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Back to SearchEpisode 265 - Be the Safety Leader that you want to follow
Episode 265
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks about important life lessons he learned from former bosses. Are you the Safety Leader that you want to follow?
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 264 - Listen more than you speak
Episode 264
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses a strategy that has worked very well for him when asking employees to identify hazards. Do everything you can to listen more than you speak. Employees have g…
Published on 3 months ago
Episode 263 - Task Competency and Occupational Safety
Episode 263
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses task competency and occupational safety. When do you let a new hire operate on their own? Is passing a test only considered competency or do they need to per…
Published on 3 months ago
Episode 262 - Ken Reed - Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Episode 262
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks with Ken Reed, VP at TapRoot about Root Cause Analysis (RCA). It's bad enough when an accident/incident occurs but companies should learn from it and make sure it…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 261 - Story Telling and Occupational Safety
Episode 261
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the power of storytelling when presenting training in occupational safety. Storytelling helps make the safety training personal and helps keep employees engag…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 260 - Occupational Safety - Over Commitment
Episode 260
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the pitfalls of over commitment in occupational safety. A strategy is to use a method to risk rank the hazard or risk. Time, money, effort, etc. is a finite …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 259 - Expect Hardship in Occupational Safety
Episode 259
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses that as Safety Professionals, we should expect hardship and stop thinking everything is so easy. Get input and buy-in from employees, then implement policies,…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 258 - Tracy Krieger - Shelter in Place and 5150 in California
Episode 258
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks to Tracy Krieger of OC Safety about an incident she had at a company where an employee was experiencing a mental health crisis. Tracy goes into the response and t…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 257 - Favoritism in Occupational Safety
Episode 257
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses a story with one of his old friends where he was accused of favoritism. We naturally become friends with employees in the workplace, but hazards and unsafe be…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 256 - Occupational Safety - Training for a new skill
Episode 256
In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses training for a new skill and bringing new hires onboard. Do we actually train employees or just assume they know what they are doing? Or do we put them with …
Published on 4 months ago