Ted Speaks

On this episode Ted and Barb welcome Richard Flynt, who has over 20 years of experience in the manufacture industry in environmental health and safety. He is currently EHS Manager at Lonza. In 17 years of working as a controls engineer at many different manufacturing plants across North America, he had to go through safety orientation many times. This experience made him realize that the trai...

On this episode Ted and Barb talk to David Jaenike, environmental health safety specialist at Red-Rochester, and the Founder at Safety Knights, an online community for health and safety professionals to discuss industry topics, and build their careers. As a new safety professional, Dave found it tough to find recourses and ask questions regarding health and safety. So he came up with the idea of b...

On this episode Ted and Barb talk to Steve Bell, President/Owner at Employers Health and Safety LLC. Steve has 25 years of experience in manufacturing and construction industry in environmental Health and safety. He has been working with all state and local agencies. In this show Steve talks about saving lives and reducing costs in regards to reducing accidents and injuries by supporting and imple...

On this episode Ted and Barb speak to Wyatt Bradbury, a Health and Safety Advisor for Hitachi Rail STS. Wyatt describes himself as a Safety Professional with experience in the Aquatics, Construction, and Utility industries. Like most people in Safety Industry, he simply “fell into it”, and he now works in the Rail Industry - which is a Safety pioneer. Because of his rich career and experience, Wya...

On this episode Ted and Barb talk to Stephen Ross, a Director of Safety - Eastern US Operations at AECOM Hunt. Stephen is a corporate safety leadership professional with over 12 years of experience in the construction and industrial markets. For the most part of the show, the topic is efficiency in safety. Having an efficient workplace can reduce the number of injuries. According to Stephen, fatig...

On this episode Ted and Barb talk to Melissa Samuels, a Vice President of Global Business Development at ErgoFactor. The topic of today’s show is ergonomics, which can be defined as a scientific discipline of designing or modifying a workplace to fit the worker. Melissa is an occupational therapist and has been working in the field of ergonomics and safety for approximately 17 years. According to...

On this episode Ted and Barb talk to Jessica Jannaman, the Executive Director of EHS & Quality at Global Automotive Systems, LLC. Jessica has 8 years of experience in automotive industry in environmental health and safety. She was awarded the 2020 National Safety Council Rising Star of Safety Award. Like most safety professionals, she “fell into” safety after being hired for an another (enviro...

This episode is all about approach and communication in the Occupational Health and Safety Industry. Ted and Barb talk to Devon Molitor, a Senior Safety, Health and Environmental Manager at AECOM who was recently awarded with 2020 Rising Star of Safety Award. Since communication is crucial in safety, Devon educates us on speaking in front of a group of people, as well as encourages us to practice...

On this episode Ted and Barb talk to Joshua Hughes, a Division Safety Manager at Clark Construction Group LLC. Joshua was recently awarded the 2020 National Safety Council Rising Star of Safety Award. His career as a safety professional started after he got out of the Navy back in 2006 and found a job as a Rescue Technician in the shipyard. Joshua is humble and appreciates other people who had an...

On this episode Ted and Barb welcome David Daniels, a President and CEO of ID2 Solutions LLC. David has been a safety professional for over 25 years. His career started as a firefighter where he witnessed a lot of injuries, therefore he started focusing on what’s coming next instead of focusing on what happened yesterday - meaning hazard prevention. According to David, imagining what might happen...

On this episode Ted talks with Kevin Hildebrandt, Miron Construction’s Director of Risk Management, about safety in the construction business. Miron is a construction giant conducting work safely all the time, not just periodically. For them, safety is the norm and they’re maximizing the efficiency by implementing their SQP Philosophy - Safety. Quality. Production, making safety in the first place...

On this episode Ted speaks to Russ Timmers, a Vice President at Sargent Electric, a company providing industry leading electrical services. Based on his experience, Russ shares his perspective on safety changes in construction and electrical industry in the past 30 years. Also, he shares an anecdote when he personally had a work injury which made him more safety conscious. Resources : https://www....

On this episode Ted is talking to Jim Lee, Executive Vice President at L. Keeley Construction. They talk about the importance of safety in construction and Jim offers us an insight on health and safety from an executive’s perspective. According to Jim, you can’t run a successful business without taking care of your people, therefore it’s evident why Jim is invited to be a guest in the show. Resour...

On this episode Ted talks to Cindy Festge, President at Industrial Therapy Solutions, and Danielle Saunders, Healthcare Sales Specialist at Industrial Therapy Solutions. They talk about stretching and why is it important. Stretching at work can reduce fatigue and can prevent muscle strain injuries, therefore companies who care about their employees’ health and safety are investing in stretching pr...

On this episode Ted educates us on Covid-19 prevention during Halloween Holidays. Up to 90% of accidents are linked to human factors, so Ted provides several examples where people made mistakes causing accidents, as well as some factors that can cause us to make errors. Special guest on this episode is Cory Mullard, safety coordinator with Miller Electric Manufacturing, and he’s talking about what...

On this episode, Ted educates us on fatigue and how the lack of sleep can be a major cause of incidents. Peer pressure is a term we usually associate with bad behavior, in fact, peer pressure can be used successfully on job sites to ensure employees work safer. Listen to this episode and get some health and safety recommendations, as well as some some funnies. Connect : https://www.healthandsafety...

On this episode Ted educates us on fire prevention provides us with 10 simple safety rules to avoid fire. Also, he tells a story where he has taken over a project which was nearly shut down due to safety violations. Find out how Ted managed to turn the culture around and got recommended for another project by the owner. Let's Connect https://www.healthandsafetynow.com

In this episode, I talk about why I went into the health and safety field. I discuss how one job, one injury and that one response to my injury changed my thought process regarding my future career path. This personal experience is one of the reasons why I am so passionate about keeping people safe. Let's Connect https://www.healthandsafetynow.com