Safeopedia Podcasts

Join us for another episode as we chat with Mark-Anthony Williams! During our discussion Mark-Anthony Williams shares what real life challenges he has had to over come in his career. From coming to Canada as a young man, putting himself through school to becoming a EHS Professional We get personal in this series and dig into learning about our members out of work side! Mark-Anthony shares his pers...

Meet the Author with co-host Gary Wong! Join us for a collaborative session on the next episode of Meet the Author with Brent Sutton, Jeffery Lyth, Brent Robinson, Josh Bryant discussing 4Ds for HOP and Learning Teams: A practical how-to guide to facilitate learning from everyday work, critical and dynamic risks with the 4Ds. HOP and Learning Teams have reshaped the “find-and-fix” strategy for man...

In this insightful episode, Scott Cuthbert, CEO and Co-Founder of Safeopedia and Gabe Encarnacion, VP of BBL Safety, sit down with their esteemed guest, Colleen Madsen, a seasoned mentor, coach, and trainer. They delve into the intriguing world of sales, particularly focusing on its role in promoting safety. The trio discusses the crucial need to view sales as a systematic profession, not merely a...

Join us for a collaborative session on Meet the Author with Bob Edwards discussing Bob’s Guide to Operational Learning: How to Think Like a Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) Coach on with Gary Wong The book is a simple, practical, useful, real, raw, and inspiring example of turning theory into action. - What is meant by Operational Learning, Learning Teams and Industrial Empathy? - Why do...

In this episode of Safeonomics, Scott and Gabe spend time with Barry Nelson, Founder and CEO of FactorLab, Inc. In today's rapidly evolving world, safety professionals face new challenges and opportunities in their quest to ensure the well-being of individuals within organizations. Safety data science and the utilization of technology have emerged as powerful tools in the pursuit of enhanced safet...

We had another great discussion on our Safeopedia Community's Meet the Author, with community member and co-host Gary Wong and author Gill Kernick discussing her book CATASTROPHE and Systemic Change: Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire and Other Disasters. In an attempt to understand why, despite enormous efforts, we persistently fail to learn from catastrophic events, this book uses the details...

In this episode of Safeonomics, Scott and Gabe spend time with Joshua Russell, CSP who is the Senior Manager for Environmental Health & Safety at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In his 20 years in the safety profession, Josh has learned how to navigate his career growth while understanding the needs of his organization. From his time working with all levels in his organization, from new h...

Join us for another episode as we chat with Ike Aigbogun! During our discussion Ike shares with us her career challenges and how she has navigated her safety career. We once again dive into the personal side of our guests life and learn about Ike's out of work interests and people who have influenced her and what she sees for the future of our profession Our Guest: Ike is a highly regarded safety...

We are speaking with Rosa Antonia Carrillo and Gary Wong discussing Rosa's new book discussing Health and Safety Leadership Strategy: How Authentically Inclusive Leaders Inspire Employees to Achieve Extraordinary Results The book builds on ideas to further understand why relationships are the venue through which leaders bring about change in organizations. On our show we’ll discuss: - Why employer...

Join us for our second episode as we chat with Zach Granzow! During our discussion Zach shares about career challenges he has navigated during his safety career. We dive into the personal side of our guests life and learn about Zach's out of work interests and people who have influenced Zach and what he sees for the future of our profession Our Guest: Zach Granzow is the safety and operations impr...

It's time to talk about the crazy twists and turns of career development in the safety profession with Subena Colligan, CIH, CSP! She shares her journey with Scott and Gabe, from her time in the military to finding her passion as a coach focusing on health and safety leadership. The safety profession is a tough field, but Subena shares how knowing your passion and having the desire to gr...

Join us for our first episode as we chat with Sam Hawkins! During our discussion Sam shares what real life challenges he has had to over come in his safety career. We get personal in this series and dig into learning about Sam's out of work interests and people who have influenced Sam to become both the professional and adult he is today. Our Guest: Sam Hawkins Sr. owner of YDE Safety Sam started...

In this session of Meet the Author we have Gary Klein joining us to discuss his book Snapshots of the Mind: How people make decisions, size up situations, spot anomalies, and anticipate problems in real-world settings. The book in a series of short essays or “snapshots” explains how people actually make decisions, particularly under time pressure and uncertainty in high-stakes situations. On our s...

In this episode of Safeonomics, Scott and Gabe speak with Abby Ferri, Chief Risk Officer at Insurate and all-around Safety rock star, about what it means to be a safety influencer in your company. You don't need millions of social media followers, just a willingness to learn, curiosity, and the desire to help others. Abby talks about her safety career of almost 20 years and the lessons she continu...

We are chatting with Jeff Dalto and co-host Gary Wong discussing “Safety Success Stories” today on our Meet the Author. Our session focused on talking about the safety guide that Jeff Dalto complied with 37 other safety professionals to share EHS Professional success stories. It's a great tool to help everyone learn from other people's successes. Then we started to look at the various patterns and...

Scott Cuthbert, CEO of Safeopedia, and Gabe Encarnacion, VP of BBL Safety, have collaborated to present Safeonomics, a podcast that offers safety professionals insight into the language of business to help them better present safety initiatives and gain support from their organizations. The podcast intends to highlight the importance of safety professionals to businesses and break the languag...

We had a great discussion session on Meet the Author with Allan Kehler discussing “MENtal Health It’s Time to Talk '' with our community co-host Gary Wong. In Allan's book he shares are stories and insights into mental health aimed directly at men. Statistics show that both men and women suffer from mental illness equally but respond differently. Men seek help less often than women. Men refuse hel...

We are having a great session on our Meet the Author with David Provan discussing “A Field Guide to Safety Professional Practice” on with our community host Gary Wong David's website https://safetyfutures.com/

We had Chance Roberts join us to discuss his book on Meet the Author, "The Beginner's Guide to the Environmental, Health and Safety Profession" with co-hosts Gary Wong and Tamara Parris this session. While the book is geared towards those considering a career in Environmental Health and Safety, it will spearhead a discussion on the status of the EHS profession. From the demand side, what is t...

We had Carsten Busch join us on this session to discuss his book on Meet the Author "The First Rule of Safety Culture: A Counter-C-Word Manifesto" with co-hosts Gary Wong and Tamara Parris. This book explores current Safety Culture approaches, and applications critically. He provides some useful and practical suggestions for different (possibly even better) ways of thinking are offered. View book:...

We have a great session of Meet the Author with Dr. Vince Marchesani discussing "Communicating Science and Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic" on this session of Meet the Author. Global pandemics are happening more frequently. As we continue to struggle our way through COVID-19, the World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global emergency. Once again, we see misinformation i...

Join in the discussion as Amandeep Beesla and Tamara Parris "Stepping It Up" in this conversation with Jag Nagra and Javier Vargas to open a candid conversation about supporting the LGBTQS2+ in the workplace. There is lots of talk about diversity and inclusivity, now let's move thing along into real life actions. Our guests will share their own personal experiences, talk about what advocacy issues...

Join us for a collaborative session on Meet the Author with Andrew Blain as we discuss "Remote Agile Framework", a framework for remote and hybrid enterprises. Accelerated by COVID-19 protocols, we are seeing organizations transform into remote and hybrid enterprises. Andrew has led the development of a “team of teams” framework to help them take strategy into delivery. Moving teams away from the...

Join us for a collaborative session on the this episode of Meet the Author with Dr. Ian Snape discussing Resilience in "Design: How to Survive and Thrive in a Complex and Turbulent World " If stress is the global epidemic of the twenty-first century, then resilience is the cure. Resilience is the ability to prepare for, respond to, and adapt to incremental changes; challenging, difficult, and disr...

Join our last discussion in a series of four where hosts Tamara Parris and Amandeep Beesla have candid conversations with industry guests about what it really means to be a woman in a male-dominated industry. In our final episode of this series we speak bring everyone back! Come listen in as our special guests, Candice Brown, Stacey Glanville and Janice Stanley  join us once again for a group...