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Back to SearchEpisode 198 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Direct Costs
Episode 198
Dr. Ayers explains the direct, measurable costs associated with incident investigations. These are the expenses organizations can easily see and trac…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 197 - Occupational Safety - Reasons to conduct an Incident Investigation
Episode 197
Dr. Ayers explains the core reasons every organization should conduct incident investigations, even for minor events. The episode emphasizes that inv…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 196 - Occupational Safety - Accident or Incident Investigation?
Episode 196
Dr. Ayers explains why safety professionals should stop using the word “accident” and instead use “incident.” The episode emphasizes that language sh…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 195 - Occupational Safety - Safety Suggestion Box
Episode 195
Dr. Ayers discusses the limitations and risks of anonymous safety suggestion boxes, explaining why they often fail to improve safety and may even und…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 194 - Occupational Safety - Safety Inspections Follow-Up
Episode 194
Dr. Ayers explains that a safety inspection is only as valuable as the follow‑up that happens afterward. Identifying hazards is step one — ensuring t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 193 - Occupational Safety - Safety Inspection A Different Set of Eyes
Episode 193
Dr. Ayers explains why bringing in a person who is not familiar with the area or worksite can dramatically improve the quality of safety inspections.…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 192 - Occupational Safety - Safety Inspection Interval
Episode 192
Dr. Ayers explains how often formal safety inspections should occur and why every walkthrough by a safety professional is, in effect, an informal ins…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 191 - Psychological Safety with Tracy Krieger of OC Safety
Episode 191
Dr. Ayers interviews Tracy Krieger of OC Safety, who explains what psychological safety really means and how it directly affects hazard reporting, em…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 190 - Occupational Safety - Sharing Lessons Learned
Episode 190
Episode 190 focuses on how safety leaders can transform “lessons learned” from incidents, near misses, and day‑to‑day operations into meaningful, sha…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 189 - Occupational Safety - Corrective Actions and Tracking
Episode 189
Episode 189 digs into one of the most misunderstood parts of safety management: corrective actions. The episode emphasizes that most organizations tr…
1 year, 8 months ago