The Safety Meeting

This week on The Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Craig Downey, regional sales manager at KPA, to discuss the importance of keeping your safety policies and training up to date, backing these up with proper documentation, and keeping your programs in check with third party auditing. (00:31) - Who is Craig Downey? (01:36) - Components of compliance (01:55) - Documentation (02:56) - Training (04:58...

On this episode of The Safety Meeting, guest host Toby chats with Wayne Curtis, Consulting Team Leader at KPA, about the rise of electric vehicles, how dealerships are able to accommodate the changes they bring, and how to address EV safety concerns.  (00:56) - Accommodating electric vehicles (02:42) - Servicing safety concerns (05:02) - Preventative measures (08:25) - Evolving safety protoco...

In this week’s installment of The Safety Meeting, Sage speaks with Dale Golgart, Senior Sales Associate at KPA, to explain how utilizing a safety software can simplify your work as a safety leader within your company. Plus, learn about how KPA evolved from its first iteration, iScout.  (00:28) - KPA’s inception (04:06) - Keeping track (05:25) - Born out of safety needs (07:39) - Field researc...

On this episode of The Safety Meeting, Sage speaks with Jill Schaefer, Director of Content Management at KPA, and Shawn Smith, Product Director at KPA. They discuss how creating a healthy work environment goes beyond physical safety and encompasses an employee’s total experience, from the community they live in, to their home life, and everything in between. (00:28) - A healthy workplace defined (...

This week on The Safety Meeting, Sage speaks with Micah O’Shaughnessy, Regulatory Project Manager at KPA. They discuss preparing for the hot summer months by understanding the signs of heat illness and implementing basic precautionary measures to prevent it in the first place. Plus, hear why empowering and educating employees should be your first line of defense. (00:31) - Heat illness basics (01:...

This week on The Safety Meeting, Sage welcomes back Greg Sizemore, Vice President of health, safety, environment, and workforce development for ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors). Listen for a step-by-step guide to building a safe working environment from the ground up by implementing the discoveries from the 2022 Performance Report .  (00:45) - ABC’s values (01:40) - 2022 Safety Perfo...

This week on the Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Chris Fanning, CEO at KPA, to talk about the three types of solutions KPA offers to help clients develop workplace safety programs.  Tune in to hear how adopting a holistic approach to safety training will better implement safety-driven cultural change in the long run.  (00:32) - The KPA elevator pitch (01:14) - Growth and development (0...

On this installment of The Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Ryan Daly, F&I District Manager for KPA. Listen in to hear Ryan talk about why payment transparency with customers will help your dealership in the long run and why privacy training is important for helping clients feel secure within your business. (00:32) - Benefits of F&I (01:55) - Payment transparency (03:14) - Credit applicat...

This week on the Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Greg Sizemore, Vice President of health, safety, environment, and workforce development for ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors). Tune in for an insightful conversation on committing to the safety of your workers, laying the foundation for your safety programs, and believing that people matter above all else. Plus, hear all about the ABC 2021...

On this week’s episode of the Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Zach Pucillo, Mid Atlantic District Team Supervisor at KPA, to chat about the importance of being involved in safety culture from a leadership perspective. Tune in to hear about how cutting corners costs more in the long run and the difference between complacency, compliance, and culture.  (00:32) - Zach’s day-to-day (05:59) - Th...

In this installment of The Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Chris Fanning, CEO at KPA, to discuss what ESG standards are exactly, and why they’re here to stay. Listen in for tips on how to take the lead on these important initiatives so that your business can thrive. (0:28) - ESG defined (1:17) - Starting at the top (3:40) - Guiding clients towards compliance (5:35) - Education is key Thanks for...

In this week’s episode of The Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Jade Brainard, Product Director at KPA, to talk about how data and analytics not only help develop preventative safety measures, but predictive safety measures, as well. Listen in for a deep dive on leading indicators and why creating a safe work environment goes beyond injury metrics. (0:31) - Data input (2:07) - Predictive Safety (4...

In our very first Safety Meeting, Sage is joined by Shawn Smith, Product Director at KPA, to discuss the results of the KPA Client Training Survey and what they say about the future of safety and compliance best practices. Hear Shawn discuss survey highlights, the importance of harboring a culture of safety, and how best to structure safety training. (00:30) - Client Training Survey (00:47) - Tren...

Leading an organization requires staying on top of a multitude of priorities. And while we know safety sits at the top of that list, it can be challenging to keep up with all the trends and best practices in workforce safety. That’s why we created The Safety Meeting. We’re bringing you the latest on how to keep your workforce safe and sustainable, harness your data, and make your EHS software work...