The Safety Pro Podcast

The Safety Pro Podcast episodes:

• 04.11.2024

  178: Rethinking SAFETY Culture w/Rob Bartlett

  Get the NEW Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications"! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks his book, Rethinking SAFETY Culture, with Rob Bartlett on the Amplify Your Process Safety Podcast. There is a lot that we...

  
• 04.04.2024

  177: Eye Wash or Eye Rinse? w/Kyle Domin

  Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with fellow safety professional, Kyle Domin about the differences between eye wash stations, portable eye wash units, and eye rinse bottles....

  
• 04.01.2024

  176: Rethinking SAFETY Communications Book Launch

  Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Communications" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine J. Hoffmann, MS OSHM talks about the new book, Rethinking SAFETY Communications and read the section, Why a Communications Strategy Matters. Please...

  
• 03.15.2024

  175: Professional Development w/Alex Paradies

  Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about the importance of continual professional (and personal) development. Be sure to visit the 2024 Global TapRooT®...

  
• 01.04.2024

  174: Better Audits & Inspections w/Kyle Domin

  Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks with fellow safety professional, Kyle Domin about conducting better audits and inspections. Based on a past article we wrote over on...

  
• 12.07.2023

  173: NFPA 70E Updates w/Drew Hinton

  Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, the President of Arrow Safety, Drew Hinton, joins us from the 2023 VPPPA Safety+ Symposium in Orlando to discuss the latest NFPA 70E...

  
• 10.03.2023

  172: How Complacency Works w/Alex Paradies

  Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about complacency regarding workplace incidents and what managers can do about it! Get the Book "Rethinking...

  
• 08.28.2023

  171: Announcement - The Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Now Available

  Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Get the Book "Rethinking SAFETY Culture" Today! Get the book that busts the "safety culture" myth and emphasizes defining clear roles and responsibilities to align safety initiatives with operational tasks. Explore how safety...

  
• 07.06.2023

  170: Using a Cognitive Interview Technique for Safety Incidents

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Workplace incidents are never something that employers and employees look forward to experiencing. However, they do happen, and it's important for everyone involved to understand what happened and how...

  
• 05.26.2023

  169: Firefighter Building Marking System w/Drew Hinton

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! President of Arrow Safety, Drew Hinton, joins us to discuss the Firefighter Building Marking system. Firefighters must have standardized building markings in place to ensure their safety and...

  
• 05.02.2023

  168: Preserve Hearing & Communications w/Nick Morrill

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Nick Morrill from CavCom, Inc. about a common misconception when it comes to hearing protection at work. Please listen and share...

  
• 04.07.2023

  167: Safety + Media = Narrative?

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with our good friend, Drew Hinton, President of Arrow Safety, about media coverage of workplace safety and how narratives can help and hurt...

  
• 03.30.2023

  166: Biases in Incident Deep Dives w/Alexander Paradies

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Alexander Paradies from TapRooT® about things that can cloud our ability to see real problems in our processes and even comprehend...

  
• 01.09.2023

  165: The Evolving Injury Prevention Field w/Lori Frederic

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Lori Frederic, from Balance Biomechanics, the ever-evolving injury prevention profession. Listen up, safety pros; this is good information as you look for a service provider...

  
• 12.02.2022

  164: What is Safety Training? w/Drew Hinton

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk about safety training with our good friend, Drew Hinton, President of Arrow Safety. The discussion includes some interesting aspects of safety...

  
• 10.21.2022

  163: Normalization of Deviation w/Alex Paradies

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Alex Paradies from TapRooT® about making the shift from normalization of deviation toward normalizing excellence! Please listen and share this episode with...

  
• 09.25.2022

  162: Should We Bend & Twist? w/Lori Frederic

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In her sixth appearance on the podcast, Lori Frederic talks about conditioning ourselves for the movements we can expect to engage in throughout the...

  
• 09.25.2022

  161: Occupational Safety & Health Degrees at CSU w/Paul Radke

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Paul Radke, from Columbia Southern University about Occupational Safety & Health degree programs and Blaine's educational journey with CSU. Please listen...

  
• 09.25.2022

  160: Visualizing a Safer Workplace w/Doug Pontsler

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Doug Pontsler about how the Center of Visual Expertise (COVE) is helping workers visualize their workplaces better. Visit the COVE...

  
• 08.18.2022

  159: Mask Efficacy & COVID-19 w/Stephen Petty, CIH

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Stephen Petty, CIH, about the true efficacy of masks as it relates to the prevention of COVID-19 transmission. Stephen Petty, a...

  
• 07.28.2022

  158: Why Situational Awareness Cannot be a Root Cause w/Alex Paradies

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Is a lack of situational awareness a root cause? The short answer is no. However, I am sure you want some evidence. So, let's talk with Alex...

  
• 07.28.2022

  157: 3 OSHA Law Tips from Veteran OSHA Attorney Phillip B. Russell

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, we talk with Phillip B. Russell about three OSHA law tips safety pros misunderstand or don't know about! We also get into some OSHA...

  
• 07.15.2022

  156: Talking VPPPA w/Chairperson, Terry Schulte

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Blaine talks to VPPPA Chairperson Terry Schulte about the early days of VPP, busting VPP myths, and the advantages of being a part of...

  
• 07.08.2022

  EP 155: H&OP 101 W/Sam Goodman

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to the HOP Nerd himself, Sam Goodman! We get into all sorts of good organizational safety stuff, but also H&OP; 101 -...

  
• 07.01.2022

  EP 154: Warehouse Safety Tips w/Wes Wyatt from Mighty Line

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this special episode, we are highlighting our incredible partner in safety, Mighty Line Floor Tape. Wes Wyatt shares some practical tips to help keep your facilities...

  
• 06.17.2022

  EP 153: Precursor Incidents w/Alexander Paradies

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I speak to Alexander Paradies from System Improvements, Inc., also known as The TapRooT® Folks, about precursor incidents. Do we need to deep dive...

  
• 06.04.2022

  EP 152: How Crappy Lifts Happen w/Lori Frederic

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Lori Frederic (The Movement Ninja) takes over the podcast while Blaine is traveling. She discusses how crappy lifts happen, and what to do about...

  
• 05.13.2022

  151: The Gap Between Early Discomfort & Injury w/Lori Frederic

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode we talk to the one and only Lori Frederic, also known as the Movement Ninja! We catch up on all the things going on...

  
• 04.06.2022

  150: Human Error with Mark Paradies from TapRooT®

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Mark Paradies, CEO of System Improvements, Inc. Also known as The TapRooT® Folks! Be sure to check out their site! We discuss...

  
• 03.11.2022

  149: Smash-and-Grab Robberies and Worker Safety

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! We recorded this panel discussion LAST YEAR over on the SafetyPro Podcast Community site, early on a Saturday morning. We had a host of technical difficulties due...

  
• 03.09.2022

  148: Choosing the Right Digital Safety Management System

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In our first panel discussion, SafetyPro Podcast Community premium members Drew Hinton, Kyle Domin, and Chris Groselclose talk about what you should consider when searching for a digital...

  
• 02.28.2022

  147: Tracking Safety Training w/LMS

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! An LMS is a software application that allows you to share e-learning courses with your learners and track key data about their activity—for example, the amount of...

  
• 01.28.2022

  146: Virtual Injury Prevention Programs

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk with Tatiana Chattoo and Jason Barr from Healthy Roster about injury prevention programs. Specifically, how companies with a distributed workforce, or smaller companies...

  
• 01.10.2022

  145: OSHA ETS SCOTUS Oral Arguments Replay

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I will replay all of the oral arguments for the OSHA ETS before the United States Supreme Court. Please listen and share this episode...

  
• 12.22.2021

  144: Severe Weather - Planning for the Average

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! When natural disasters occur, it is understandable to ask, "why?" when they result in loss of life and property. We need answers. Heck, we may need to...

  
• 11.16.2021

  143: Did the Secretary of Labor Tank the OSHA Vaccine ETS?

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Join the Community of Safety Pros today! This is the audio version of the video recorded for the SafetyPro Podcast Community site. I break down several arguments against the vaccine ETS. Please listen and...

  
• 10.21.2021

  142: Heat vs. Cold Therapy w/Lori Frederic

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Lori Frederic joins us once again to talk about what's going on with her health right now, how we can rethink hot/cold therapy, and the extremely useful content you can find over at...

  
• 10.18.2021

  141: A Strong Workplace Culture = Strong Safety Performance w/Marten Stenfors

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Marten Stenfors, the CEO and Founder of Phenium, an Environmental, Health, and Food Safety technology company (no affiliation), about safety and compliance in the food service industry. What...

  
• 10.12.2021

  140: Re-Focus on Wellbeing

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! From Gallup As the U.S. and its workplaces start to eye post-pandemic normality, there is an urgent need for organizations to press forward with the progress made in employee wellbeing during the COVID-19...

  
• 09.27.2021

  139: Pot, Electricity, OSHA, Consensus Standards & Common Sense w/Drew Hinton

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk with our good friend Drew Hinton about the ASSP Safety 2021 Conference - his takeaways and insight. Buckle up! Please listen and share this episode with others. If...

  
• 09.20.2021

  138: Is it worth it? w/Johnathon Furtado

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Johnathon Furtado, a safety professional and Safety Pro Podcast Community member about unnecessary risk. He shares his incredible story of near-tragedy and how it inspired him to...

  
• 09.16.2021

  137: How OSHA Makes Standards & ETS

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk about how OSHA actually makes standards and emergency temporary standards (ETS). Check out this link for detailed info as well. Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Please listen...

  
• 09.03.2021

  136: How to Gamify Remote Safey Training/Meetings

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk about some cool online tools you can use to make those remote training sessions and meetings a little more bearable. I also throw in a few tried and...

  
• 08.27.2021

  135: Can Standard Work Build Culture?

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Part three in the series on rethinking [safety] culture. In this episode, I discuss how standard work can help build a strong culture in the workplace. Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Premium...

  
• 08.11.2021

  134: Setting Safety Expectations to Drive [Safety] Culture

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I discuss how you can set the right expectations for workers that will integrate well into the business and drive [safety] culture. Check it out! Join the Community of Safety...

  
• 06.18.2021

  133: Rethinking [Safety] Culture

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! Episode Intro by Abraham Gibson There is a lot of talk about safety culture, which is centered around our frustration at achieving a "safety" culture. So why not take another approach? Why not...

  
• 06.04.2021

  132: Traveling Safely with Shawn Rafferty

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to my good friend Shawn Rafferty. He is the host of the Security Pro Podcast and the founder of SPR Group, LLC. We will focus on domestic travel safety...

  
• 05.11.2021

  131: Kinesiology Tape with Lori Frederic

  Episode intro by Jason Lucas from The Safety Justice League Podcast Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, Lori Frederic, the Movement Ninja from Balance Biomechanics, shares her expertise about kinesiology tape and how you might use...

  
• 04.28.2021

  130: Using UVC Light to Sanitize Workspaces with Grant Morgan

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I talk to Grant Morgan, CEO/Co-Founder of RZero. We discuss the use of UVC light to sanitize workspaces most would not consider.  Please listen and share this episode with others....

  
• 04.19.2021

  129: Top Ten Biases that will Ruin Incident Investigations

  Join the Community of Safety Pros today! In this episode, I will break down the top 10 biases that will absolutely wreck your incident investigations! Overconfidence Confirmation Bias Hindsight Bias Stereotyping Choice-supportive bias Bandwagon effect Blind-spot bias Fundamental attribution...