Safety Wars

Safety Wars — June 17, 2026: Labor Violations, EPA Cleanups, Iran Deal Fallout & More In this wide-ranging episode of Safety Wars, host Jim covers breaking news and regulatory updates across labor, environmental, and geopolitical fronts. On the labor side, the U.S. Department of Labor secured a $750,000 federal court judgment against four Washington State restaurants for wage theft, overtime v...

Safety Wars – June 16, 2026: US-Iran Ceasefire Deal, Nyack Tunnel Girls, and Rising Antisemitism In this episode of Safety Wars, host Jim Poesl covers three main topics. First, he breaks down the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding, walking through a 12-point framework reported by the New York Post and Al Arabiya that outlines a ceasefire, temporary sanctions relief, Strait of Hormuz pass...

Host Jim opens with a rallying cry for safety professionals to develop backbone and resist servile behavior on the job site. He promotes Safety FM's upcoming Reality Shift symposium featuring Todd Conklin, Nick Weatherly, and Jay Allen, and reviews breaking world news — including U.S.-Iran tensions, rising inflation, and the EU's ruling against Meta. Jim covers Acting Labor Secretary Sonderling's...

Safety Wars 6-9-2026 Safety Theater Is Killing People Host Jim Poesl returns after a hiatus to address listener comments and cover recent safety and news topics. He opens by critiquing micro-level accident prediction models, arguing they're inherently flawed because safety professionals correct hazards as they find them, skewing any data. He stresses that without authority to hire, fire, or discip...

Safety Wars Live 5-26-2026 Jim critiques "zero incident" culture through a satirical "Ancient Safety Professionals" video segment, arguing that zero-injury programs often suppress reporting rather than prevent harm. Jim challenges the safety industry's over reliance on trend data and statistics, using a roulette analogy to illustrate how injury patterns are often unpredictable — focusing on hand i...

Overview: Jim Poesl hosts this episode of Safety Wars, a safety industry podcast/videocast with a satirical bent. Key segments: Ancient Safety Professionals launch — Jim announces a new short-form web series parodying workplace safety culture, framed as a future archaeological discovery of "safety professionals." The trailer and Episode 1 are previewed, focusing on the ritual of the sign-in sheet...

Safety Wars 5/20/26 Blame vs. Solutions,  NY Construction Deaths & WHO Update In this May 20, 2026 episode of Safety Wars , host Jim Poesl opens with a discussion on the ineffectiveness of employee-blaming in accident investigations, advocating instead for systemic fixes rooted in HOP (Human and Organizational Performance) principles. He illustrates this with a practical story about ladder lab...

Safety Wars  5-19-2026  Part 1 Interview with Jennifer Coffey President, NJ School of Conservation This is part of our ongoing mission to educate, inform and motivate our supporters. Today Jim welcomes Jennifer Coffey, Executive Director of ANJEC and board president of the Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation, joins host Jim to discuss the proposed elimination of the NJ School of Conse...

Safety Wars  5-19-2026  Part 1 Interview with Jennifer Coffey President, NJ School of Conservation This is part of our ongoing mission to educate, inform and motivate our supporters. Today Jim welcomes Jennifer Coffey, Executive Director of ANJEC and board president of the Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation, joins host Jim to discuss the proposed elimination of the NJ School of Conse...

In this episode of Safety Wars, host Jim covers a wide range of regulatory, safety, and current events topics. Jim opens with personal health reflections, advocating for seeking proper medical care for chronic conditions like high blood pressure rather than relying on home remedies. The show features an FSN Radio News segment covering UK political turmoil, US-China trade talks between Presidents T...

Host Jim covers breaking news across safety, health, and current events. Top stories include Trump's trade summit with China's Xi Jinping, the U.S. potentially renaming the Iran conflict "Operation Sledgehammer," and the South Carolina Supreme Court overturning Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction and ordering a retrial. The main focus is a Hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondias...

In this episode of Safety Wars (episode 544, May 12, 2026), host Jim Poesl. Hantavirus Outbreak : Eleven cases have been confirmed linked to the cruise ship MV Hondias. Jim discusses Dutch hospital workers quarantined for six weeks after failing PPE protocols, criticizing media coverage for "blaming the worker" rather than examining systemic failures. Jim emphasizes that hantavirus already exists...

In this episode of Safety Wars , host Jim Posel covers a wide range of topics connecting workplace safety, current events, and broader cultural commentary. He opens by revisiting a previous discussion on AI's limitations in reading safety hazards from photos, arguing that context — something AI lacks — is critical. He then raises concerns about proposed in-vehicle "fitness to drive" technology, qu...

In this episode of Safety Wars , host Jim Poesl argues that AI-based in-vehicle surveillance systems designed to assess driver fitness are inaccurate and invasive. He demonstrates this by running a job site photo through an AI safety audit tool, which produced multiple errors — proving that human judgment remains essential and that AI alone shouldn't make critical safety decisions. Poesl also cove...

This May 5, 2026 episode of Safety Wars , hosted by Jim Pozal, covers several interconnected topics through a safety and civil liberties lens. Jim opens with a dramatic near-miss incident where a plane's landing gear struck a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike near Newark Airport, sparking discussion about the dangers of Runway 29 and the chronic understaffing of air traffic controllers —...

The Safety Wars episode for April 28, 2026, opens by recognizing Workers’ Memorial Day , emphasizing both recorded workplace fatalities (~5,000 annually) and the much larger estimate of 50,000+ deaths from occupational illnesses. The host highlights a key misconception: while workers have a “right” to a safe workplace under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, it is a statutory right en...

This episode of Safety Wars covers a Department of Labor leadership shakeup, broader leadership lessons, and several safety and regulatory topics. The host discusses the departure of Lori Chavez-DeRemer amid allegations, noting uncertainty about their validity but emphasizing the scrutiny that comes with high-level positions. He frames the situation as part of a larger pattern where leaders move f...

We had some unforeseen emergent situations happening and had to cut this episode short. The host expresses concern over undisclosed meetings among global leaders and emphasizes the importance of self-sufficiency and disaster readiness, recommending prioritizing essentials like food, fuel, and financial stability.  International news highlights include a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Leban...

The episode centers on concerns about transparency, governance, and personal responsibility. The host questions the secrecy of a long-running global conference resembling the Bilderberg Group, where political leaders, corporate executives, and policymakers meet under strict confidentiality rules. He argues that the lack of media coverage and public accountability fuels distrust and speculation, es...

This Safety Wars episode focuses on a discussion around Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) versus traditional behavior-based safety, emphasizing the importance of context in understanding workplace incidents. The host critiques the oversimplification of HOP principles, particularly the idea that “blame fixes nothing,” explaining that context—such as management expectations, system pressure...

This Safety Wars episode reflects on authenticity, recent travel experiences, and major regulatory developments, while reinforcing broader themes of realism and practicality. The host begins by emphasizing the value of genuineness over perfection, arguing that overly polished communication can disconnect from real audiences. Through a personal story about making a mistake while reading in church,...

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Tonight Jim cautions people who might attend the "No King's Rally". We then report on the Laguardia Crash from Sunday Night. For all your health and safety needs, visit us at our website safetywars.com, contact us at Jim@safetywars.com or 845-269-5772. We have a regular broadcast on Safety FM, listen to us on your favorite Podcast platform and video network as Safety Wars. Tune into Safety Wars on...

We discuss the Tuesday program talk on St. Patrick. Some folks are real upset. Don't talk about Religion and Politics, means no one can have reasonable discussions on religion and politics. People are triggered real easy. As safety professionals we must have better conversations. We then discuss the days news including the War in Iran, the New DOL Office of Faith. Today's Music: Eyes in the Sky by...

Tonight we discuss the WBC Human and Organizational Performance, then work as done vs. work as completed, and why it matters. For all your health and safety needs, visit us at our website safetywars.com, contact us at Jim@safetywars.com or 845-269-5772. We have a regular broadcast on Safety FM, listen to us on your favorite Podcast platform and video network as Safety Wars. Tune into Safety Wars o...