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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
#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.
#16: These guys really lived safety. It wasn't just a flavor of the month.
January 2, 2019 | 58 minutes 34 seconds
From starting his career as a chemist at a nuclear facility to becoming an operations manager at a hydro plant and on through his recent retirement, our guest Harold talks with series host Jill James about his path towards becoming a safety pro.
#15: I can die on that hill and make it better for somebody else.
December 5, 2018 | 52 minutes 21 seconds
Our host, Jill James, sits down to have a conversation with Linda Martin, 2018 President of the Board of Certified Safety Processionals, chair of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Foundation Board, and recipient of the 2018 Marion Martin Award recognizing influential women in safety.
#14: Guess what I did to a turkey today?
November 21, 2018 | 52 minutes 36 seconds
In this episode of the podcast, series host Jill James reconnects with Dr. Amy Orders, Managing Director of Emergency Management Mission Continuity, with North Carolina State University. You’ll also explore two paradigms of adult education: Problem-Based Learning and Authentic Learning. Also, there’s a great story involving fall protection harnesses and a literal leap of faith off of a 2-story building.