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In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Jodi Goodall, a High-Reliability Organization (HRO) expert who’s been in the safety profession for 20 years. Her operational experience spans mining, defense, explosives, heavy maintenance and logistics, and she’s currently head of organizational reliability at Brady Haywood, a consultancy in Brisbane. Jody’s approach to Safety is based on systems thinkin...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Pam Walaski, Senior Vice President of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), who uses her considerable experience to teach the next generation of HSE practitioners. Pam shares her insightful views on the current state of safety education. She highlights the key gaps, limitations and challenges and explains which elements need to evolve. Safe...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Dr L. Casey Chosewood, Director of Total Worker Health (TWH) at the American National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr Chosewood provides a comprehensive overview of the origins and purpose of the TWH initiative - an emerging discipline that he hopes will change...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with James MacPherson, the straight-talking host of the influential podcast and YouTube channel, ‘Rebranding Safety’, who also recently founded his own consultancy, ‘Risk Fluent’ (with his wife). In this unrestrained interview (with some colorful language), James leaves Safety professionals with no doubt about how the profession can improve itself. After descr...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Nicolai Massyn, a corporate compliance and risk management expert who’s founded several companies focused on EHS compliance tech, regulatory tech, and consulting services. Nicola is also a successful writer and has recently co-authored: ‘The Safety Professional’s Role in Environmental, Social & Governance Initiatives’ (with Linda Martin). Nicolai open...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Cameron Stevens, a technologist and a Chartered Health and Safety professional who’s worked in the OHS profession for over 15 years developing expertise in transforming organizations with his unique approach. Cameron works at the intersection of technology and safety, and in this fascinating discussion, he helps EHS professionals understand how safety tec...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Tim D'Ath, an experienced Head of Safety & cultural transformation leader of high-performing teams in both corporate and high-risk environments. He specializes in the psychology of safety and explains to HSE professionals how they can bring a more human-centric approach to safety management. Regulations and humanity often seem at odds, and this fricti...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Brent Sutton, safety author, consultant and podcaster. Well regarded as a safety coach, he takes organizations on a learning journey to understand how people are seen as the solution so everybody benefits without replacing your existing health and safety system. Brent actively advocates for doing safety when both workers and the organisation learn and imp...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Dr. Liz Wilson, a behavioral scientist, organizational transformation expert, podcast host, and founder of Include Inc - a consultancy focused on improving workplace inclusion. Safety professionals are naturally inclusive in their pursuit of creating safety for everyone, but exclusion can unintentionally occur even when we're doing our best to include. Dr...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Dr David Provan, an award-winning safety researcher who investigated the role of safety professionals. David is also the CEO of Forge Works, founder of Safety Futures, and host of ‘The Safety of Work’ podcast. David begins by explaining why it’s important to define the role of the HSE professional and what role scientific research plays in the safety prof...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Rosa Carrillo, a safety leadership and culture expert who’s also a highly acclaimed author. Her book, ‘The Relationship Factor in Safety Leadership’, is hailed by Edgar Schein as required reading to understand the foundations of "safety culture". After explaining why she wrote this book, Rosa shares her 8 principles of Relationship-Centered Safety Leaders...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Laurin Mooney, founder of ‘Speaking IN®’, which provides a model and method to help organizations overcome the challenges of employees who don't speak up, and leaders who don't listen. Using her expertise to translate modern safety concepts into straightforward language, Lauren makes learning safety enjoyable and actionable. Lauren begins this uplifting c...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Drew Rae, an Associate Professor in the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Griffith University, who co-authored a research paper named; ‘Safety clutter: the accumulation and persistence of ‘safety’ work that does not contribute to operational safety.’  We all know that excess safety procedures, documents, roles and activities cause organizational issues, so...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Dave Rebbitt, a safety leader, consultant, and prolific author. The subject of his best-selling book, ‘Effective Safety Committees: A Practical Guide’ forms the basis of this engaging and compassionate interview. Dave developed the concept of “Intelligent Safety” and explains what this means and why it’s especially necessary in this era of static or risin...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Bob Edwards, a Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) coach, who has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Advanced Safety Engineering Management. Bob is also the co-author of ‘Bob's Guide to Operational Learning’ and a member of The Hop Hub, a consortium that guides people on their HOP journey. HOP considers how humans and organ...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with safety, training and development consultant Cameron Hacault, CEO of Haland Learning, who directs the design and implementation of safety courses and instructor training. Cameron is on a mission to make safety training NOT suck, and he shares expert advice to help HSE professionals deliver effective learning that’s practical, understandable, and applicable...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Mikel Bowman, a consultant who focuses on leadership development and organizational culture. He’s a former senior Safety Director with over 20 years experience in the mining industry, who also has a background in counseling. Mikel applies his in-depth experience of human relationships to the safety arena and helps HSE professionals overcome polarization,...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Angelina Badri, the founder of the Universal Safety Wellness consultancy. Her holistic approach and genuine care for people empower leaders and frontline workers to reduce incidents and achieve workplace safety excellence collaboratively. In this compassionate interview, Angelina describes how working with individuals can solve systemic safety issues, wit...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with coach, speaker and podcast host Andrew Barrett, the founder of Safety On Tap, a consultancy specializing in the development and growth of Health and Safety leaders. Andrew has created an evolving model of marketing for Health and Safety, and in this fascinating interview, he explains how this model works and what EHS professionals can learn from marketing...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Amy Roosa, a senior risk control specialist at Gallagher. She has 18 years of safety experience and has founded the Iowa Women in Safety conference and The Safety Rack, an organization that advocates for proper PPE and workwear for women in trades. Amy is passionate about securing appropriate PPE for women in the workplace and begins by uncovering the und...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Amanda Clements, Group HSE manager for strategy and wellbeing at Marowak. She’s also the founder and CEO of The Collective Lab, a digital community focused on creating the future of workplace safety. Amanda has 18 years experience in Health and Safety roles for high-risk industries and holds a Master’s in Safety Leadership. Amanda explains that workplace...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Clifford Morgan, an organizational psychologist and leadership expert with over 15 years of service in the Royal Australian Air Force. Clifford is passionate about enhancing performance and the fulfillment of leadership potential, and in this engaging interview, he focuses on how safety professionals can use coaching to become more influential in the work...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Mary Ann Baynton, a workplace relations specialist, consultant, speaker and author, who has been called “the godmother of psychological health and safety.” She’s the principal of Mary Ann Baynton & Associates and Director of Strategy and Collaboration at Workplace Strategies for Mental Health. Mary is on a mission to reduce unnecessary workplace stres...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Clive Lloyd, a psychologist specialising in safety leadership and culture development and founder of GYST Consulting. He was recently named among the top five global thought leaders and influencers on health and safety and is the author of Next Generation Safety Leadership: from compliance to care. Clive believes that trust is the most important factor in...

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Gareth Lock, the owner of The Human Diver, an organization that improves the safety and performance of divers through an understanding of human error. Gareth’s safety career spans over 20 years, and he uses his experience in managing high-risk operations to help HSE professionals improve workplace safety. After sharing his fascinating journey from flying...