Podcasts
Listen to safety and health podcasts in your office, on the plane, in the car, at the gym - any time that suits your convenience.These podcasts feature OH editors, industry experts and interviews with leading safety manufacturers and industry figures examining a wide range of safety, health and industrial hygiene topics.
What is Podcasting? Podcasting is a method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the internet for playback on mobile devices (iPods) and personal computers.
Current Podcasts
ISO 16602 and Chemical Protective ClothingIn this edition, Susan Lovasic, a senior research associate for DuPont Protection Technologies, discusses ISO 16602, an international standard used to classify the performance of chemical protective clothing. She explains how this standard addresses a critical gap in current American standards infrastructure, describes the standard's system of types and classes, explains how it can make a safety professional's job easier, offers tips for hazard assessment, and more... |
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Experts Comment on the H1N1 PandemicThis podcast examines the current state of the H1N1 pandemic and draws on the knowledge of three experts. Dr. Noni MacDonald of Dalhousie University addresses skepticism surrounding the H1N1 vaccine and highlights important lessons learned from the pandemic. Next, Les Boord, the director of NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) and Roland Berry Ann, the NPTTL deputy director, discuss N95 respirators and CDC's H1N1 guidelines for health care workers... |
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Incentive and Reward ProgramsIn this special podcast edition, EHS Today turns the microphone over to the experts at ProAct Safety to discuss how to effectively transition from safety incentive programs to safety reward programs. Learn the differences between the two types of programs, why reward systems are less complex and how, if implemented correctly, they can be as effective while avoiding the potential difficulties that can arise with the more complicated incentives programs... |
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Profiting from Sustainability | EHS Today Podcast
In this podcast, Deborah R. Roy, corporate director of health, safety and wellness at L.L. Bean, suggests tips, tools and resources for eco-minded companies interested in taking the sustainable path to cost savings by reducing energy use. Next, Dr. Peter Layde, professor of population health and co-director of the Injury Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses the hidden costs of energy production and how shifting to renewable energy sources could have occupational health benefits for U.S. workers.
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Controlling Workers' Comp CostsIn this edition, EHS Today Associate Editor Laura Walter speaks to Teresa Long of WorkComp Professionals to learn how to keep workers' comp costs under control, from preventing injuries in the first place to developing smart return-to-work practices. Next, Pam Ferrante of JC Safety and Environmental Inc., speaks about effective crisis and risk communication. Peter Greaney, M.D., wraps up the podcast with some injury and illness management tips. ... |
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Global EHS ManagementLeo Hamilton, a 35-year veteran of Dupont and the company’s current director of safety, health and environment, discusses how Dupont approaches global EHS management. Next, Active Agenda President Dan Zahlis, who developed an open source software project to help solve the problems he observed in geographically dispersed EHS management programs, shares his insights on managing EHS on the global scale.... |
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Changing the Safety CultureRudy Hagen, the director of strategic planning for global health and safety at Georgia-Pacific, describes why the company decided to implement behavior-based safety in its facilities and how culture assessment and other tools helped decrease injuries, increase employee ownership and improve company safety culture.... |
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Gas Flow Measurement
EHS Today Editor Sandy Smith speaks to Scott Calvert, vice president of Bios International Corp., to learn why primary standards and specific accreditations are so important in primary gas flow measurement. Bios International is a world leader in gas flow measurement and provides products and services for professionals in the fields of occupational health and safety, environmental protection, industrial process control and more....
Health Promotion on a Budget
Jane Ellery, Ph.D., assistant professor and associate professor for the Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology, speaks to EHS Today about how companies can develop or implement health promotion programs on a budget. Next, EHS Today Publisher Steve Minter interviews William Bullock, Ph.D., industrial hygiene manager for CSX Transportation, to explore this topic further and learn how EHS professionals are uniquely positioned to take a leading role in workplace health promotion....
Blue-Green Coalitions and “Green” Driving
In this edition, EHS Today Publisher and Editorial Director Steve Minter interviews Brian Mayer, author of Blue-Green Coalitions: Fighting for Safe Workplaces and Healthy Communities, about these powerful labor-environmental coalitions and their prospects in an Obama administration. Phil Moser from Advanced Driving Training Services discusses how safer and greener driving goes hand-in-hand. Plus, Associate Editor Laura Walter shares some tips to celebrate the holidays safely. ...
America's Safest CompaniesIn this podcast, EHS Today speaks to three of the 2008 America's Safest Companies winners. Peter Bolton from Blythe Construction Inc., Deb Lambert from Herman Miller Inc. and Stephen Whittaker of Monroe Litho Inc. explain what makes their companies some of the safest in the nation.... |
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Assessing the Safety CultureTerry Mathis, founder and CEO of ProAct Safety, shares his expertise on safety culture, including how it can be created, defined, measured and maintained. Mathis is a nationally recognized expert in the application of behavior-based safety strategies and is a veteran of over 900 safety improvement projects in 29 countries. Listen now to discover how redefining and measuring safety culture can impact your organization. ... |
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Workplace Violence
In this edition, Ray O'Hara of Andrews International discusses workplace violence, including causes, warning signs, training and ways to address the issue; Dave Eherts explains how Sikorsky eliminated the industrial hygiene risk of using hex chrome on its helicopters; and Kurt Salvatori of CNX Gas Corp. shares how the company's new Absolute Zero initiative is impacting safety. ...
Ergonomics and the Aging Work ForceCindy Roth, CEO of Ergonomic Technologies Corp., shares her thoughts on ergonomics and the aging work force; Associate Editor Katherine Torres reports from Washington, D.C. on a proposed measure to protect workers from combustible dust explosions; and Dr. James Herdegen of the Sleep Science Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago explains how sleep deprivation can impact worker safety and productivity. ... |
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OSHA 10-Hour TrainingIn this podcast, Tom Fogarty from the Construction Safety Council discusses OSHA 10-hour training: why workers take the course, what they can expect to learn and how the training promotes hazard awareness. Occupational Hazards also speaks to Stephanie Altis-Gurnari from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and Aaron Trippler of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to hear their thoughts on New York City's proposed air monitoring bill. ... |
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Personal and professional benefits of volunteering
Whether it’s volunteering to help craft a new occupational safety and health standard or helping respond to a hurricane or other disaster, safety professionals often can be found on the front lines. Occupational Hazards talked to Donald Jones Sr., the 2006-2007 president for the American Society of Safety Engineers, to learn more about the personal and professional benefits of volunteering. ...
Safety TrainingIn this edition, consultant Jonathan Klane provides some tips on what not to do in your next safety training session; we discuss some of the latest developments in the BP Texas City aftermath; and Dr. Nancy Collop of the American College of Chest Physicians' Sleep Institute details some recommendations for the screening and management of sleep apnea among commercial drivers. ... |
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Industrial Hygiene
In this podcast, Dr. Howard Cohen, recipient of the 2007 American Industrial Hygiene Association's Donald E. Cummings Memorial Award, shares his thoughts about the future of industrial hygiene; corporate psychologist Zara Hart explains why there is such a thing as too much safety; and migraine headache expert Dr. Lisa Mannix talks about the workplace impact of migraine headaches....
