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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
#27: Big wheels keep on turning
June 5, 2019 | 57 minutes 28 seconds
Today, Jill James talks with Andrew, JB Hunt’s Regional Safety Manager. Andrew helps keep those 80,000 pound big rigs rolling safely down the highway. In fact, Andrew can maneuver a semi truck like a pro.
#26: You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf
May 22, 2019 | 1 hours 4 minutes 38 seconds
Live meditation practice? On a podcast? Yep! Podcast series host Jill James brings in two incredible guest-experts on the subject of mindfulness in safety.
#25: The singing safety professional
May 8, 2019 | 1 hours 2 minutes 47 seconds
Podcast series host Jill James welcomes Josh to the show. Now practicing safety on behalf of a large civil constructor, Josh’s unlikely path started as a teenage tagalong on his father’s construction sites, a go-fer. When his college pursuit of music scholarship was sidetracked by romance and relocation to the West Coast, he found familiar work back in the construction industry.
#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.