Safety Wars

Safety Wars Live a special AM Edition. Holdover from 5-1-2023. Day 1 of Fall Protection. We discuss construction standards related to fall protection. We had some internet issues in Rockland County, NY and I had to upload this today. I have a program coming up this evening. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide please seek help. For all of your consulting and training needs give us a...

Safety Wars, Saturday, April 29, 2023 A special Saturday Broadcast on Introduction to OSHA. Feel Free to use this as a supplement to your outreach training courses. For all of your consulting and training needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or drop us an email at Jim@safetywars.com. WE NOW HAVE A LIVE SHOW EVERY Weekday AT 8 TO 9 PM EST ON SAFETYFM.COM WE ARE AVAILABLE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PL...

We released audio only of this episode on Pushback Faced by Safety Professionals. This is one of our signature presentations and incorporates Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" into safety management. If you have been in safety long enough they sound like a lot of what most of us had to contend with. We don't offer solutions, but we do organize things so you can come up with your own solutions. F...

Our normal news and views. Visit us at www.safetywars.com We now have a live radio show on from 8-9 PM EST on most weekday evenings and visit us on. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@skylander52/streams. For all your safety needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or jim@safetywars.com

Safety Wars, Friday, April 21, 2023 On today’s program. We discussed the Presidential Primary Process. Essentially if your candidate can’t get on the ballot think twice about supporting him or her. We also discussed the end of the world and a book “Revelation for Today; Messages of Hope”, be informed don’t be manipulated. We had an update on the East Palestine Train Disaster, and tomorrow is Earth...

On today's episode Jim discusses the Star Trek Picard Series Finale and how people are looking for a connection to others Are we using social media as a substitute for real connections? We discuss Alec Baldwin and his charges reportedly being dropped by the New Mexico authorities. We also include our news and views. As usual, for all your consulting needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or contact...

A discussion on Excavation Safety and the news and views. For all of your consulting and training needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or drop us an email at Jim@safetywars.com. Also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTuBibi-0fEJXIRFyoBvbw WE NOW HAVE A LIVE SHOW EVERY Weekday AT 8 TO 9 PM EST ON SAFETYFM.COM WE ARE AVAILABLE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM AS SAFETY WARS #J...

Safety Wars, Monday, April 18, 2023 On today’s program. Construction Suicide and news and views. If you know or are considering suicide please get help dial 988 or visit https://988lifeline.org For all of your consulting and training needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or drop us an email at Jim@safetywars.com. Also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTuBibi-0fEJXIRFyoBvbw WE...

Safety Wars, Monday, April 17, 2023 On today’s program. Our normal news and views with an emphasis on last week's story on an Alabama papermill, Youth employment dangers, and Jim's plea for people to be more empathetic and the crisis of mental health our society is facing with all these shootings. For all of your consulting and training needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or drop us an email at J...

Safety Wars, Friday, April 7, 2023 On today’s program. A discussion on the Trump situation, IT”S all a distraction. Happy Easter. *Jim goes to Opening Day on Citi Field. *Lengthy discussion on Star Wars three more movies. A war update. *Singapore will approve insects for human consumption. *Jim and family rescues baby rabbits. *EPA News *Environmental Protection Hierarchy of controls (another tria...

Safety Wars Thursday, April 6, 2023 On today’s program. A discussion on the Trump situation, IT”S all a distraction, First Aid CPR Courses, Disaster preparation, tornados, OSHA Press Releases, the trench collapse at JFK Airport, Jamie Dimon CEO of JP Morgan using eminent domain to fight climate change. For all of your consulting and training needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or drop us an email...

Safety Wars Monday, 4-3-2023 On today’s program. A discussion on the Trump situation, IT”S all a distraction. We must focus on what is important….family, community, our own situation. The Tennessee shooting. A discussion on Jim’s experience with isolation. Get out of your comfort zone. Tornado’s Tornado’s and more Tornado’s. Then finishing with OSHA and EPA News. For all of your consulting and tra...

Safety Wars 3-29-2022, Wednesday Today is a special pre-recorded program we have Murray Sabrin, PhD. Professor Emeritus at Ramapo College. Dr. Sabrin taught finance at Ramapo College for 35 years and is a pioneer in Austrian Economics. He has just published a book available at Amazon, “From Immigrant to Public Intellectual”. We discuss the recent demise of Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve,...

Safety Wars Monday 3-28-2023, Tuesday Our normal safety news and views with a focus on OSHA, EPA and the DOL press releases. We finish the episode with a recent podcast on Disaster Water Issues. We are all about giving all the information on issues and letting the listener decide for themselves. To borrow a byline from another program “We are equal time”. If you or someone you know is contemplatin...

Safety Wars Monday 3-27-2023, Monday Our normal safety news and views with a focus on OSHA, EPA and the DOL press releases. An update on the East Palestine railcar disaster, the Philadelphia Water Situation, and a study on armpit odor helping people out with social anxiety. We are all about giving all the information on issues and letting the listener decide for themselves. To borrow a byline from...

Safety Wars Thursday, March 23, 2023 We give our news and views along with an interview with Anastasia Pashigreva, Phd. from the Creative Society. We met at the International Conference on Climate Change, sponsored by the Heartland Institute. Her research shows that global climate change is geologic in origin, not emissions. We are all about giving all the information on issues and letting the lis...

Safety Wars March 20, 2023 Happy Monday. Jim cannot be live on the air today and tomorrow due to family and professional obligations. So we are releasing a pre-recorded interview on the Podcast only. Safety Wars is available on your favorite podcast network. Jim Poesl would like to thank Ian Punnet and his interview on Saturday Night’s Coast to Coast AM. Jim gave an update on the East Palestine Ra...

Safety Wars Live March 17, 2023 Happy St. Patrick’s Day, not St. Paddy!!! Jim Poesl will be on Coast to Coast AM tomorrow night with Ian Punnet discussing the ongoing East Palestine, Ohio situation. Jim was all over the place tonight. He discussed the normal news and views in safety along with the Ukrainian war with Slovakia reportedly supplying Ukraine with 12 Mig-29 fighters. This is in addition...

Safety Wars Live March 16, 2023 Jim discussed Hydrogen Sulfide, OSHA and EPA news, and the apology of Dr. Naomi Wolf. We really encourage people to get along and resolve conflicts whether it is in your workplace, in society or politically. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide please seek help. For all of your consulting and training needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or drop us an...

Safety Wars Live March 14, 2023 Welcome to Episode 200 of Safety Wars. Thanks for all the support. Jim thanked all of his supporters today, it’s taken over 2 years to get here, hopefully it won’t take another 2-3 years. Jim discussed 29CFR1903 today. How OSHA conducts inspections, you do have rights. We then went into our news and views. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide please s...

Safety Wars Live March 13, 2023 Welcome to Season 3 of Safety Wars. Thanks for all the support. Jim discussed Confined Space Entry Safety today. He found an old news article at his mother’s house that detailed the death of a family member in the late 1950s or early 1960s who died in a sewer. Even after OSHA there are still incidents like this every year. He then discussed a recent confined space e...

Safety Wars Live March 10, 2023 Welcome to Season 3 of Safety Wars. Thanks for all the support. Jim covered the Simple Sabotage Field Manual (1944) issued by the Office of Strategic Services (CIA). Is American business being sabotaged by these things? Are we self-sabotaging with this stuff? Elon Musk tweeted on this. Jim discusses a 911 call he made today. If you or someone you know is contemplati...

Safety Wars Live March 9, 2023 Welcome to Season 3 of Safety Wars. We did our normal OSHA and EPA press releases, and the latest news, with a commentary on companies who Jim has worked with who mishandled disabled workers specifically a mental illness case and a polio case. Safety professionals can fall into the trap just by being present when this stuff goes down, and we can get blamed also. If y...

Safety Wars Live March 2, 2023 Last Episode of Season 2 of Safety Wars Live. I will not be on the air till Monday, March 6th due to family obligations. We were all over the map today talking about today’s news and views. Jim gave an interview to the New American last week that was broadcast today. Check our Linkedin Page for the interview. We discussed plastics in the ocean and Alison Teal of alis...

Safety Wars Live March 1, 2023 We discussed “getting ahead” of an accident investigation and do your own, don’t rely on other people who might have liability for the accident do an accident investigation. We discussed the OSHA 300, 300a and 301 forms. It is not always necessary to get the investigation done by “close of business”, OSHA allows up to a week, although getting it done in a timely mann...