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How to Protect Your Team with Personnel Nets and Debris Nets May 24, 2026

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Personnel nets and debris nets play a crucial role in protecting workers and the public on and around construction and demolition sites. William Greeley, chair of the ANSI/ASSP A10.37 subcommittee and Ed McKechnie, chair of the ANSI/ASSP A10.11 subcommittee, join our latest episode to share how the A10.11 and A10.37 standards can help you properly design, test and install nets for your jobsites.

Implementing a Safety Management System: What You Need to Know May 10, 2026

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Organizations can encounter many pitfalls as they work to implement a safety management system. Greg Zigulis, President of Sixth Sense Safety Solutions, joins our latest episode to share common mistakes to avoid and how you can help get your team on the right track. He discusses how standards like ANSI/ASSP Z10 can provide organizations a framework for developing a safety management system that suits their specific needs for addressing hazards and managing risks on their jobsites.

Bringing Modern Technology to Construction Sites to Improve Worker Safety Apr 26, 2026

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How is AI technology impacting the construction industry? Boris Kiprovski and Whitney Williams of Skanska join us to share how they’re using these tools to input regulations and gather safety data, as well as find ways to improve conditions for workers on their jobsites. They offer advice for employers and EHS professionals as to how to effectively implement these tools at their organizations to drive positive results.

Preparing for Safety Conversations with the Help of AI Tools Apr 12, 2026

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Todd Hudson, president of Maverick Safety Training, shares how AI can help EHS professionals roleplay different conversations and improve their communication skills with those in their organization. He discusses how to effectively prompt AI tools to provide feedback that will be helpful in discussions with everyone from frontline workers to C-suite executives.

Developing a Framework for Ethical Decision Making in EHS Mar 29, 2026

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Mark Katchen, managing principal of The Phylmar Group and co-author of “Ethical Decision-making in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety: A Comparative Case Study Approach,” discusses common ethical dilemmas EHS professionals may encounter, and how to address them in a way that best supports worker safety and health. He also shares the importance of understand and following the safety profession’s code of conduct, and that of your organization so that you can serve as an example to others.

Elevating Safety Beyond Compliance to Prevent Workplace Injuries and Fatalities Mar 15, 2026

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ASSP President Linda Tapp and Wyatt Bradbury, principal of Health and Safety at Avetta, share how our Standards-Based User Groups (SBUGs) will help EHS professionals put consensus standards into action and improve safety.

They discuss how the SBUGs will bring together industry stakeholders to share knowledge, develop best practices and offer insights into how to implement voluntary consensus standards in real-world environments.

The SBUGs will initially focus on reducing the risks of falls from height, protecting workers from hazardous energy and using artificial intelligence (AI) to anticipate and reduce risks.

Going Beyond TRIR to Measure and Improve Safety and Health Performance Mar 01, 2026

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Dr. Elif Erkal, associate director of research and strategy at the Construction Safety Research Alliance, shares why metrics like total recordable incident rate (TRIR) don’t tell the whole story and offers alternatives for more proactive safety management. She discusses how tools like high energy control assessments can help EHS professional identify high-energy hazards and the importance of a balanced scorecard to ensuring the effectiveness of controls.

Additional Resources

The Statistical Invalidity of TRIR as a Measure of Safety Performance

Moving Beyond TRIR – Measuring & Monitoring Safety Performance with High-Energy Control Assessments

Construction Safety Research Alliance – Safety in the Boardroom

Edison Electric Institute – The Power to Prevent Serious Injuries & Fatalities

Impact of Energy-Based Safety Training on Quality of Prejob Safety Meetings and Control of Hazardous Energy in Construction

Rethinking the Hierarchy of Controls and How to Use it to Reduce Risks Feb 15, 2026

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Wyatt Bradbury, Principal – Health and Safety at Avetta, joins us to discuss the hierarchy of controls and its role in helping reduce risks in the workplace. He shares why it’s important for EHS professionals to examine the effectiveness of the controls at their job sites to help ensure they are reducing risk to an acceptable level. He also explains “active” and “passive” controls, the “transition of illusion” between engineering and administrative controls and why EHS professionals should prioritize “passive” controls and reevaluate residual risks.

The Hazard of Complacency and How Safety Professionals Can Help Prevent It Feb 01, 2026

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Sponsored by SafeStart. Rhonda Piggee Johnson, Implementation Specialist at SafeStart, discusses the causes and effects of complacency in the workplace and the impact it can have on safety. She shares how safety professionals can work with those in their organization to foster good habits and instill the importance of not becoming complacent about tasks, processes and procedures.

How EHS Professionals Can Help Transform Organizational Culture Jan 18, 2026

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Heather MacDougall, Owner of MacDougall Solutions LLC, joins us to share steps EHS professionals can take to collaborate with those in their organization and demonstrate the impact safety has on business performance.

She discusses the concept of “safety culture” and how it can unintentionally create silos within organizations and impede progress toward improving worker safety and health. She emphasizes that safety is a reflection of an organization’s values and that it is everyone’s responsibility to help keep workers safe and healthy.

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