The Accidental Safety Pro

Latest Episodes:

#44: Creepy Carl. Safety Manager. Dec 04, 2019

Show notes

On the eve of Thanksgiving, podcast series host Jill James catches up with Jason Maldonado, who is grateful for how his chosen profession of 15 years has influenced the risk perception of his children. Jason’s start in safety began in the Air Force, where he revived training efforts for Hazard Communication, HAZWOPER, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO). He transitioned to the private sector, and, with the help of a great mentor, developed his characteristic style of employee safety engagement. Today, he owns his own safety consulting business and is the published author of The Practical Guide to the Safety Profession. You’ll learn about what happens when you have the wrong safety goal, and hear a bunch of terrific stories from his career.

#43: Roadhouse and Dr. Phil Nov 20, 2019

Show notes

Podcast series host Jill James speaks with Jason Lucas, creator on #SocialMediaSafetyMinute. Today, Jason is an experienced safety professional who’s served in a few high-risk industries. Jason lives in the field, with the workforce, every day. He’s also a prolific content creator across social platforms, known for his characteristic authenticity. When he made the career-defining move to occupational safety, his first approach was that of the classic “Safety Cop”. Along the way, he learned the difference between building relationships and building walls. You’ll learn how Jason’s early experiences inform his personal, candid—and super successful—approach to our social media safety community.

#42: How safety is made Nov 06, 2019

Show notes

Podcast series host Jill James speaks with two safety birds of a different feather, Jana and John. Each are Master’s-level instructional designers, with decades of experience developing safety training right on the evolving technology curve. Grabbing and holding attention is an art—anyone who leads training knows this. Often, it is poorly done (raise your hand if you’ve sat through to boring training). There are no two better-qualified individuals to speak about the science of effective audience engagement. John and Jana have developed safety content for every medium and mode of delivery since the 90’s. Listen to this episode to learn all about how memorable safety training experiences are created (it takes a village of really bright people).

#41: How does safety in a church work? Oct 09, 2019

Show notes

Series host Jill James interviews Jordan, a safety pro working with his faith community. Jill takes us through Jordan’s fascinating path to safety professionalism. You’ll learn about the unexpected safety considerations unique to faith-based congregations. There’s something new here for all listeners.

#40: A whole long conversation about mold Sep 25, 2019

Show notes

Podcast series host Jill James talks with American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Fellow Cindy, whose career in industrial hygiene spans an amazing 38 years. With a fresh biology degree, Cindy was unable to find laboratory work after graduation. So she found a clerical job at Colorado State University, continued taking classes, and ended up with a Masters in Industrial Hygiene. How do you serve public health without getting into healthcare? Cindy started with OSHA as a safety consultant. From one of the most knowledgeable IHs around, you’ll learn what it was like to build a hazard communication plan from scratch for a Fortune 500 company and deliver training to it—before OSHA developed the standard! Also, what’s in the Industrial Hygienist’s toolkit?

#39: Tom Andrzejewski at NSC 2019 Sep 14, 2019

Show notes

Chief Safety Officer and podcast host Jill James, sits down with Tom Andrzejewski, Safety Director at Hunt Electric to talk about Tom’s path into safety, how their paths unknowingly crossed years ago, and the importance of networking and associations.

#38: Christine McConnell, BCSP Foundation Officer, at NSC 2019 Sep 13, 2019

Show notes

Jill and Christine take some to talk about BCSP Foundation and three main initiatives they’re working on at the Foundation.

#37: Lorraine Martin, NSC President and CEO at NSC 2019 Sep 11, 2019

Show notes

New President and CEO of the National Safety Council talks with podcast host and Vivid Learning Systems Chief Safety Officer, Jill James live from the floor of the 2019 NSC Expo.

#36: Krista Geller at NSC 2019 Sep 11, 2019

Show notes

Krista Geller talks with Jill James about the importance of pets in our lives, growing up in safety and research, and Actively Caring for People.

#35: Jacy Good and Steve Johnson at NSC 2019 Sep 10, 2019

Show notes

Jill James, Chief Safety Officer, and podcast host talks with Jacy Good and Steve Johnson about their story, Hang Up and Drive, as well as what it’s like to be married public speakers on the road together.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected