The Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast

Episode 206 - Dr. Megan Tranter - Leadership and Career Strategist

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers soft skills, imposter syndromes and well as giving and receiving feedback with Dr. Megan Tranter.  Dr. Tranter has had a log a varied career in Safety.

Episode 205 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Team

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the potential members of an incident investigation team.  It's important to find member who want to help and have the knowledge and experience to ensure the incident does not happen again.

Episode 204 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation - Information to gather

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses what information to gather to aid in stating an incident investigation.

Episode 203 - Dr. Alex LeBeau - Introduction to PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discuss PFAS with Dr. Alex LeBeau.  Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used for decades in a variety of industrial and consumer products, and they are anticipated to persist in the environment for even longer, hence the name ‘forever chemicals’. These PFAS have received extraordinary scrutiny in recent years, with the US EPA finalizing drinking water thresholds for the chemicals in 2024. However, there is still debate in the scientific community on the actual health risk that PFAS present and which individual PFAS are primary risk drivers. This discussion lays the foundation to discuss PFAS and the potential toxicity they present.

Episode 202 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Process Steps

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers breaks down the incident investigation steps.  Always learn from incidents and share with fellow Safety Professionals.

Episode 201 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Kits

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses have a pre-staged incident investigation kit ready to go.  When an incident happens, stress and anxiety are heightened, have your incident investigation kit ready to go.

Episode 200.5 - Thank you for listening to the Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast

Thank you for listening to the Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast

Episode 200 - Dr. Jake Mazulewicz - Integrating After Action Reviews (AARs) into Occupational Safety

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers talks to Dr. Jake Mazulewicz about integrating After Action Reviews (AARs) into Occupational Safety. Emergency fire & rescue teams and military units have successfully used AARs for over 30 years. It's a great technique to help your employees learn from both everyday work and from incidents.

Episode 199 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Indirect Costs

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the indirect costs associated with incident investigation.  These are more difficult to calculate as compared to the direct costs.

Episode 198 - Occupational Safety - Incident Investigation Direct Costs

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the direct costs associated with incident investigation.