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#54: What happens the day before the disaster Apr 22, 2020

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Podcast series host Jill James interviews Chip Hughes, award-winning Director with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Chip runs an innovative program securing cooperative agreements for rapid deployment of new safety and health training programs for workers involved in hazardous substance response. Example? NIEHS COVID-19 Response Training. Chip sets the bar for emergency response training expertise. Don’t miss this.

#53: Equity for all Apr 08, 2020

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In this episode, podcast series host Jill James interviews Katica Roy, a gender economist and CEO of Pipeline Equity. Why a gender economist? Popular demand! Our listeners frequently reach out asking how more women can be welcomed and encouraged to join the safety and health profession—a STEM field. Katica shares gender and pay equity facts and how they influence STEM. She also covers how women can impact the economic recovery from COVID-19. This is a highly requested episode that you won’t want to miss!

#52: A Nurses Perspective - COVID-19 Special Mar 24, 2020

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In this episode of the Accidental Safety Pro, podcast series host Jill James interviews two nurses to get their perspective on the Coronavirus situation. Jill and her guests, Jo and Sue, talk about how to prevent COVID-19, and cover everything from explaining proper handwashing techniques, to talking about the individual social responsibility we all have to practice: social distancing.

#51: What Not to do With Your Cleaning Supplies - COVID-19 Special Mar 20, 2020

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In this special episode, podcast series host Jill James speaks with Corey Martin, the founder and CEO of Spotlight Safety. Corey holds an MS degree in Immunobiology from Yale University, making him the perfect interviewee to talk to about COVID-19. Jill and Corey discuss how to use chemicals for cleaning in the safest, healthiest way possible, along with general tips to help protect yourself and your community.

#50: What Employers Need to Know About Coronavirus (COVID-19) Mar 11, 2020

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In this episode, podcast series host Jill James is joined by Deborah Roy, President-Elect of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). They discuss how employers can prepare for the Coronavirus in affected and not-yet-affected areas, where to get accurate, current information, and how to prepare for pandemics. This is a very timely episode you will not want to miss.

#49: The power of reflection Feb 12, 2020

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In this episode, podcast series host Jill James talks with an old friend, Dr. Todd Loushine - a returning veteran of the podcast. Jill and Dr. Todd explore the role attitude has in safety and much more! Todd is a professor at the University of Whitewater-Wisconsin in the Occupational Safety degree program and is also the vice president of the Council for Professional Development for the ASSP. You won’t want to miss this one.

#48: Baby’s first incident Jan 29, 2020

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Podcast series host Jill James interviews Iowa farm girl turned safety pro, Nicole. Her path to safety began in early childhood, when a life-changing incident resulted in the loss of multiple fingers. Listener’s will hear some familiar themes as Nicole shares her journey, and take in more than few remarkable stories from her work in insurance brokerage. You’ll learn about safety in the agriculture industry, related insurance considerations, and benefit from her unique perspective on risk mitigation. This is underexplored territory for much of the greater safety community.

#47: Almost like a bad spy movie Jan 15, 2020

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Podcast series host Jill James speaks with Jim Allyn, MarTech Media’s resident subject matter expert for reliability training. Jim is one of the most experienced training instructors to ever grace the podcast, with too many stories from the field to pack into one episode. After leaving a 20-year career in the military (8 years as a training instructor), Jim briefly entered the oil & gas industry, leaving soon in the interest of literal self-preservation—it’s dangerous work. Tapping his background in reliability systems, Jim moved on to work for an engineering firm, developing preventative maintenance strategies. He successfully pursued OSHA Outreach instructor certification. Today, for MarTech customers, Jim blends industrial skills training with safety and compliance, for a unique approach. He’s delivered hands-on mechanical skills training all over the world; Jim’s work takes him into the engine rooms of large power generators, hydroelectric power plants, and manufacturing facilities, where he trains millwrights, industrial mechanics, and operations managers. Learn about Jim’s experience working with safety professionals, his approach to training craft trades personnel, and what it feels like to experience high-risk work in far flung locales when ‘safety culture’ is non-existent.

#46: The CEO of Spotlight Safety Jan 01, 2020

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In this episode of the Accidental Safety Pro, series host Jill James is joined by Corey Martin, a safety professional and founder and CEO of Spotlight Safety. Jill and Corey have a lot to say in this hour-long episode - they discuss everything from “work at the bench” to the hazards present at a brewery. You won’t want to miss this jam-packed episode!

#45: The Adventures of Attila the Hun & The Hammer Dec 18, 2019

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In a series first, podcast host Jill James talks with a reigning American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Women in Safety Excellence Safety Professional of the Year, Crystal! As far as impressive curriculum vitae goes in the world of occupational safety and health, Crystal is eating all the cake: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Safety Management Specialist (SMS), past president of the Hudson River Valley ASSP chapter, organizer of the Blacks in Safety Excellence ASSP group, and published author in Professional Safety Journal. She owns her own safety consulting business and is known as the “Safety Diva”. Her story in safety is well worth the listen.

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