a rebroadcast of Jay’s conversation on The Safety Consultant Show with Sheldon Primus, now on Safety FM with Jay Allen. Jay and Sheldon go deep on the ideas behind the Signal Transmission Trilogy—how to blend HOP and BBS without the all-or-nothing dogma, why incentives quietly shape reporting, and the squeeze that middle managers feel between production and protection. They also tackle the part safety too often avoids: mental health, burnout, and suicide risk in construction and beyond (with practical self-care resources and why it’s okay to say you’re not okay).

You’ll hear:

• How to drive micro-level change when the system won’t budge yet
• A better take on “accountability” that isn’t blame
• Why numbers and forms aren’t the work—and what to do instead

Originally recorded for Sheldon’s show, shared here to spark new conversations. If this helps, pass it on to a colleague who needs it today.

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In this Safety FM Mini, Jay Allen explores how belief systems and practices inside organizations shift—sometimes gradually, sometimes abruptly. Do meaningful changes come from deliberate buildup and commitment, or do they swing with the “flavor of the week” after an incident or accident? Jay challenges listeners to think about how impactful shifts take place in their own workplaces and whether those changes truly last.

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