Safeopedia Podcasts

In honour of Women’s History month, hosts Tamara Parris and Amandeep Beesla are having candid conversations with industry guests about what it really means to be a woman in a male-dominated industry. In our third show we speak with our special guest, Janice Stanley.

Listen in as we have a collaborative session on this episode of Meet the Author with  Clive Lloyd  discussing "Next Generation Safety Leadership: From Compliance to Care" Clive was on the very first Meet the Author show in October 2020 to discuss his book. He’s returning to share what he’s learned since then. What key skills or strategies were easy to understand and put into practice? Wh...

In honour of Women’s History month, hosts Tamara Parris and Amandeep Beesla are having candid conversations with industry guests about what it really means to be a woman in a male-dominated industry. In our second show we speak with our special guest, Stacey Glanville. Stacey has over 9 years experience mostly in BC, working in the construction industry as a safety professional. She has gaine...

In honour of Women’s History month, hosts Tamara Parris and Amandeep Beesla are having candid conversations with industry guests about what it really means to be a woman in a male-dominated industry. We’ll be kicking off the first show with special guest, Candice Brown. With over 15 years experience in health and safety across the construction industry, Candice is passionate about improving both t...

We will have industry expert Scott Coleman join us for this discussion on the importance of workplace Ergonomics and Stretching. Come join the conversation to learn about and share what challenges members are having related to getting management and their workforce to understand its value, and the struggles members face when trying to get people's buy-in. Come to share your knowledg...

Join us for our second episode in a series of three, where we speak with  Kathy Seabrook ,  CEO and founder  Global Solutions Inc . about Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) impacts and Human Capital. Missed Episode one? Listen here!  Episode One Kathy takes us on a journey to better understand the evolving business environment that is supporting workplace health and safet...

On this Meet the Author episode we are joined by Author Sergio Valencia Krauss as he discusses his new book "Become an Occupational Health and Safety Excellence Manager: 10 High-impact Solutions for the Development of Sustainable Companies" with our host  Gary Wong View book: The English edition will be released in March 2022 on Amazon!

In this Voices of Safety we discuss considering each individual, and looking at the whole person, when designing safety programs, with Mandi Kime the Director of Safety at AGC of Washington. Our second guest Debra Hilmerson, President-CEO of Hilmerson Safety®, shares her insights on innovative safety tools and products.

Join us for our first episode in a series of three where we speak with  Kathy Seabrook  of  Global Solutions Inc . about Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) impacts and Human Capital, to understand the evolving business environment that is supporting workplace health and safety. In this first episode we discuss: What is ESG and Human Capital, Why is ESG and Human Capital import...

In this Safety View discussion our guest Michael Hartley will open a discussion about "Measuring Performance". We will be looking specifically at how ESG functions, including Safety & Health, can measure and communicate performance rather than simply reporting results, and why this is of value for organizations.   Through this discussion we will be sharing our insights and perspectiv...

Join us for another Meet the Author with Karen J. Hewitt as she discusses her book "People Power: Transform your business in the era of safety and wellbeing" with co-host Gary Wong and Tamara Parris. 2021 has been called the Year of Extremes - extreme weather with natural catastrophes (heat waves, drought, wildfires, flooding rain, deep freezes). Throw in pandemic restrictions, social injustice, b...

Join us as our guests Aleksandra Duk & Tamara Misewicz-Healey share their insights about the future of workplace safety, new tech and how to use it to empower traditional safety programs. We dive into a conversation about what health and safety was like when we first entered the field, compared with today. We share our professional experiences, the barriers and challenges we faced wo...

In this session of Safety View Rosa Antonia Carrillo will be previewing some of her findings since the publishing of “The Relationship Factor in Safety Performance.” We also want to hear your experiences in creating psychological safety and inclusion. 

Join us as author Chris Clearfield shares with us insights from his most recent book "Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It" with co-host Gary Wong and our community members. Today, we are in the golden age of meltdowns. More and more of our systems are in the danger zone, but our ability to manage them hasn’t quite caught up. The result: things fall apart. This book is for pe...

Join for another episode of  Meet the Author  with Tony Muschara, Ron Farris, and Jim Marinus as we discuss their book  “Critical Steps: Managing What Must Go Right in High-Risk Operations”   If you believe we need to prevent all human errors, think again. One, it’s impossible; two, it’s expensive; and three, it distracts from your focus on what’s important: high-risk activitie...

Join us for another session of Meet the Author with Author Robert J. De Boer  who will be discussing a doable approach to safety leadership with Gary Wong and Tamara Parris. In this episode  Author Robert J. De Boer discusses his book "Safety Leadership: A Different, Doable and Directed Approach to Operational Improvements". _______________________________________________________________...

Why is purposely supporting and creating Future Leadership important? Listen in as Lauren and Anne share their secrets to success. Join us for our sixth session, in a series of six, looking at how we can build ourselves up and gain access to higher level positions of influence. In session six, "Supporting and Creating Future Leadership" our guests Lauren Crawley and Anne Isaacs share insights abou...

Join us for our fifth session, in a series of six, looking at how we can build ourselves up and gain access to higher level positions of influence. In session five, "Defining your Leadership Style" our guests Brenda Madley and Kathy Seabrook  share insights about what they believe are the most important attributes of successful leaders today, and share how they have grown and developed their...

Join us for our fourth session, in a series of six, looking at how we can build ourselves up and gain access to higher level positions of influence. In session four, "Mentorship and the Importance of Career Development" our guests Bobbie Grant and Malcolm Staves share insights on how they started their professional growth journey and some of the challenges and barriers they have navigated alo...

Join us for our third session, in a series of six, looking at how we can build ourselves up and gain access to higher level positions of influence. In session three, "Professional Growth and Personal Resilience " our guests Dr Jwan Kamla and Dr  Karen McDonnell  share insights on how they started their professional growth journey and some of the challenges and barriers they have nav...

Join us for another session of Meet the Author with Author Michael Cheveldave who will be discussing a “Cynefin Approach” to Leading Safety in Organizations with member Gary Wong and Tamara Parris. In this episode Michael Cheveldave and Gary Wong discuss their contribution to the book " CYNEFIN: Weaving Sense-making into the Fabric of our World " Chapter: A Cynefin Approach to Leading Sa...

Join us for our second session, in a series of six, looking at how we can build ourselves up and gain access to higher level positions of influence. In session two, "Empowerment and Supporting Visibility" our guests  Nishma Mistry and Dr Karen McDonnell  chat about their journey of empowering and supporting visibility of others, and challenges experienced during their own careers. Please...

Join us for our first session, in a series of six, looking at how we can build ourselves up and gain access to higher level positions of influence. In session one, " Self Respect and Career Ownership (Starting with You!) " our guests  Belinda Nyambare  and  Louise Kelly  chat about their journey towards self-respect, and struggles and challenges experienced during their own car...

On this episode of our Safety View our member Kevin Lombardo helps us open a discussion around understanding where safety started, and how we can influence the evolution of the health and safety field, and our industries. In this session, community members get into discussing questions such as how are we boosting progress in the Safety and Health field? After a lively discussion with member Kevin...

Join us for a collaborative session on this episode of Meet the Author with  Richard Knowles ,  Claire Knowles , and Robin C. Nagele as they discuss their book "A Guide to Reducing the Risk of Workplace Violence: The Absolute Essentials " with hosts Gary Wong and Tamara Parris. Richard Knowles, Claire Knowles, and Robin C. Nagele book: "A Guide to Reducing the Risk of Workplace Violence:...