SpheraNOW

In this edition of SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief talks with Judy Coleman, Sphera's director of professional services in EHS&S, about her role at Sphera and her personal interests, which include her three rescue dogs, boxing and volunteering in Africa.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor in chief speaks with Ashlee Fidow, a professional stuntwoman with a decade's worth of experience, about safety on the set when performing stunts. Fidow is one of Liu Yifei's stunt doubles in the upcoming live-action film "Mulan."

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor in chief speaks with Dr. Stefan Green, the associate director of the Research Resources Center, Genome Research division, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, about how gene research can help crack the COVID-19 code.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor in chief speaks with Dr. Adrian Mulholland, a chemistry professor at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Computational Chemistry in England, about the VR technology he and his team are developing to research anti-viral medications for COVID-19 and other diseases.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor-in-chief, talks with Colin Keogh, a mechanical Engineer based in Ireland who co-founded the Open Source Ventilator project. The project is using open source to design emergency ventilators that can be 3-D printed to help meet demand during the global shortage caused by COVID-19.

In this Edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief talks with Dr. Chuck Gerba, a professor of environmental science who's known as "Dr. Germ," to get his tips on battling COVID-19 and other germs while working from home.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor-in-chief talks with employment lawyer Jon Hyman, a partner in the law firm Meyers Roman who is an expert in labor and employment disputes, about potential pitfalls for employers when dealing with COVID-19—which is a coronavirus—or any other potential viruses for that matter.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, Ellen Bremseth, Spera's marketing communications manager, talks with James Tehrani, Spark’s editor in chief about the fall/winter issue of Spark magazine. They talk about the cover story, which discusses Integrated Risk Management 4.0 (IRM 4.0), the Robert Irvine Interview and much more. They also talk about how the Sphera Litter Challenge got started and...

In this special edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor-in-chief, talks with former All-Star Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks about his recent Players’ Tribune article that detailed his experience following a bad outcome from a back surgery in 2011. Discussing so-called "concurrent surgeries" might seem like a bit of a change-up from what we normally...

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor in chief, talks with Christopher Penn, the co-founder and chief data scientist at Trust Insights about how AI and predictive analytics can help mitigate risk in industry and more. If that's not enough, there's even a spirited discussion about AI and cookies that you won't want to miss.

Coinciding with the fall 2019 Spark cover story on Integrated Risk Management 4.0, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor-in-chief, speaks with Jerry Shaughnessy, Sphera’s chief architech, about his background, where companies go wrong with their innovation strategies and how technology will continue to change the game for risk mitigation strategies. Don’t forget to visit sphera.com/spark and register to r...

In the latest SpheraNOW podcast, Carrie Decatur, Sphera’s senior regulatory analyst, discusses the European Commission’s recent changes to Annex VIII that will, among other things, postpone the first compliance date for harmonizing poison centre reporting for mixtures intended for consumer use. Listen to the podcast to learn more about how to comply with the new poison centre requirements.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor in chief, talks with workplace safety author and consultant Phil La Duke about how fatigue can lead to unsafe behaviors and Operational Risks in the workforce. He discusses what he's learned about fatigue and some of the ways companies can help workers get the rest they need to perform at their optimum levels for their benefit...

Coinciding with the fall 2019 Spark cover story on Integrated Risk Management 4.0, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief , speaks with David Stroud, Sphera’s vice president of MRO sales, about his background, how Maintenance, Repair & Operations fits into an Integrated Risk Management strategy and what the future might hold. Don’t forget to visit sphera.com/spark and register to receive notificat...

Coinciding with the Spark cover story on augmented, mixed and virtual reality for workplace safety, James Tehrani, the editor-in-chief of Spark, speaks with Cole Sandau, the CEO of Health Scholars, a health care training company based in Westminster, Colorado. Part of their training program includes VR experiences; some of which might surprise you. Let’s just say you’d never want this to happen to...

Coinciding with the Spark II cover story on augmented, mixed and virtual reality for workplace safety, James Tehrani, the editor-in-chief of Spark, speaks with Kristi Rawlinson, the head of marketing communications at STRIVR, a 3-year-old VR technology company that produces software designed to improve corporate performance. As Rawlinson says, “We at STRIVR talk about delivering immersive learning...

In this SpheraNOW podcast, Scott Lehmann, Sphera’s vice president of product management for Sphera’s ORM for Operations solutions, discusses the potential of digital technology to help improve operations, reduce downtime and move to a proactive operational decision-making process. Technology is evolving rapidly—whether it’s with smart sensors, edge computing, machine learning, artificial intellige...

As a preview of the upcoming Spark cover story on augmented, mixed and virtual reality for workplace safety, James Tehrani, the editor-in-chief of Spark, speaks with Grant Winters, the director of business development in VR and online learning at Industrial Training International, a Woodland, Washington-based organization that offers a host of VR training courses for cranes, lifts and other types...

In October 2018, Sphera’s media team visited flavor company FONA International’s headquarters in Geneva, Illinois, to learn more about the flavor-making industry. James Tehrani, Sphera’s content marketing manager, spoke with Jennifer Howell, FONA’s director of regulatory innovation. They talk about the complexities of creating new flavors and especially the regulatory challenges. As Howell explain...

In this special edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, the editor-in-chief of Spark magazine, talks with world-renowned nautical explorer Dr. Robert Ballard. Among his many major underwater discoveries, without question he is best remembered for leading the expedition that located the RMS Titanic in 1985. Ballard discusses his long career exploring the ocean, how important safety is to e...

In this edition of SpheraNOW, Narenderpal Marwaha, Sphera’s principal solutions architect, discusses the hazards analysis and critical control points (HACCP) technique and its application in the food, biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries with Ellen Bremseth, Sphera’s social media specialist.

In the newest SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Sphera’s content marketing manager, talks with Ellen Bremseth, Sphera’s social media specialist, about the launch of Spark magazine. Spark is Sphera’s entry into the world of periodicals, and Tehrani—who also serves as Spark’s editor-in-chief—and Bremseth discuss the goals and origin of the magazine as well as some of the cool content planned for the...

In this edition of SpheraNOW, Narenderpal Marwaha, Sphera’s principal solutions architect, talks about moving from lagging to leading indicators to improve safety performance. But how do you pitch the cost-benefit analysis to stakeholders? Getting buy-in from organizations that have been focusing on lagging indicators for some time can be tricky, but there are some important reasons why companies...

John Crosman, Sphera’s lead process safety consultant, talks action management best practices, in the latest edition of the SpheraNOW podcast. It’s critical that companies close out actions for risk assessments to ensure follow-through. But, as Crosman explains, “a lot of us work in our own little bubbles or our own little words, and we forget that there’s a bigger system or a bigger picture at pl...

In this episode of SpheraNOW we discuss the importance of a properly implemented Incident Management System with Katherine Horn, a senior consultant at Huco Consulting. Part of the discussion centers around challenges and pitfalls when trying to implement an incident management system. Why is it that some implementation projects stall and struggle to get across the finish line and others don’t? Su...