Danny sits down with one of our new safety consultants, Rick Ricker, to talk about why SafeStart clicked for him after decades in high-risk industries and behavior-based safety work. Dig into human factors, telltale signs, and the real-life moments where a small reset can prevent a big outcome.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Rick Ricker

S15Ep12 The Map is Not the Terrain: Charting a New Course for Leadership

Jamie Clarke is a world-renowned adventure leader, elite climber and performance coach who has inspired audiences as a sought-after speaker for more than 25 years. That’s exactly why we selected him as the opening keynote speaker for the 2026 SafeStart Forum. While some may see Jamie as a risk-taker, his perspective is rooted in risk management—understanding how to adapt when the plan no longer matches the reality in front of you. In his keynote, he’ll share powerful lessons on leadership, decision-making and resilience, drawn from extraordinary experiences in some of the world’s toughest environments. Expect compelling stories, practical insights, high energy and plenty of humor. Get a quick preview of what’s to come in this conversation between Danny and Jamie.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Jamie Clarke

Now that summer is here, it's time to take our SafeStart skills on the water. Join Captain Danny and Captain Keith as they embark on ensuring safe passage this boating season.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Keith Carpenter

Resources:
http://www.americasboatingcourse.com/lawsbystate.cfm
https://canadaboatsafety.com/?msclkid=af56ab55deaf12e22c18cd0529d01f72
https://www.boaterexam.com/safety/safety-common-hand-signals/

Danny sits down with one of our newest consultants, Lauren, to explore how a human factors approach—brought to life through SafeStart—has become a valuable addition to her toolkit, helping her better manage her complicated relationship with focusing and staying on track in the face of everyday challenges like "adulting". Tune in for this light-hearted chat and come away with a candid look at SafeStart.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Lauren Lamontagne

Workers' Memorial Day focuses on workers who lost their lives on the job. A lot of organizations use this day to raise awareness about safety issues, but that doesn't always reach the workers. Impacting workers can do a whole lot more. Join Tim and Abby as they break it all down.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Abby Ferri

You can spend months rolling out safety leadership training and still watch the impact fade if leaders do not have easy tools to reinforce it. That is why we put the spotlight on a resource many clients overlook: the SafeLead Client Portal. Tim Page-Bottorff sits down with SafeStart consultant Jeremy Hyde for a practical walkthrough of what is inside, how to get access, and how to use it to make SafeLead stick in the real world.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Jeremy Hyde

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What if the biggest safety lever isn’t another rule, but a simple shift in how we manage our own states?  We sat down with one of our newest consultants, Tom Raught (a certified safety professional whose 40-year career spans hazardous waste, steel, chemical, telecom, oil and gas, and manufacturing), to unpack how safety transformed from equipment and checklists to human factors, practical habits, and real behavior change that lasts.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Tom Raught

Habits, not policies or procedures, decide what happens in the split second before an incident. We sit down with Cristian, a safety leader and author from Sydney, to unpack why the brain’s automatic systems drive most on-the-job behavior and how to reshape those systems toward safer defaults. Instead of shaming “bad choices,” we trace how repetition wires neural pathways that turn yesterday’s lucky shortcuts into today’s risky routines.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Cristian Sylvestre

Want more time with your people and less time buried in reports? In this episode, Danny sits down with Eduardo Lan to unpack how generative AI can shoulder the data grind so that safety leaders can focus on human things like culture and coaching. Understand AI in plain language—separating hype from practical value—and learn how you can turn a generic assistant into a sharp partner for safety performance.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Eduardo Lan

The moments that change safety aren’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s a quiet nudge, a shared phrase, or a supervisor who chooses to coach instead of blame. We dig into the power of intervention—how speaking up with care, using clear safety language, and building psychological safety can stop injuries before they start and keep quality on track.

Hosts:

Danny Smith

Tim Page-Bottorff

What if human factors were your organization’s secret advantage, not a list of hazards to police? We sat down with returning guest Peter Batrowny to flip the script—spotlighting intelligence, creativity, adaptability, empathy, intuition, passion, and especially resilience as performance multipliers across safety, quality, and culture.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Pete Batrowny

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The fuse catches, your heart jumps, and instinct says run. That split second is where most firework injuries begin—not in the explosion, but in the rush, the stumble, and the moments when excitement outruns preparation. We unpack how holiday celebrations trigger the human states that lead to errors, and we turn that insight into a simple, repeatable plan you can trust.

Host:  Danny Smith

Aerial  fireworks: Determine the height that the device can shoot up plus the blast radius, which is usually 45-55' per inch. So after traveling 250' in the air, the fallout on a 2.5" would be 150' or so and then double that.

* Note SafeTalk  will return 1/5/26. Happy and Safe Holidays!

What happens when a rising manager in a high-output factory realizes that the current tactics of fear, pressure, and blame don’t actually make people safer—or more successful? 

SafeStart consultant Eduardo Lan sat down with us to recount his candid journey from toxic leadership to a people-first approach that blends systems thinking, human factors, and practical skill-building you can use on the job and at home.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Eduardo Lan

The first cold mornings call us to the woods, but the most important ritual of deer season isn’t sighting in or scouting—it’s how we manage risk when the headlamp clicks on. We sit down with to unpack why the most dangerous moments aren’t always the shot, but the climb, the drive, and the quiet drift toward complacency. From national trends that show firearm fatalities falling to the stubborn injuries caused by falls and field dressing, we trace the real hazards and the simple habits that stop them.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Kevin Nix

https://safestart.com/file/nctrb2/Safe%20Treestand%20and%20Firearm%20Use.pdf 

What if “human error” is the starting point—not the end—of a safer, smarter workplace? David Bianco sat down with us and discussed what a fair and just culture truly looks like under pressure, why trust always surpasses fear, and how small signals from leaders can influence how work is approached.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: David Bianco

https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1032442/episodes/9825473-s6ep7-psychological-safety

Imagine yourself cruising down the highway, you're feeling confident, the engine hums, and the sun is just starting to dip below the horizon. But what if I told you that confidence could be your downfall? That's precisely the conversation we had with Robyn Robertson from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Robyn Robertson 

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The integration of human factors principles into traditional behavioral observation processes transforms safety from a checkbox exercise into meaningful conversations that actually reduce risk. In this deep-dive discussion, consultant Shayne Arnaud draws on decades of experience to reveal why many BBS programs fail to deliver lasting results. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Shayne Arnaud

Safety expert Joe Tantarelli joins Tim Page-Bottorff once again to conduct a "postmortem" on failed behavior-based safety (BBS) programs, examining the root causes with surgical precision. So, what's really wrong with BBS? Short answer: nothing. Tune in to find out what the problem is.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Joe Tantarelli

What separates the world's safest organizations from the rest? In this riveting conversation with our closing keynote speaker for the 2025 SafeStart Forum, Larry Pearlman, we'll take a deep dive into the practices that truly elite companies employ to achieve exceptional safety performance.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Larry Pearlman

What do country music songwriting and safety culture have in common? More than you might think, according to Nashville songwriter Jimmy Yeary.

Jimmy, who has written hits for Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, and George Strait, shares his philosophy on storytelling that has made him a sought-after songwriter in the country music world. 

He also happens to be this year's opening keynote at the SafeStart Forum!

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Jimmy Yeary

Safety doesn't clock out when we leave work—it becomes even more personal when applied to those we love most. Tyler Keith, a 14-year veteran at SafeStart, takes us on a journey through the everyday moments where safety concepts transform from workplace principles to family wisdom.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Tyler Keith

Over the years, there have been many discussions about the usefulness of behavior-based safety (BBS). This discussion (not interview) between Tim and Shayne takes us behind the curtain of BBS implementation, revealing both its foundational strengths and historical missteps.

Host Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Shayne Arnaud

Ready to revolutionize your safety program? SafeStart's Client Portal is the game-changer you've been waiting for. This comprehensive digital hub centralizes all SafeStart resources, making safety implementation more streamlined and effective than ever before.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Dennis Carnrike

Lake living offers tranquil beauty and endless recreation, but boating safety demands vigilance even from experienced enthusiasts. Danny Smith and Keith Carpenter, both lakeside residents and avid boaters, share essential wisdom acquired through years on the water, including a sobering reality check on recent statistics.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Keith Carpenter

As temperatures climb across North America, the dangers of heat-related illnesses loom large for everyone—not just those in desert climates. This critical episode dives deep into the potentially life-threatening nature of heat stroke, a condition that strikes when the body's core temperature exceeds 104°F (40°C).

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

https://safestart.com/news/beware-hidden-human-factors-hot-weather/

https://safestart.com/news/youre-not-just-hot-how-to-identify-heat-related-illness

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/3431_wksiteposter_en.pdf

 The age-old question faced by many safety professionals isn't whether to implement human factors safety training, but rather where to begin. Should you start with leadership development through SafeLead or build individual safety skills with SafeStart? Our safety implementation specialists join us to help answer this crucial question.

Host: Danny Smith
Guests: Deric Ostrum and Kevin Nix

What happens when safety leaders don't have accurate information about their own organization's safety culture? In this enlightening conversation with Rodd Wagner, New York Times bestselling author and SafeStart executive advisor, we explore the dangers of "flying blind" when it comes to workplace safety management.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Rodd Wagner

Join us as we look behind the scenes at the world's safest organizations—companies operating in high-risk industries like chemicals, utilities, and transportation that have achieved extraordinary safety records. This is just a snippet of what you'll get with Larry as the closing keynote speaker at this year's SafeStart Forum. His keynote will be an interactive capstone activity on what it takes to achieve these extraordinary results, which he learned from his 20-plus years in the safety business.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Larry Pearlman

What happens when a Nashville hitmaker's approach to crafting chart-topping songs collides with workplace safety? 

Meet Jimmy, the country music songwriter behind hits for Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, and George Strait. He's our opening keynote speaker at the SafeStart Forum this year, and he explains the similarities between writing a hit song and telling an impactful safety story.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Jimmy Yeary  

The SafeLead client portal might be the most valuable safety resource you've never heard of. In this enlightening conversation, host Tim Page-Bottorff welcomes Jeremy Hyde, a passionate SafeStart and SafeLead consultant, to reveal the hidden power of this comprehensive digital toolkit that many organizations overlook.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Jeremy Hyde

https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1032442/episodes/13773325-s11ep14-success-factors-for-safestart-the-white-paper

Have you ever heard your office personnel say things like, "Why do we have to attend safety training? We never go out into the plant."?

This podcast explores several key office safety concerns, beginning with the universal risk of driving to and from work that affects all employees regardless of position. 

Host: Danny Smith

What happens when a multigenerational steel company with deep-rooted traditions transforms its approach to safety leadership? 

The results extended far beyond incident rates, creating ripple effects throughout the organization's culture and performance. Take a look behind the scenes of Metallus' remarkable journey with SafeLead. This candid conversation reveals how the frontline leadership process changed not only their organization but their personal lives as well.

Host: Danny Smith
Guests: Andrew Bissot and Brent Vogt of Metallus 

Can resilience be the secret ingredient that transforms an organization's safety culture? Flip your thinking of human factors from human error to the positive aspects with things like intelligence, creativity, adaptability, and empathy. This discussion highlights the significance of fostering resilience, enabling businesses to respond effectively to undesired events and proactively prevent them, creating a culture that thrives on learning and improvement.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Pete Batrowny

Unlock the secrets to benefitting from the SafeLead Refresher course. Learn how to rejuvenate your leadership approach to human factors. With any new skill set, you get a lot of tools to go in your toolbox. The SafeLead Refresher course brings all of the tools out of the toolbox to ensure they're being used to their full potential. This episode explores the myriad ways this process empowers leaders—boosting confidence in team communication, learning how to use the learning loops and refining relationship-building techniques. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Teena Blount

 Discover how intelligence, creativity, and adaptability can redefine your organization’s approach to safety and performance. Learn why resilience is crucial for bouncing back from setbacks and preventing them in the first place. 

These principles are universally relevant, whether you're leading a team or simply looking to enhance your personal growth. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Guest: Pete Batrowny

From there, we translate the lesson to the factory floor. We unpack the state-to-error pattern—how human factors like fatigue, frustration, and time pressure predict mistakes—and show how teaching people to spot these states turns average observers into high-value risk identifiers. Instead of relying solely on managers or audits, we can build a wide network of trained eyes that surfaces hazards earlier and more often. Some fixes require capital, like the curb; many only need small workflow adjustments, clearer cues, or default-safe layouts that make the right action the easy action.

Host: Danny Smith

https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1032442/episodes/8198426-s3ep10-safestart-s-individual-organizational-learning-loops

How do effective touchpoint management strategies impact SafeLead (and even SafeStart)? Delve into the art of intentional communication and the need to schedule these crucial interactions—learn the benefits of these touchpoints and the pitfalls of not having these touchpoints. You'll also get a list of resources that can help. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorrff
Guest: Tyia Grant

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Have you ever consciously prevented an injury from happening? Our Story Series continues as Renée recounts a day that she was working on her habits and her common near miss in the office did not become a serious injury as a result of her new habit.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Renée Metherel 

Have you ever found yourself on autopilot during your daily routine? Accept our invitation to recognize and combat complacency, which could have far-reaching consequences in our lives.

Host: Tim Page-Botorff
Guest: Yvonne Wallace

What if traditional safety strategies are failing to prevent serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs)? Join us as we chat with experts about situational precursors in risk management. Learn how leaders can manage human elements—especially during unplanned or emergency situations—and discover the importance of preparedness in high-pressure situations.

Host: Danny Smith
Guests: Peter Batrowny and Teg Matthews

What if the secret to a safer workplace lies in happiness? Join us for a compelling discussion with Rodd Wagner, a New York Times bestselling author and executive advisor to Safestart, as we challenge the conventional wisdom that disengaged workers are naturally more self-preserving. 

We highlight the importance of adhering to ISO 45003 standards for managing psychosocial risks, and how individualized management can unlock each employee's potential. 

Tim Page-Bottorff: Host
Rodd Wagner: Guest

Our Stories Series continues with Performance Errors. Sometimes the mistakes cost us time and money but in this case, it could cost you much more.

Danny Smith: Host 
Shayne Arnaud: Guest

Embedding SafeStart into the organizational DNA takes leadership focusing the concept of "white space." In this episode practical tools for sustaining momentum and avoiding the "flavor of the month" syndrome,

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Chris Ross

Unlock the secrets to maintaining safety in a world with dwindling attention spans. Discover how SafeChat can seamlessly integrate into your safety briefings, whether at work, home or on the road, to foster an environment where safety is prioritized naturally.

Host: Danny Smith

https://safestart.com/news/the-ultimate-guide-to-safety-posters/

Discover the essential strategies for onboarding new hires, contractors, and visitors with SafeStart. Learn why timing is crucial in introducing SafeStart concepts.

You can't afford to miss this game-changer in easing new hires into the safety methodology.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Amy Hutchinson

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032442/episodes/9672362-s6ep10-the-safestart-client-portal?t=0

Cooler weather has wildlife on the move underscoring the critical need for driver awareness and the application of SafeStart principles on the open road. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Joe Tanarelli

Discover why Psychological Safety is the foundation of high-performing teams. We dive into how the best teams are those where people feel secure enough to share ideas openly without fear of ridicule. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Rosa Antonia Carillo

The Story Series continues with SafeStart Client Success Manager Amy Hutchinson talking about a back-to-school moment with her college-bound son. Have you ever encountered a situation when everything seems to go wrong, and you're pushed to the edge? If so, you'll love this episode.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Amy Hutchinson

Does your company have the essential elements of an effective Stop Work Authority (SWA)? Learn valuable insights on building a supportive safety culture where every team member feels confident exercising their SWA rights and responsibilities.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Pete Batrowny

Unlock the secrets to revolutionizing your safety practices at work and everyday life, turning your JSAs/JHAs into a 24-hour mindset!

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Pete Batrowny

Ever wonder how small, personal observations can lead to massive safety improvements? Today on SafeTalk with SafeStart turning most of your team into an army of risk identifiers making your facility safer for all.

Host: Danny Smith 

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/8198426-s3ep10-safestart-s-individual-organizational-learning-loops

As SafeStart turns 25, we share what we've learned in the last quarter of a century and the solutions we've developed to those challenges.    

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Matt Hall

When the training is done, the role of the trainer has just begun. Danny explains in this episode that every SafeStart Champion must hear.

Host: Danny Smith   

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Now that summer is here, it's time to take our SafeStart skills on the water. Join Captain Danny and Captain Keith as they embark on ensuring safe passage this boating season.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Keith Carpenter

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https://canadaboatsafety.com/?msclkid=af56ab55deaf12e22c18cd0529d01f72
https://www.boaterexam.com/safety/safety-common-hand-signals/
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Navigating the scorching summer heat can be a matter of life and death. That's why Tim gets right down to the nitty-gritty of heat-related illnesses and arms you with knowledge that could save lives. From the sudden onslaught of heat stroke to the grueling symptoms that can catch anyone off-guard, this episode is an urgent call to action.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff


 https://www.bcm.edu/news/know-the-signs-heat-exhaustion-can-quickly-turn-to-heat-stroke

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/3431_wksiteposter_en.pdf

Every trainer knows the feeling of weariness that can set in after countless safety sessions.  Imagine if someone tells you that your session saved their lives. That isn't just a pick-me-up—it's an affirmation of the lifesaving potential we harness every time we stand up to teach.

Share this with your colleagues and remember: every story told, every lesson learned, could be the one that makes all the difference.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest Don Wilson

Ever found yourself chuckling after a near-miss that could've turned sour? Imagine realizing that the key to safety might just be a mental 'nudge' you give yourself, at the right time. Discover how to master this lifesaving self-triggering technique, all while enjoying a good chuckle at life's quirky teaching moments.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Jeremy Hyde 

Discover the transformative power of a safety-first mindset and how fostering a 'zero harm for all' culture isn't confined to the workplace—it's a life philosophy. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: George Irving

Have you ever faced a task that spiraled into a series of errors, leaving you to wonder where things went wrong?  This episode peels back the layers of our subconscious mind's role in safety and how frustration and unmet expectations can lead to critical mistakes.

Host: Danny  Smith
Guest: Keith Ausborne 

It's not just smartphones that lure our attention away from driving, it's also the design of our vehicles and our brains working against us that cause us to be distracted. Danny sits down with the President & CEO of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) to discuss. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Robyn Robertson

Ever wondered how a single leader's actions can ripple through an entire company, elevating safety and morale? That's the power of Active Leadership! We cap off our Safe Start Success series with a celebration of leadership that not only preaches safety but practices it with fervor. Episode 6 of 6 discussing Safety Climate Success Factors.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Kevin Nix

https://safestart.com/file/idclip/

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032442/episodes/9825473

Unlock the secrets to a robust safety culture with Tim Page Bottorff and Chris Ross, as we discuss the transformative power of personal commitment in the workplace. Episode 5 of 6 discussing Safety Climate Success Factors.

Host: Tim Page Bottorff
Guest: Chris Ross

https://safestart.com/file/idclip/

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/11286195-s8ep8-happiness-the-secret-to-organizational-performance

The SafeStart Forum (a more user-centric event than the SafeStart Human Factors Conference) will open with the legendary Captain Michael Abrashoff as the day one keynote speaker. Hear a quick snippet of how the sailors on the ship he was captain of were empowered to take ownership and accountability for their own success and the transformation lessons that can apply to any organization. "No matter what line of work you're in, you're in the people business."

Hosts: Tim Page-Bottorff/Danny Smith
Guest: Captain D. Michael Abrashoff

https://safestartforum.com/?utm_source=safestart.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=forum2024

Have you ever had a near miss at work and felt a surge of relief, only to be plagued by a fear of blame or embarrassment? This is episode 4 of 6 in our series discussing Safety Climate Success Factors and it demystifies the importance of reporting and learning from close calls.  Episode 4 of 6 discussing Safety Climate Success Factors.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Chris Ross

https://safestart.com/file/idclip/

Ever wonder how trust and engagement can make or break a safety climate? Danny sits down with the paper's co-author and SafeStart Executive Advisor Pete Batrowny to discuss trust and engagement. This is episode 3 of 6 in our series discussing Safety Climate Success Factors.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Pete Batrowny

https://safestart.com/file/idclip/

Tim has a conversation with two clients from Novalex about the second Safety Climate Success Factor "Fresh Eyes." Their fresh perspective may change the way you "see" things. This is episode 2 of 6 in our series discussing Safety Climate Success Factors. Episode 2 of 6 discussing Safety Climate Success Factors.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Dania Shaban and Ricky Kuvach, Novolex

https://safestart.com/file/idclip/

What happens when human factors and workplace safety cross paths? This episode will answer that question by exploring a "No Blame Mindset" and how it can lead to a stronger safety culture. Episode 1 of 6 discussing Safety Climate Success Factors.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Leigh-Ann Stewart

https://safestart.com/file/idclip/

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032442/episodes/9825473

The latest white paper from SafeStart will help you navigate the complex matrix of human factors. Hear how you can use it to shape decisions, actions, and ultimately the safety climate of your organization. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guests: Dr. Pandora Bryce, Pete Batrowny

https://safestart.com/file/idclip/

With a 50-year history, it's hard to think about how little people know about implementing BBS properly. In this episode, Danny and Shayne glean insights on blending SafeStart solutions and behavior-based safety to create a positive safety culture at your workplace. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Shayne Arnaud 

This SafeStart Story Series episode may be of particular interest to DIYers and weekend warriors. Danny recounts a deck construction project that quite literally went downhill—see if you can identify all of the states and errors leading up to this incident and identify and CERTS that could have prevented it. 

Host: Danny Smith

In this SafeStart story series, Danny retells a story heard at a leadership session from a man who witnessed a group of young people on the bed of a pickup truck smashing beer bottles on the road while he was driving behind them and details the incident that happened when he tried to alert the driver to get them to stop.

Host: Danny Smith 

Episode's Show Notes:

Have you ever wondered how a company can create a positive safety culture that not only ensures the well-being of its employees but also brings significant changes in its recordable incidents rate? Hear about Standard Aero's impressive journey of cultural transformation, resulting in a drop of recordables from 30-40 a year to as low as 2 recordables year-to-date at the time of recording.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Max Allen

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/11286195-s8ep8-happiness-the-secret-to-organizational-performance?t=0

Not many people are thinking about safety while they're on vacation—luckily for one traveler, they were on board a cruise ship with SafeStart Consultant Deric Ostrum. Hear him recall how he prevented an incident for someone else on a cruise ship and what you can learn from this near miss.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Deric Ostrum

The SafeStart Story Series continues with a bit of a twist—it starts by giving you the Critical Error Reduction Techniques (CERTs) along with a vivid off-the-job near-miss story before pausing for discussion and coming back to identify the states and errors involved. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Cindy Wilson

What if you could supercharge your ability as a safety professional by refining your soft skills? That's what we're dissecting in this episode of SafeTalk with SafeStart. We're laying out the red carpet for empathy, storytelling, and consistency, taking apart what these skills entail, their significance, and practical ways to fine-tune them. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

https://safestart.com/guides/soft-skills/

What do you need to know while dropping your child off at school? How should you navigate through the minefield of school zones? We'll guide you through these questions, referencing research from the National Safety Council, as we explore the unseen perils in school areas and around school buses. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff 

Those seeking the key to a safer, more productive work environment know that it lies not just in your hands, but in those of the employees around you. In this insightful episode with Danny Smith, he delves into a powerful real-life example from a Japanese auto manufacturer that illustrates the transformative power of the individual learning loop on the organizational learning loop.

Host: Danny Smith

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/8198426-s3ep10-safestart-s-individual-organizational-learning-loops?t=0

Have you ever had a gut feeling that something isn't quite right and ignored it? That's exactly how Mike found himself with a dislocated and broken neck and paralyzed from the neck down. Join us to hear how his personal journey to recovery has shaped his understanding of risk-taking, human error, and complacency.

Host: Danny Smith 
Guest: Mike Shaw

The chances of fatality in a motorcycle crash are approximately 30 times higher than in a car accident. But that doesn't have to be a hard and fast rule. SafeStart's resident motorcycle expert Michael Blandford provides safety tips for motorcycle riders and those who share the road with them.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Michael Blandford


https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-motorcycle-crashes

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Struggling with the challenge of introducing SafeStart concepts to Contractors and Subcontractors? This episode has got you covered! Join us as we sit down with fellow consultant Leigh-Ann Stewart, who shares her insights on the importance of communication and our moral obligation to protect all workers, regardless of their status. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Leigh-Ann Stewart 

Do you know that slips, trips, and falls are among the top three causes of injuries resulting in missed workdays and even the second biggest cause of preventable death at home? It's time to take action and prevent these incidents from occurring in our lives. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Teena Blount

Have you ever had a close call that could've ended in disaster? Debbie Clark joins us to share her personal stories of two such incidents.  Listen in as we analyze the states and errors that led to these situations, and learn critical error reduction techniques that can help you avoid similar incidents in your life.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Debbie Clark

Our Flex Series continues as we zero in on how problematic complacency is (75% of the critical error reduction techniques are dedicated to complacency). Complacency not only impacts performance but can also negatively lead to poor decision-making—the flex unit helps to identify when you're complacent and how to manage it. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Chris LaSalle

Why is SafeStart's state-to-error pattern universal?  Answer: Where there are people you'll see Human Factors. Cultures are certainly different around the globe. However,  we are more alike than you might think. How do we compare to the rest of the world and what we as North Americans can learn from others?

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Larry Wilson
  

Nothing could be as relaxing as watering your outdoor plants. However, mix in some human factors and your stress-relieving activity soon turns into a chore and an accident waiting to happen. Our Story Series continues with how this summertime ritual could have ended with a SIF!

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Amy Hutchinson

The SafeStart Human Factors Review can evaluate how your SafeStart journey is going with the existing systems in place (and their effectiveness), the safety climate, and employee engagement (with respect to safety) to discover what is working well on your site and what needs attention. Hear about the three-step process and how it all works straight from the Piggee's mouth. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Rhonda Piggee     

You never know who's listening which is why 24/7 safety is so important. In this SafeStart Story series episode, Client Success Manager Drew talks about how working from home has caused subliminal learning for his wife, and the surprising way he found out about it.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Drew MacDonald

Summer's coming and with it an increase in summer students and temporary workers. Since most of them will only be on the job for a matter of weeks or months, our new short-term worker unit is designed to provide the common SafeStart language they will hear and see on the job site, allowing them to “talk the talk”. Mark shares how training summer students who work at his wife’s retail stores requires a different approach than the permanent employees.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Mark MacLellan 

The Flex Unit series is meant to provide a quick overview of SafeStart Now's flexible training units. 4 Habits to Prevent Back Pain outlines how to keep your back safe both on and off the job. Guest Jeremy Hyde shares a back story that really demonstrates the state-to-error risk pattern and details how this flex unit works to prevent back injuries.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Jeremy Hyde

Golf is often described as a quiet sport that takes place on serene courses. Would it surprise you to know that you're more likely to get hurt playing golf than rugby, hockey, or boxing? This SafeStart story will demonstrate how easily an injury (or a near miss in this case) can happen in a quick round of golf.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Yvonne Wallace

Good things take time—but beyond the cliché, have you ever wondered why we rush? Danny speaks about this and how SafeStart can help you to identify the telltale signs that happen mentally and physically when you're rushed.

Host: Danny Smith  

According to the NSC, an estimated 8 people are killed daily due to distracted driving. Tim gives us the top 10 distractions behind the wheel, tips to overcome them, and describes how teens can be the best messengers to keep everyone safe.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff   

The state-to-error risk pattern focuses on how someone's state of mind can cause them to not think about the risks related to the task at hand. Jack brings us a hilarious example of how failing to recognize the state-to-error risk pattern hurt his pride and thankfully nothing else.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Jack Jackson

 

SafeStart Now has non-sequential flexible training units meant for just-in-time use—an improved version of our critical decision units. Whether you drive for a living, it's a part of your job (mobile equipment) or driving is just something you do daily, the Enhancing Driver Safety On and Off the Job, flex unit is an example of how this digestible information will impact you 24/7.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Dave Silva

Do you know how to identify the elements of a good SafeStart story when the SafeStart technique used to prevent the situation from being worse is part of the story? Yvonne Wallace, SafeStart Client Growth Manager does just that in her winter driving story, see if you and your group can dissect the story from this angle.

 Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Yvonne Wallace

Are you looking for ways to keep SafeStart concepts top of mind in your organization? The Rate Your State Process for SafeStart is the best way to protect your SafeStart investment. Think of it as BBS for SafeStart! But without any of the logistical limitations and complexity of BBS. Just a positive, meaningful (meaning a good use of everyone's time) conversation. 

Host: Danny Smith

Today, travel at your own risk! If the airlines don't get you human factors may. Listen in as a SafeStart consultant who recalls a trip that produced some embarrassing results.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Joe Tantarelli

Every year, thousands of people are hurt while working with ladders, at home and at work. In honor of National Ladder Safety Month, here is an episode you might want to include in your training. We've included everything from selection to types of ladders and how to inspect/use ladders properly. We’ve also included a few real-life stories we hope will motivate your team to think of their safety the next time they reach for a ladder.

Host: Danny Smith


https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/portable_ladder_qc.pdf

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA3660.pdf

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA3662.pdf

Have you ever had one of those days where spilled coffee feels like the end of the world? That spilled coffee may be the factor to predict your safety, performance and human error for the day, Danny explains on the podcast.

 Host: Danny Smith 

We're going to start something new here at SafeTalk, from time-to-time we're going to turn this podcast into a training resource. Jump in the boat as Tim kicks off our Story Series!

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Human factors are often the source of errors that affect safety, efficiency, and performance and SafeStart is the cultural alignment tool to help with those errors whether you're in the accounting department or on the maintenance crew.

Host: Danny Smith

Many are using Human Factors to establish a culture, but are you being culturally correct?  Danny's guest has implemented SafeStart in more than thirty countries and they discuss some of the benefits and pitfalls when encountering different cultures.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Mark MacLellan 

With 16,000 employees, at ten sites across the globe, building a Human Factors culture is a tall order. While world-class in their approach, something was still missing. Leadership, both executive and union combined with the 24/7 aspect of SafeStart propelled them to new heights.  

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Chris Anderson 

A healthy preoccupation with failure could be defined as resilience.  High-reliability organizations have it because they know it is essential to perform well in all KPIs.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Pete Batrowny  

We've recently wrapped up our Consultant's Spotlight series, but we didn't forget our podcast hosts. Listen while each of them shines the spotlight on the other. Hear how their introductions to SafeStart were the first steps on their journey to becoming podcast hosts.

Hosts: Danny Smith and Tim Page-Bottorff

 

It's hard to remember that our SafeStart Senior Consultants were ever clients. In our consultant’s spotlight, Jack Jackson will discuss how he used SafeStart to establish a safety culture when he was a client and says SafeStart can even help marriages.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Jack Jackson

Jeremy Hyde is SafeStart's newest consultant. The past 24 years of safety experience have paved the way to his dream job. He discovers along the way that rules don't keep people safe, choices do.  Hear how a union leader played a critical role in his success.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Jeremy Hyde 

Old man winter is just around the corner—now is the time to prepare to avoid the frustrations that he can bring. You can prevent the loss of balance, traction, and grip this winter and Tim has tips to keep you safe and cozy in the long months ahead.

 Host: Tim Page-Bottorff 

https://youtu.be/M3zFCUUVEZk

https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/duringstorm/indoorsafety.html

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/heating.html

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the Drowsy Driving Prevention Week campaign. It is held each year the week following the end of Daylight Saving Time. While we gained an hour on the clock this past weekend, many people use that hour to do anything but sleep thus creating more fatigued drivers behind the wheel. The NSC estimates that you are three times more likely to be in a car crash if you are fatigued. Learn more about how to reduce the number of drivers who drive while sleep-deprived.

 Tim Page-Bottorff

The leaves are changing, a sure sign that millions of hunters are heading to the woods to partake in an activity as old as mankind. Regardless if you are new to the sport or a grizzled old veteran SafeStart is the perfect hunting buddy!

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Kevin Nix 

https://safestart.com/file/nctrb2/Safe%20Treestand%20and%20Firearm%20Use.pdf 

It's our pleasure to introduce you to the newest member of our consulting family—his journey to us was three decades in the making. Hear how 24/7 safety, humility and fun are his core principles for establishing a healthy safety culture and the importance of making an emotional connection with your team!

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Kevin Nix 

We're growing here at SafeStart, and that means so is our consulting team. Among them is 2022's Top Women in Safety. Find out why such a top-notched safety professional was attracted to SafeStart and why she is a perfect fit for our team! 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Leigh-Ann Stewart

A byproduct of SafeStart is it gives folks a common human performance language. It's no surprise that once everyone speaks the same language they start intervening on others' behalf.  Even when they are joking around, it's a great signal that you're building a strong positive culture.

Hosts: 
Danny Smith
Tim Page-Bottorff  

You have a lot invested in SafeStart, most notably your employee's time. How can you ensure you meet expected KPIs and even exceed them? Over 20 years, SafeStart has identified gaps to success and out of that the Client Success Model was born.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Debbie Clark

A near miss is only a free learning opportunity if you take it. The goal of reporting a near miss is to proactively identify why the potential for injury was present with the purpose of making improvements. Danny outlines the benefits of incorporating SafeStart to achieve a positive reporting system.

Host: Danny Smith

With our SafeStart Human Factors Conference fast approaching, we wanted to share a thought-provoking session from the 2019 Human Factors Conference to give you a taste of what you will experience there. Rodd Wagner's session 16/7 dissects 24/7 safety and eliminates 8 hours of sleep from the equation, analyzing the remaining 16 hours that most people are awake to help attendees become more vigilant as they go through their daily routines.  

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Rodd Wagner

Looking ahead to our Human Factors Conference in November by interviewing two 2019 conference attendees. What did they find of value? Hint they're both returning this year!

Host: Danny Smith
Guests: Rob McManis/Wendy Vlahovich 

 John O'Leary is an internationally known motivational speaker and executive coach. Danny and Tim sit down to hear his remarkable story of the triumph of a little boy who, with the help of a famous friend, not only beat the odds to stay alive but thrived.  

Everyone needs to hear this inspirational story!

Hosts: Danny Smith/Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: John O'Leary

Safety is one of the most reliable outcomes of employee engagement, which is really worker happiness in disguise. New York Times bestselling author and SafeStart Executive Advisor Rodd Wagner explains it all in this special episode by sharing his report entitled Why Happiness is the Secret Ingredient of Worker Safety.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Rodd Wagner

https://safestart.com/articles/why-happiness-is-the-secret-ingredient-of-worker-safety/

https://web.cvent.com/event/12acb994-7079-4e07-9f41-f73c8a4780c4/websitePage:d5a76c3e-5f34-466c-8b3f-8b5690009fad

In this podcast, Deric Ostrum talks about how supervisors are the front line to culture change and how identifying hazards, coupled with great communication can help organizational reliability increase two-fold. Deric also discusses how the SafeLead is implemented and outlines the modules to the consultative process.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Deric Ostrum

SafeFactor is a way to look at human factors through safety,  production, and quality. But happiness?! Danny is joined by New York Times best-selling author Rodd Wagner for a fresh perspective on human error to ensure reliable outcomes.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Rodd Wagner

Older workers bring years of knowledge and experience to the workforce. But somehow older workers are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall. Danny uncovers how to mitigate risks among all workers—especially the older ones.

Host: Danny Smith

Contributing guest: Doctor Robert Canon

https://safestart.com/articles/complacency-the-silent-killer/
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032442/episodes/3864914

Off-the-job injuries overshadow workplace harm 10:1. That's because you're comfortable in your home and you're not on as high alert as when you're in the workplace. Tim outlines how to be safer at home because safety shouldn't stop when you leave work.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032442/episodes/8198426

After an injury derailed his NHL dreams, Warren Picken chose to devote his life to safety and our Consultant Spotlight will reveal how SafeStart factored in.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Warren Picken

Danny sits down with Epiroc's Global SafeStart guru David Bianco to discuss how vital a Just Culture is to organizational success and how SafeStart is a perfect tool for the job.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: David Bianco 

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/9825473-psychological-safety?t=0

Fatigue causes you to do more than just yawn—it causes mental and physical impairments that can get you hurt or cost time and money. But what about your long-term health? Tim has a plan for re-energizing fatigue risk management without counting sheep.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

https://www.sleepassociation.org/about-sleep/sleep-hygiene-tips/

https://www.nsc.org/forms/real-costs-of-fatigue-calculator

 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/09/fatigue-cost-calculator-shows-hidden-costs-of-sleepy-workforce/

This week our Consultant's Spotlight shines on retired Marine Corps Captian Chris LaSalle. Hear how his USMC training and SafeStart training helped him overcome his fear of public speaking.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Chris LaSalle   

You've got new hires or contractors you need to get to work ASAP—but not all safety training can be done on the first day. Information overload can supersede your training so piling SafeStart upon compliance and operational training may not be as straightforward as you think.

Tim sits down with Senior Account Executive Amy Hutchinson to discuss the challenges as well as a possible refresher course!

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Amy Hutchinson  

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/9672362-the-safestart-client-portal?t=0

SafeStart consultant and author Mike Shaw shares his incredible story under the glow of our Consultant's Spotlight series. Mike's interest in safety peaked after his unbelievable recovery from a traumatic skiing accident in which he became paralyzed from the neck down. 

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Mike Shaw

Operation Safe Driver Week will be observed July 10–16, 2022. Officers throughout North America will be on the lookout for commercial and passenger vehicle operators engaging in risky driving behaviors. Tim provides some tips on how to be ready not only for safe driver week but every time you get behind the wheel.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Meet Chris Ross in this week's Consultant Spotlight. While Chris calls Alaska home, he travels the world sharing his 35 years of experience in leadership, coaching and managing projects, including the Exxon Valdez cleanup.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Chris Ross  

In order to get buy-in within your facility, you first need to sell safety. Mark MacLellan joins Danny to discuss the ways to maximize your SafeStart ROI.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Mark MacLellan

Despite record-setting fuel prices millions of drivers will take to the road this summer. Summer trips are fraught with dangers. Tim takes SafeStart on the road to protect you and your family.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

This week Keith Ausborne steps into the glow of our Consultant's Spotlight. Hear why and how he goes about casting a wide net when it comes to Sharing SafeStart.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Keith Ausborne   

Summer is just around the corner, meaning millions will take to the water to beat the heat. Danny along with fellow boat enthusiast Keith Carpenter take their SafeStart skills on the water.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Keith Carpenter 


http://www.americasboatingcourse.com/lawsbystate.cfm
https://canadaboatsafety.com/?msclkid=af56ab55deaf12e22c18cd0529d01f72
https://www.boaterexam.com/safety/safety-common-hand-signals/
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Did you know that outdoor grilling causes an average of 10,000 home fires per year? In this episode, Tim provides a safety checklist and summer food prep safety tips as you prepare to fire up your grill for the season.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff 

Low back pain is one of the most common complaints from the Weekend Warriors who are gardening and doing yard work. But you shouldn't accept that as par for the course when you tend to the landscape of your property. Danny is joined by ergonomic specialist Doctor Robert Cannon to discuss how to prevent injuries associated with yard work.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Dr. Robert Cannon

https://email.safestart.com/images/Ergo-Podcast.jpg

https://safestart.com/ergo/

https://safestart.com/consultants/dr-robert-cannon/

https://safestart.com/articles/5-ways-to-beat-back-pain/

https://safestart.com/guides/back-injuries/

https://safestart.com/news/why-lifting-technique-matters/

Seasoned safety professional (and SafeStart legend) Gary Higbee joins Tim to discuss the perception that the safety field lacks executive or senior management support. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Gary Higbee

https://safestart.app.box.com/s/b00d801sbxad50ghthyywbo4dg25fno0   

 https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Rethinking-Traditional-Management-ebook/dp/B00KPVCJ12/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TU744QI5K33M&keywords=inside+out+rethinking+safety&qid=1645482296&sprefix=inside+out+rethinking+safety%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1

To further consider how best leadership can open the lines of communication around safety in an organization please review the following resources found on our SafeStart website.

https://safestart.com/whats-missing-in-safety-leadership/      Michael Abrashoff Reveals What's Missing in Safety Leadership

https://safestart.com/safety-climate/    Safety Climate Success Factors

https://safestart.com/articles/avoid-the-blame-game-with-safety-issues/    Chris Ross, Avoid the Blame Game with Safety Issues

https://safestart.com/news/why-open-lines-of-communication-create-safer-work-environments/  Jori Hamilton, The Correlation Between Workplace Morale, Productivity and Safety.

Safety champions are the people who care about safety, influence those around them, and are often the living embodiment of what workers should do. In this episode, Danny gives us some pointers on how to identify and nurture these champions to maximize your SafeStart implementation. And points out that these folks could be among the people that most overlook when forming their team.

Host: Danny Smith

https://safetalk.buzzsprout.com/1032442/5003063-s2ep8-transforming-supervisors-into-great-leaders

Summer is right around the corner which means the weather will continue getting warmer in the days to come. Heatstroke can be deadly and it happens when your body temperature rises rapidly. Knowing the warning signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses is the first step to preventing them. Let Tim enlighten you on how to stay cool in the hazardous energy that comes along with warming temperatures.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

 https://www.bcm.edu/news/know-the-signs-heat-exhaustion-can-quickly-turn-to-heat-stroke

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/3431_wksiteposter_en.pdf

Spring has sprung, which means the weekend warriors will soon begin their landscaping crusade. An alarming number of injuries and fatalities happen every year while performing these tasks. In order to reduce the risk of injuries while doing yard work, you first need to have a SafeStart mindset. Danny provides specific examples of how to use 24/7 safety skills, especially as they apply to yard work.

Host: Danny Smith

  

Safety is a profession where success is measured by the things that didn't happen. SafeStart CEO Barb Tait talks to Danny about the celebration of life quilt SafeStart uses to commemorate lives impacted by SafeStart in honor of Workers' Memorial Day (April 28).

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Barb Tait

 https://safestart.box.com/s/d5y38sllwll4xitlqlx7lnk2gb3rzsvb

For additional toolbox topics for the month of April, check out the link below.

https://safestart.com/news/6-spring-safety-toolbox-topics-for-april/
 

Spring storms are popping up which is the perfect season to review storm preparations as well as what to do during and after storms.

Host: Danny Smith

 https://www.weather.gov/safety/tornado

 https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

 https://www.weather.gov/media/safety/Lightning-Brochure18.pdf

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POtMGmxJpR4

You've heard "Our employees are our greatest assets".  But sometimes we unknowingly create obstacles for them by only focusing on the organization. Tim discusses how to keep the focus on the humans in human factors and what we can do to protect not only the organization but our greatest assets.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

This week our Consultant's  Spotlight shines on Michael Blanford. Hear how his career as State Trooper was the launching point to his SafeStart career as a consultant.  

Good housekeeping is a basic part of injury and fire prevention. Tim outlines general housekeeping rules and explores what housekeeping says about your organization.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

https://www.nfpa.org

https://legalbeagle.com/6731485-federal-standards-dust-debris-workplace.html

https://safestart.com/portal/file/796614849905/Balancing+Your+Investment+in+Slip%2C+Trip+and+Fall+Prevention+-+Ray+Prest+-+SafeStart.pdf

https://safestart.com/news/5-ways-to-optimize-workplace-housekeeping-procedures/

In honor of National Ladder Safety Month, Danny sits down with SafeStart Consultant and Engineer Gary Higbee to go over everything from ladder selection, inspection, setup, and use. Gary tells a story about the power of human factors and even though he's a seasoned safety professional, how they nearly cost him his life!

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Gary Higbee

https://safety.nmsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/72/2022/01/Ladder-Safety-Checklist.pdf

 https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA3660.pdf

 https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA3662.pdf

This week, Deric Ostrum regales Danny with a detailed account of his journey from The United States Marine Corps to SafeStart client into his current role as a SafeStart Consultant. He'll reveal his first-hand account of how the process impacts all KPIs and how SafeStart has become a family affair.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Deric Ostrum

What is SafeStart's Client Portal?  (A new suite of SafeStart tools!) The three areas every successful implementation should focus on.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Dennis Carnrike  

Returning guest, Pete Batrowny, joins Danny to talk about himself this time when the consultant spotlight is turned to shine on him. Pete gives some insight as to the personal value he finds in SafeStart and how it can impact something as simple as your coffee order.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Pete Batrowny 

The Vice President of Sales discusses how SafeStart the process and SafeStart the company are two different entities and breaks down all of the working parts that not only achieve injury reductions but also the driving factors behind company climate, culture, how to attain engagement and improve KPIs. Make sure you're getting the most from your investment by utilizing all the tools available to you.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Matt Hall

Why is it so hard for people to ask questions? Or bring up significant potential safety issues on the job site? This episode discusses psychological safety and why your company is not safe until you accomplish and maintain it.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Rosa Antonia Carillo 

Danny sits down with two of SafeStart's thought leaders to discuss serious injuries and fatalities and why the SafeStart Human Factors Framework should be a key component in every SIF toolbox.

Host: Danny Smith

Guests: Teg Matthews and Pete Batrowny 

Instead of reflecting on the past year, Tim takes a look into the year ahead and maps out some safety topics for each upcoming month of 2022. Grab your calendar and your notepad, Tim reviews dates and provides training tips you won't want to miss. As an added bonus, here are some additional resources that go along with what Tim talked about in this episode.

https://advanstaff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2022-National-Safety-Observances-Calendar.pdf

https://safestart.com/news/how-national-calendar-days-will-bring-your-workforce-together/

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

This episode will have the consultant spotlight shine on Keith Carpenter. Keith will explain how SafeStart offered personal accountability for him and his daughter who is off in college and how an accidental chemical release led to his largest SafeStart class ever!

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Keith Carpenter

'Tis the season to be jolly! But we understand better than anyone that it's also the season for stress, fatigue, frustration, and even depression. Want to know how to get ahead of those not-so-jolly states? In this episode, Danny reveals how SafeStart can make this holiday season enjoyable for everyone! 

Host: Danny Smith

Where there are people, there is human error and the need for SafeStart.  In this episode, Danny chats with the man who brought SafeStart to the only continent with no permanent human habitation. Find out why SafeStart was needed in Antarctica!

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Mike Zernick

Old Man Winter is making his way back into our lives once again. While the colloquialism personifies winter, Tim will also draw your attention to the human elements of the associated risks the season brings. Tune in for some personal safety advice for the cold winter months that apply on the job, at home, and on the road.

 Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Link to additional resources: https://safestart.com/winter-holiday-safety/

Since the advent of OSHA, the pitting of safety against production has been an ongoing battle. But the good news is, it doesn't have to be either-or. You can have both by looking through the lens of the Human Factors Framework.

Hosts: Danny Smith and Tim Page-Bottorff

What do Daylight Savings Time, performance, and Martian time have to do with each other? Danny and New York Best Selling Author Rodd Wagner discuss.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Rodd Wagner

Want to improve your personal training skills? SafeStart's has revisited their trainer's guide, it provides facilitator tools to reach maximum impact and reveals things like how to build trust with your class and the secret to overcoming those pesky butterflies that endlessly flutter before you deliver training.

Host: Danny Smith

Guest: Pandora Bryce, PhD

As a leader, don't you wish you had someone with proven results to tell you how to protect your ROI? Well, your wish has been granted! This episode will provide the five keys to leading successful safety implementation.

Host: Danny Smith

You’ve got the ingredients (SafeStart) but do you know which recipe to follow to ensure success? Rob McManis of Snohomish County PUD discusses his upcoming Human Factors Conference Session: Baking SafeStart Into the Culture of Your Business' Safety Pie.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Rob McManis 

SafeStart is meant for all people, everywhere—regardless of industry, company, or position. Mark MacLellan has implemented SafeStart on four continents in over twenty-four languages and will bring a world of experience to your perception of culture and safety.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Mark MacLellan   

The first thing people think of when they hear ergonomics in the workplace is anti-fatigue mats or proper desk setup to reduce discomfort. But it's so much more than that. Dr. Robert Canon explains how SafeStart serves as PPE for the mind when it comes to ergonomic injuries.


Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Doctor Robert Cannon
 

This week Ms. Teena Blount steps into our Consultant's Spotlight. Hear how her love of beignets, emergency medical services background, and family all added up to a career with SafeStart!

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Teena Blount

This update brings back Lara Russell to the podcast.  Lara shares an update for the Human Factors Conference in Kissimmee, Florida February 8-9 2022. In this update, Lara will share what to expect, who should come, and a Covid 19 update.

Guest: Lara Russell
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

In this episode, Tim sits down with Jim Vernon to hear his SafeStart origin story. Jim also shares an impact story that further motivates him to do what he does.


Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Jim Vernon

Danny sits down with Psychologist Dr. DJ Moran to discuss the stress of everyday life, why it exists and what we can do about it!

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Dr. DJ Moran

Yes! You can nap your way to a safer and more productive enterprise! Danny sits down with the Nap Ninja Ms. Cara Moore.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Cara Moore

We kick off a new SafeTalk with SafeStart series designed to give our listeners insight as to the vast array of talent, diversity of backgrounds, and expertise of our consulting team.  Danny gets us started by interviewing Mike McLaughlin and we found out how SafeStart found him!



Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Mike McLaughlin

Pearl Harbor, The JFK Assassination, 9/11, Covid Pandemic, The Complacency Drift and Safety Systems.  Danny takes on important lessons learned as well as the mundane or routine things we have to recall every day in this thoughtful episode. 

Our Stories from the Masters series continues with Mr. Jack Jackson. Jack recalls how he learned his wife spoke French and how hanging Christmas lights hurt luckily only  his pride.

Ever wonder what to do with individuals who interrupt your training session? Or who should you get on board before you launch any initiative? Tim is joined by fellow Senior Consultant Gary Higbee for a candid discussion of these and many more training best practices!



Guest: Gary Higbee
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff 

We are often asked, when should I invest the time and money into training the SafeStart process in contractors and new hires? The answer may come as a shock! 

Danny presents important information to navigate office safety and that twisted hazardous area the cubicle jungle. There's a lot more hidden risk than you may have imagined. If you have ever heard the question "Why do I have to attend safety training?" from your office personnel this podcast is for you!

We continue our Stories from the Masters series with a literal trip through one of Saddam Hussein's palaces! Remember the point of this series is to add to your training fodder. If you find this helpful or not  we need to hear from you. Email our producer at kevin@safestart.com with a simple thumbs up or down. If you like we'll produce more in this series if not well....we won't lol! But we need to hear from you.

We bring you a series of Best Practices and in this episode, we visit with Scott Sutton from Snohomish County Public Utility District.  Scott discusses their implementation and how they achieved success with the Union, 24/7 Safety and many other things.

Joe Tanterelli returns to the studio to talk about what goes wrong with BBS and provides some real-time examples of how to get back into shape.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Joe Tanterelli

Peter Batrowny joins Danny in this episode to talk about how stop work authority and intervention equals safe work authority.  Also discussed  Pete's tips pitfalls to avoid and tips for creating a positive culture where SWA and interventions can thrive.

Keith Ausborne returns in this episode to talk with Tim about how to manage a classroom when there might be difficult students. Also some tips on how to turn them into your SafeStart champions!

Danny has some special guests join the podcast all the way from Snohomish County in Washington State.  The discussion?  Excitement around the Human Factors Conference and a trip Back to the Future.

Tim is joined by SafeStart's Chief Client Officer Don Wilson. On the agenda a story of intervention that saved a baby's life! How we as leaders can ensure we make interventions easy and natural to happen. So employees may prevent the next SIF at your facility! 

In this episode we have the Global Director of EHS for ABB, Ed Stephens join us.  Ed shares a major best practice regarding harvesting frustrations and what signals to look for in all areas of management.  Tim will match the best practices to the human factors framework.

 In this episode Senior Consultants Jack Jackson and Tim Page-Bottorff trade stories. While breaking down the elements of a great SafeStart story!

In this Podcast Quick Bite, Tim discusses how shortcuts and rule-breaking fits into the human factors framework and he shares a couple of stories from the field. While a simple question Tim explains the answers can be quite complex!

In this episode, Danny sits down with psychologist Dr. DJ Moran to discuss how mindfulness (Mind On Task) is one of the casualties of the global pandemic. More importantly DJ introduces us to some situational awareness exercises we can deploy to get our minds back on task!

We invite the Vice President of Product Development for SafeStart Pandora Bryce to discuss the latest evolution of SafeStart! 

Danny discusses the changes to the Leadership and Sustainability programs in the newly updated SafeStart the next generation! 

Danny sits down with John Dony the Senior Director of Thought Leadership for National Safety Council to discuss what safety and health might look like in the future state of our social construct.

Tim sits down with Joe Tanterelli to hear his story about a near-death experience with a trench collapse. Joe shows how his visit to the other side parallels a state to error pattern.

Tim and Danny get their goosebumps on with this story from John O'Leary.  John, as you would agree, lived through an experience that we would never want our children to go through.  Listen here as John tells his story. A story of turning tragedy into triumph and those who helped along his journey. Every leader should listen to this podcast! 

Danny sits down with Conference Committee Chair, Lara Russel to get an update on the conference planning which includes securing the keynote presentation. Also how you can get involved as an attendee or perhaps a speaker!

In this episode, Tim discusses how to communicate SafeStart and about the number one way you can embed SafeStart in your culture that will be almost impossible to ever get it out.

Danny and Tim sit down to discuss and explain the new Human Factors Framework that is guiding SafeStart the organization and providing a new lens to systems thinking for improved outcome reliability.

Danny sits down with New York Times bestselling author and frequent Forbes contributor Rodd Wagner to discuss his Forbes article on the broader subject.  How it applies to safety leadership and how you can help your supervisors become better safety leaders!

In the Episode, we invite Jim Vernon back to talk about making the connection within your team at the personal level.

In this episode, Tim sits down with long time consultant, Shayne Arnaud and discusses what BBS is, is it evolving (or dead) and what SafeStart provides that resembles observation and feedback tactics.

We all make mistakes, that’s a given. We’re all in the business of preventing mistakes, but what if your job was to create mistakes? Danny sits down with SafeStart’s CCO Don Wilson to discuss how sports is the perfect metaphor for SafeStart.

Danny has humorous metaphors to discuss in this bonus holiday episode.  

Danny discusses some of the ways employees can be engaged to become champions on the floor and embrace SafeStart. 

Do you have what it takes to be a mentor?  How about the opposite?  Can you be an effective mentee?  In this episode, Tim and Danny discuss what it takes to be both to protect the legacy of SafeStart through rigorous succession planning. 

Hosts: Danny Smith/Tim Page-Bottorff

Tim has Jim Vernon join him to talk about how skeptical he was in the beginning of his Safestart journey.  Jim also introduces his friend, "Hoss"

In our Season 3 opener, Cristian Sylvestre sits down with Tim to discuss the Neuroscience behind SafeStart and his book, "Third Generation Safety: The Missing Piece"

In this episode, Paul Thompson from Flint Hill REsources talks about taking the resistance head-on in the training room and with a SafeStart implementation. 

This episode is a great way to see the best elements that SafeStart provides virtually.  The guest Brian Steers also discusses the many elements in virtual training that can be deployed in the absence of being able to perform or conduct training in person.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Brian Steers

In this bonus episode, Tim discusses why Accident Investigation is important and why you shouldn't narrow your root cause to individual blame.  Blame, shame and judgement is not our job.

In the Safetalk with SafeStart Short, Keith Ausborne talks about what classes are available virtually in the SafeStart Realm.  Also Keith touches on who should attend these virtual classes as well.

Guest: Keith Ausborne
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

In this episode, Tim will explain how to share SafeStart outside of the classroom and provide many levels of communication. 

Danny Smith explores the distractions that occur at work, at home and on the road.

Danny interviews David Bianco from Epiroc about their implementation before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic. David also speaks about how to use the techniques during a pandemic.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: David Bianco

Jack Jackson returns to discuss the 4 elements of a great SafeStart Story.  He also speaks about being humble and learning though the vicarious experience. 

Guest: Jack Jackson
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff 

Danny invites Debbie Clark to the table to discuss when, how, and why to bring in a consultant to help with your implementations for the SafeStart brand of products.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Debbie Clark

In this episode Danny and Tim discuss how individual complacency contributes to organizational complacency.  In addition, they further the discussion by tying the attributes in the Human Factors Framework for improved outcome reliability.

Host: Tim and Danny

As a continuation from part 1 with Larry Wilson, Tim gets Larry to share his experience with blame and deflection and Larry shares a humbling moment.

Guest: Larry Wilson, Author of SafeStart
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

We are so excited that Larry was able to sit down with Tim and talk about some frequently asked questions mainly reserved for the author.  In this episode Larry talks about how quality, productivity, and safety go hand-in-hand if you want to perform better as a company.

Guest: Larry Wilson
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

In this episode we explore the Critical Decisions Units (Formally EAU's) and what they mean.  Our guest is Critical Decisions Aficionado Keith Carpenter, SafeStart Consultant.

Guest: Keith Carpenter
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
 

Tim Page-Bottorff and Wilson Bateman discuss how to properly use humor in the safety training classroom.  Topics up for discussion include, the types, the timing and the pitfalls of humor.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Wilson Bateman

SafeStart's Customer Service Manager, Liz Roberts, discusses how to use SafeStart imagery, logos and how to properly use the graphics.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Liz Roberts

JSAs or JHAs if you like, have been around a long-time, because they work. The challenge, they are very task specific, for example, they may give a step-by-step review of the procedures and hazards of say replacing a pump, but rarely cover the most at-risk part of the job driving to the pump. For many employees, JSAs have just become required paperwork. Could we turn that act into a skill? Then a habit? The answer is yes and the good news is you already have the SafeStart skills to help avoid risk 24/7 to achieve a JSA Mindset. 

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff,
Guest: Peter Batrowny

Host Danny Smith will provide information on the silent killer, complacency.  

Put states top of mind.
Rating your state will help you battle complacency.
Integrate complacency into the incident and near miss reporting. 

Host: Danny Smith

In this podcast, Rhonda will share her experience and tips to integrate SafeStart into safety compliance.  Integration activities include incident investigation, JHA's, and several other topics.

Guest: Rhonda Piggee
Host: Danny Smith

This podcast discusses ways to integrate SafeStart into an organization's ongoing safety management system. Whether it is ISO 45001, ANSI Z10 or OSHA VPP this podcast provides information to help customers understand the importance of the individual feedback loop and its impact on organizational reliability. 

Guest: Gary Higbee
Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

In this bonus podcast Danny Smith will provide details on the many differences between climate and culture.

Host: Danny Smith

In this podcast, Danny Smith will guide you on how to get supervisors involved in SafeStart and safety.

Host: Danny Smith

In this episode, we will explore the frequently asked questions surrounding the integration of a steering committee.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Dennis Carnrike

New York Times Bestseller, Rodd Wagner joins us to discuss how to identify areas to increase employee engagement with Assessment and Diagnostic tools.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Rodd Wagner

In this episode, your host Danny Smith has a discussion with a returning guest, Dr Robert Cannon.  This episode focusses on strain, sprains and ergonomics using SafeStart techniques.

The Impact of Storytelling by Jack Jackson. This 36-minute podcast, hosted by Tim Page-Bottorff, describes 3 types of stories, the 3 acts within a story and the impact stories have in engaging the adult learner. This podcast will be of value to any client employee and will be available on Buzzsprout, Apple, Google & Spotify.

 The Rate Your State Process for SafeStart is the best way to protect your SafeStart investment. Think of it as BBS for SafeStart! 

Host: Danny Smith

Do you ever wonder what to do during your SafeStart implementation?  Gary Higbee joins us to answer some of our frequently asked questions.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Gary Higbee

In this episode, guest and SafeStart Consultant Chris Ross discusses how Leadership Support is integral to a SafeStart implementation.  Chris will also discuss management of change.


Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Chris Ross

In this episode, we will have a discussion with our good friend Dr. Robert Cannon.  "Doc" will give us some insights on ergonomic posture, stretching and using our mind to help avoid strains, sprains and cumulative trauma.

Host: Danny Smith
Guest: Dr. Robert Cannon

In this episode, this is a chance to meet the SafeTalk with SafeStart hosts. 

Hosts:

Tim Page-Bottorff
Danny Smith