The Safety Struggle

Dr. Linda Martin calls Gerry Lagesse, a Superintendent for Hart Engineering Corporation in Rhode Island, Massachusetts to see. what he is working on and how safety fits into the overall plan of things.

Sheldon Primus of the Safety Consultant podcast joins Dr. Linda Martin to talk about safety certifications, money grabs, and inclusion and diversity initiatives (among many other things).

Sheldon and Linda muse about their personal experiences from a diversity perspective as they practice in the safety profession.

Sheldon gets his "rant" on in this episode of The Safety Struggle. Filters off (but masks are still on)!

Dr. Linda Martin of The Safety Struggle calls Pedro Maciel during his workday to ask about the recent crane accident that occurred in Austin, Texas and how that impacted his on-site safety briefing this morning.

Shane Oliver is a tradesman turned safety professional. Shane began is working life as a mechanic and spent several years fixing machines and running machines until he met Allen Woffard, who mentored him into safety.

Shane recently completed his Bachelors Degree at Columbia Southern University and has his Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) designation.

Dr. John Mulroy, the Director of Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation, joins Dr. Linda Martin to discuss his journey as a safety professional and the ins-and-outs of the struggle of small business OSHA consultation.

Allen Woffard aka "Allen the Safety Guy" is called on-the-fly to discuss what he is working on and what the deal is with his daily funny safety signs that he posts on LinkedIn.

Dr. Linda F. Martin (The Lorax) talks with Pedro Maciel, the host of The X-Factor of Safety podcast about his career and common struggles found in the construction safety field.

Airynn Monroe of Dark Harbor Tattoo Society in Portland Maine talks with Dr. Linda Martin about tattoo artist apprenticeships, safety practices, COVID shutdowns, sexual harrassment, and sexism.

Airynn discusses some bad tattoo decisions in her true delightful fashion.

Dr. Linda Martin (The Lorax of Safety) talks about her own "safety struggle" in an original written analogy/essay.