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Send us Fan Mail Human factors are often the source of errors that affect safety, efficiency, and performance and SafeStart is the cultural alignment tool to help with those errors whether you're in the accounting department or on the maintenance crew. Host: Danny Smith  

Send us Fan Mail Many are using Human Factors to establish a culture, but are you being culturally correct?  Danny's guest has implemented SafeStart in more than thirty countries and they discuss some of the benefits and pitfalls when encountering different cultures. Host: Danny Smith Guest: Mark MacLellan 

Send us Fan Mail With 16,000 employees, at ten sites across the globe, building a Human Factors culture is a tall order. While world-class in their approach, something was still missing. Leadership, both executive and union combined with the 24/7 aspect of SafeStart propelled them to new heights.     Host: Danny Smith Guest: Chris Anderson 

Send us Fan Mail A healthy preoccupation with failure could be defined as resilience.  High-reliability organizations have it because they know it is essential to perform well in all KPIs. Host: Tim Page-Bottorff Guest: Pete Batrowny  

Send us Fan Mail We've recently wrapped up our Consultant's Spotlight series, but we didn't forget our podcast hosts. Listen while each of them shines the spotlight on the other. Hear how their introductions to SafeStart were the first steps on their journey to becoming podcast hosts. Hosts: Danny Smith and Tim Page-Bottorff  

Send us Fan Mail It's hard to remember that our SafeStart Senior Consultants were ever clients. In our consultant’s spotlight, Jack Jackson will discuss how he used SafeStart to establish a safety culture when he was a client and says SafeStart can even help marriages. Host: Tim Page-Bottorff Guest: Jack Jackson

Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Hyde is SafeStart's newest consultant. The past 24 years of safety experience have paved the way to his dream job. He discovers along the way that rules don't keep people safe, choices do.  Hear how a union leader played a critical role in his success. Host: Tim Page-Bottorff Guest: Jeremy Hyde 

Send us Fan Mail Old man winter is just around the corner—now is the time to prepare to avoid the frustrations that he can bring. You can prevent the loss of balance, traction, and grip this winter and Tim has tips to keep you safe and cozy in the long months ahead.  Host: Tim Page-Bottorff  https://youtu.be/M3zFCUUVEZk   https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/index.html   https://www.cdc.gov/disast...

Send us Fan Mail This week marks the 15th anniversary of the Drowsy Driving Prevention Week campaign. It is held each year the week following the end of Daylight Saving Time. While we gained an hour on the clock this past weekend, many people use that hour to do anything but sleep thus creating more fatigued drivers behind the wheel. The NSC estimates that you are three times more likely to be in...

Send us Fan Mail The leaves are changing, a sure sign that millions of hunters are heading to the woods to partake in an activity as old as mankind. Regardless if you are new to the sport or a grizzled old veteran SafeStart is the perfect hunting buddy!   Host: Danny Smith Guest: Kevin Nix  https://safestart.com/file/nctrb2/Safe%20Treestand%20and%20Firearm%20Use.pdf    

Send us Fan Mail It's our pleasure to introduce you to the newest member of our consulting family—his journey to us was three decades in the making. Hear how 24/7 safety, humility and fun are his core principles for establishing a healthy safety culture and the importance of making an emotional connection with your team! Host: Danny Smith Guest: Kevin Nix 

Send us Fan Mail We're growing here at SafeStart, and that means so is our consulting team. Among them is 2022's Top Women in Safety. Find out why such a top-notched safety professional was attracted to SafeStart and why she is a perfect fit for our team!  Host: Danny Smith Guest: Leigh-Ann Stewart

Send us Fan Mail A byproduct of SafeStart is it gives folks a common human performance language. It's no surprise that once everyone speaks the same language they start intervening on others' behalf.  Even when they are joking around, it's a great signal that you're building a strong positive culture. Hosts:  Danny Smith Tim Page-Bottorff  

Send us Fan Mail You have a lot invested in SafeStart, most notably your employee's time. How can you ensure you meet expected KPIs and even exceed them? Over 20 years, SafeStart has identified gaps to success and out of that the Client Success Model was born. Host: Tim Page-Bottorff Guest: Debbie Clark

Send us Fan Mail A near miss is only a free learning opportunity if you take it. The goal of reporting a near miss is to proactively identify why the potential for injury was present with the purpose of making improvements. Danny outlines the benefits of incorporating SafeStart to achieve a positive reporting system. Host: Danny Smith

Send us Fan Mail With our SafeStart Human Factors Conference fast approaching, we wanted to share a thought-provoking session from the 2019 Human Factors Conference to give you a taste of what you will experience there. Rodd Wagner's session 16/7 dissects 24/7 safety and eliminates 8 hours of sleep from the equation, analyzing the remaining 16 hours that most people are awake to help attendee...

Send us Fan Mail  John O'Leary is an internationally known motivational speaker and executive coach. Danny and Tim sit down to hear his remarkable story of the triumph of a little boy who, with the help of a famous friend, not only beat the odds to stay alive but thrived.   Everyone needs to hear this inspirational story! Hosts: Danny Smith/Tim Page-Bottorff Guest: John O'Leary

Send us Fan Mail Looking ahead to our Human Factors Conference in November by interviewing two 2019 conference attendees. What did they find of value? Hint they're both returning this year! Host: Danny Smith Guests: Rob McManis/Wendy Vlahovich 

Send us Fan Mail Safety is one of the most reliable outcomes of employee engagement, which is really worker happiness in disguise. New York Times bestselling author and SafeStart Executive Advisor Rodd Wagner explains it all in this special episode by sharing his report entitled Why Happiness is the Secret Ingredient of Worker Safety . Host: Tim Page-Bottorff Guest: Rodd Wagner https://safestart.c...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, Deric Ostrum talks about how supervisors are the front line to culture change and how identifying hazards, coupled with great communication can help organizational reliability increase two-fold. Deric also discusses how the SafeLead is implemented and outlines the modules to the consultative process. Host: Danny Smith Guest: Deric Ostrum

Send us Fan Mail SafeFactor is a way to look at human factors through safety,  production, and quality. But happiness?! Danny is joined by New York Times best-selling author Rodd Wagner for a fresh perspective on human error to ensure reliable outcomes. Host: Danny Smith Guest: Rodd Wagner

Send us Fan Mail Older workers bring years of knowledge and experience to the workforce. But somehow older workers are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall. Danny uncovers how to mitigate risks among all workers—especially the older ones. Host: Danny Smith Contributing guest: Doctor Robert Canon https://safestart.com/articles/complacency-the-silent-killer/ https://www.buzzsprout....

Send us Fan Mail Off-the-job injuries overshadow workplace harm 10:1. That's because you're comfortable in your home and you're not on as high alert as when you're in the workplace. Tim outlines how to be safer at home because safety shouldn't stop when you leave work. Host: Tim Page-Bottorff https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032442/episodes/8198426

Send us Fan Mail After an injury derailed his NHL dreams, Warren Picken chose to devote his life to safety and our Consultant Spotlight will reveal how SafeStart factored in. Host: Danny Smith Guest: Warren Picken

Send us Fan Mail Danny sits down with Epiroc's Global SafeStart guru David Bianco to discuss how vital a Just Culture is to organizational success and how SafeStart is a perfect tool for the job. Host: Danny Smith Guest: David Bianco  https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/9825473-psychological-safety?t=0