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Hosted by Jill James, HSI's Chief Safety Officer.
This safety podcast is a series of conversations with safety professionals about how they came into their role, what they've learned along the way, as well as some of the highs and lows that come with job.
We've created this safety podcast for you, the safety professional.
Latest episodes
#24: Tackling Workers Comp
April 24, 2019 | 1 hours 9 minutes 30 seconds
In this episode, Chief Safety Officer and host of the show, Jill James, talks with Cassandra, a workers compensation claims consultant. They discuss workers compensation in some detail, including experience modifiers, how to deal with the sometimes dishonest "11%", and how different state laws affect working in this field.
#23: Jay Allen from SafetyFM
April 10, 2019 | 1 hours 1 minutes 7 seconds
Jill James, our series host, talks with Jay Allen from SafetyFM. They cover topics including his broadcasting background, trying to settle on a major, and Jay explains how a vehicle fatality gave him a push to get into safety.
#22: Eight stories and a big thank you.
March 27, 2019 | 25 minutes 20 seconds
These stories from safety professionals across the country will make you laugh, make you wince, and leave you with the sense that you’re not alone.
#21: ASSP’s Emerging Professionals Roundtable
March 13, 2019 | 46 minutes 38 seconds
In a podcast first, series host Jill James sits down with three emerging professionals affiliated with American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). With pathways to safety as unique as their backgrounds, our guests on the 21st episode share important commonalities: formal education in occupational safety and internships.
#20: Get up on the roof or find a new job.
February 27, 2019 | 42 minutes 24 seconds
Robert came to safety through a popular pathway—the trades, skilled labor. As a teenage apprentice electrician, Robert was struck by an arc flash. Then, as a carpenter, he slid off of a roof without any fall protection gear.
#19: Other kids didn't grow up around safety. We were doing fire drills in our house once a quarter.
February 13, 2019 | 51 minutes 50 seconds
Contrary to the theme of the show, Chevon was seemingly born to the safety occupation. That’s what happens when your mother is a professor of occupational health and safety.
#18: If I don't remember that, then I don't need to be doing safety.
January 30, 2019 | 45 minutes 9 seconds
Podcast series host Jill James connects with Certified Safety Professional Rick, a home grown pro with over 30 years of experience.
#17: First year safety pro syndrome
January 16, 2019 | 49 minutes 42 seconds
Series host Jill James connects with Katie, one of the few who began higher education with a focus on occupational safety, earning a Bachelor of Arts and Masters in health and safety.