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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
#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.
#13: The real test is, ‘Can we change other people's minds about this?’
November 7, 2018 | 1 hours 5 minutes 50 seconds
Podcast series host Jill James connects with filmmaker Dave DeSario, an unlikely workplace safety champion and outspoken reform advocate. Learn about the safety nuances and pitfalls of non-traditional employee-employer relationships, the correlation between workers’ compensation systems and increase in temp staffing nationwide.
NSC Live: "I always tell people it's a sales job. You're really essentially a salesman."
October 26, 2018 | 17 minutes 52 seconds
Jill James, Chief Safety Officer and show host, talks with Justin, a VP of Safety, with an oil and gas company in Texas–live from the Expo floor of the NSC Congress.