The Safety Geek Podcast: Geeking Out About Workplace Safety

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The Safety Geek Podcast: Geeking Out About Workplace Safety episodes

May 22, 2023Effective Safety Programs Are About More Than Accident Reduction
Safety improvements are easily approved and implemented in a company that has a large number of accidents and claims. However, once you've lowered it to an average number in the industry, getting support for your improvement projects is hard. The management team doesn't want to do more. Tune in to this episode as we talk about how you can change that.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/106
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
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17 min
May 15, 2023How Investing In Safety Gives Companies A Positive Return On Investment
Many believe that safety is not a profit center. Most executives believe that it is an expenditure. While many veteran safety professionals say that it merely generates savings. However, I think safety does not merely generate savings but also improves the company's profits. Tune in to this episode to know more.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/105
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma

Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
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16 min
May 08, 2023How The Value Of A Safety Program Increased Company Revenue
It's challenging to convince your management team to make changes based on safety. And that is because you might be presenting safety the wrong way in terms of accidents and claims. Because of this, they might miss out on the value of safety. Tune in to this episode to know more about shifting how you speak about safety and put it in terms of company value.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/104
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
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21 min
May 01, 2023Conducting A Safety Kaizen To Build Engagement In Your Safety Program
You've probably heard of Kaizen, a continuous process used to improve business operations. Although this technique is usually used in manufacturing, did you know that you can also use it for safety? Tune in to this episode to know more about how you can apply it in your company.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/103
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
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Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thesafetygeek/
21 min
April 24, 2023How To Use Your Break Room To Engage Employees In Safety
Opportunities for employee engagement are everywhere. So, you might be missing a great opportunity if you aren't using your breakrooms for engagement. And no, I'm not joking, breakrooms are great locations to engage your employees. Tune in to this episode as we talk about how you can do it.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/102
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/safety_brye/
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17 min
April 17, 2023Small Steps Count When Increasing Employee Engagement in Safety
When talking about employee engagement, it's common to think about big events, initiatives, or other projects. We tend to think about these things because we want to engage employees, if not all, most of them. However, engagement doesn't always have to be big, it can also be small. Tune in to this episode as we talk about why small engagements matter and some ways how you can do it.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/101
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/safety_brye/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thesafetygeek/
19 min
April 10, 2023Getting Safety Committee Volunteers Who Want To Be There
Getting employees to volunteer for the safety committee is hard. Oftentimes, you'll hear a lot of reasons why they don't want to. So, instead of getting volunteers, you'll get voluntolds, people who were forced to become a member. Tune in to this episode where we talk about the common reasons they don't want to join and how to respond in order to convince them.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/100
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/safety_brye/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thesafetygeek/
18 min
April 03, 2023Employee Engagement Must Be More Than a Safety Committee
You might think that employee engagement should always be formal. That thinking is partly correct because when people volunteer in committees, attend training, and follow safety procedures, that is engagement. Yet, you shouldn't limit yourself to that perspective if you want to increase employee engagement. Tune in to this episode to know why and some ideas on engaging employees outside the formal ways.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/99
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
The Safety Geek Newsletter - https://thesafetygeek.com/newsletter
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/safety_brye/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thesafetygeek/
21 min
March 27, 2023How Employee Engagement Makes Safety Management Easy
There are a lot of factors that may affect the success of your safety programs. But, I think none comes close to the impact of employee engagement. Tune in to this episode, where I'll talk about why that is and how you can make employees actively engage in your programs.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/98
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/safety_brye/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thesafetygeek/
22 min
March 20, 2023The Simple Trick To Getting Job Offers in Safety Management
I always get the job offer after I'm interviewed. The reason I'm saying this is not to brag, but rather, to convince those safety professionals that are finding it hard to land a job offer. Tune in to this episode where I'll talk about why and how I always get that job offer.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/97
Links Mentioned:
Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the role of the safety manager, and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign up for the Safety Leadership Newsletter, where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at https://TheSafetyGeek.com/Newsletter
Follow me @
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSafetyGeek
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brye-sargent/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/safety_brye/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thesafetygeek/
21 min

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The Safety Geek coaches and trains workplace safety managers, who struggle with support and commitment, effective strategies to change their company’s culture and to become safety leaders. I am…