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January 04 Providing Effective Safety Training to Every Generation of the Workforce
Todd Hudson, President, Maverick Safety Training, and Eric Lewis, EHS Coordinator at Align Precision, share tips for delivering engaging training to your team to help them stay safe and address the hazards they face on the job. They discuss how methods like microlearning and hands-on training can help ensure that knowledge stays with workers after the training.
37 min
December 07, 2025 Working on the Night Shift – What Safety Pros Need to Know
Sponsored by SafeStart. Peter Batrowny, Senior Consultant at SafeStart, shares how safety professionals and supervisors can address common risks and hazards associated with working at night and develop a strong culture. He also discusses how effective communication and active listening can help you develop as a leader and improve safety and health performance.
18 min
November 20, 2025 Using Predictive Analytics to Help Prevent Incidents in Your Workplace
Eric Bourquin, Vice President of Safety Services at Texas Mutual Insurance Company, joins us to discuss the importance of using safety data to improve risk management and hazard mitigation on your job sites. He shares how tools like telematics and wearable technology can provide valuable insights into safety performance and help prevent incidents before they occur.
24 min
November 09, 2025 Taking Your PPE Program to the Next Level with the Latest Technology
Sponsored by Fastenal. Eddie Gillespie, National Account Safety Specialist at Fastenal, discusses how data gathering can help EHS professionals build better PPE programs, more resilient supply chains and a stronger culture. He shares programs that can improve access to PPE and reduce risks, technological tools that can help track PPE use and how organizations can balance sustainability goals with safety and cost concerns.
31 min
October 26, 2025 How to Effectively Manage the Chemical Inventory at Your Workplace
Phil Molé, EHS & ESG Expert at VelocityEHS, shares how EHS professionals can educate themselves on the chemicals contained on their work sites, and how to address the hazards and risks associated with them. He also discusses proper procedures for handling, storing and disposing of workplace chemicals to protect people, property and the environment.
31 min
October 12, 2025 Taking Your PPE Program to the Next Level and Going Beyond Compliance
Sponsored by Fastenal. Eddie Gillespie, National Account Safety Specialist a Fastenal, discusses the importance of providing your team high quality PPE to protect them from hazards and risks they face on the job. He also shares some of the latest innovations in PPE and how they are providing a greater level of protection for workers on the job.
21 min
September 28, 2025 Let’s Not Point Fingers: How to Create a Culture of Accountability
Danny Smith, Senior Consultant at SafeStart, joins us to discuss the danger of placing blame in the aftermath of workplace incidents and the impact it can have on your culture. He also shares why transparency and communication are so important to creating workplaces where team members feel empowered to speak up about workplace conditions and offer suggestions for improvement.
26 min
September 14, 2025 How You Can Make a Difference to Prevent Suicide in Construction
Chris Trahan Cain, Executive Director of CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, shares why construction workers are at a higher risk of suicide than those in other industries, the role of opioid use in the rate of suicide among construction workers and steps you can take to help support your team’s physical and mental well-being.
CPWR Suicide Prevention Resources
23 min
August 31, 2025Workplace Safety Myths and Misunderstandings: Separating Fact from Fiction
Sponsored by Grainger. Matt Law and Jordan Schlittler of Grainger join our latest episode to help set the record straight about misconceptions in occupational safety and health. They offer insights on NFPA 70E and its relationship to OSHA, requirements for inspecting equipment, safety standards and regulations, recordkeeping, training, technology and more.
OSHA Letter of Interpretation on NFPA 70E
Resource for Development and Delivery of Training to Workers
Training requirements in OSHA Standards
OSHA General Duty Clause Search
46 min
August 17, 2025 How Wearable Technology is Transforming Workplace Safety and Health
Tom West, Vice President and Global Practice Leader at MākuSafe and co-author of "Safety and Wearable Technology: Impact, Applications and Implementation in Industry," explores how wearable tools can help safety professionals assess risks and make data-driven decisions to improve conditions for their workforce. He discusses different applications where wearable tech can provide real-time insights on the hazards and risks workers face on the job.
19 min

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The Case for Safety Podcast brings you conversations with workplace safety experts across industries. Every other Monday, learn how to manage risks, mitigate hazards and create a strong culture. From…