Illusion of Safety

Sarah Bogner, CSP joins us for our 20th episode of the Illusion of Safety! Sarah has 20 years of expereince in the safety profession and currently works as the Manager of Environmental Health & Safety at Contra Costa Water District. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies and a MS in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco. Sarah shares her "day in the life" working in the water industry, as well as her best recommendations for staying organized. Thank you for listening to our 20th episode! We hope you subscribe to the show, leave a review, and share the podcast with a friend.

Jennifer McNelly, CAE, CEO of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) joins us for this episode of the Illusion of Safety podcast. Jennifer is a CEO with a bias toward action. She is also a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. Jennifer explains Clifton StrengthsFinder and highlights the power of building strengths in partnership/community. Gallup CliftonStrengths American Society of Safety Professionals

Our guest on this episode of the Illusion of Safety is Ren Lu You. Ren is the CEO of Frontline Data Solutions, which makes software tools for health and safety professionals. His company works with small startup operations all the way up to large multi-nationals in oil & gas, chemical, manufacturing, and other heavy industries. Free EHS Templates from Frontline This episode is sponsored by Frontline Data Solutions. Frontline Data Solutions started in 1999, with the goal to make health and safety professionals' jobs easier. They create recordkeeping tools for tasks like incident management, contractor onboarding, training programs, and equipment monitoring.

We kick off this episode with a communication game, then are joined by our guest, Hazel Meda. Hazel Meda is the Internal Communications Manager at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. She shares her top guidelines to ensure your communications are strategic, effective, and efficient. Hazel's framework for communication: ASSET - audience centered, simple, short, engaging, and tidy. If you enjoy our show, share it with a friend! Share it online with your network! Follow/subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode.

Y'all. This episode is a party. We are joined by Alexis Armstrong, founder of Peggy Workwear and the Smoko Podcast. Alexis is a STEAM and Trades advocate, a geologist, and participated in the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) aboard the deep-sea drill ship, the Joides Resolution. Peggy Workwear @peggyworkwear on Instagram IODP Joides Resolution The Smoko Podcast The Smoko Podcast on YouTube  Learn more about Alexis’ favorite rock: Ooid Remember, subscribe/follow our show and leave a review. This helps more people hear about the Illusion of Safety. Thank you for listening!

This week, we are joined by Rosa Antonia Carrillo, MSOD. She is the President of Carrillo and Associates, Inc, a consulting firm focused on organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and team development. Rosa has over 25 years of experience transforming safety cultures. She is a widely published author and inspirational leader. We hope you enjoy this thoughtful, care-focused conversation about the current landscape of the safety profession. OHS Voices from the Resistance - Order Here! Rosa's Author Bookshelf - Amazon Carrillo & Associates, Inc.  Sam Goodman's Book: 10 Ideas to Make Safety Suck Less Please follow/subscribe to the show, leave us a review, and share with a friend - this helps more people hear this podcast. Thank you!

Matthew Herron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE joins us for a conversation on engineering and safety. Matt is currently the Lead Safety Engineer at Southwest Research Institute, a BCSP Ambassador, and the ASSP Region III Vice President. We discuss how an engineering mindset emphasizes prevention through design. Matt also gives advice on how to communicate with all levels of an organization and how to find mentorship for new safety professionals. February 18-24, 2024 is Engineers Week, with this year's theme being, "Welcome to the Future" - we think this episode is a perfect introduction to kick off Engineers Week and to encourage others to consider STEM fields! Engineers Week | National Society of Professional Engineers (nspe.org) To celebrate Engineer’s Week (EWeek) the ASSP Engineering Practice Specialty is offering a special promo code to join the Engineering Practice Specialty for FREE!!! Promo Code: 242ENGPS Offer: 1 Free Engineering Practice Specialty ($20 value) and for those new to ASSP, the $25 App Fee is waived ($45 total value). Dates Valid: February 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024 Article that Matt mentions during the episode: "Keeping Employees Alive and Well" by Farman A. Moayed

In 2023, BCSP announced they will now require 0.5 points from ethics courses every recertification cycle. This got us thinking... what does it mean to be ethical? Are ethics and morality connected? Can we trust our "gut"? We are joined by an expert in the field, Rachel Whitman Rotch, PhD. Rotch is a Senior Analyst and Visiting Assistant Professor at Auburn University. She developed the "Ethics and Professional Issues" course for Auburn University's industrial and organizational psychology master's program (which is the program Allison is currently enrolled in). We hope you enjoy this discussion, and leave asking more questions about behaviors, organizational culture, and ethics. If you are enjoying the show, please follow us on your favorite podcast platform, leave a review, and share with a friend. This helps more people hear the show, and we so appreciate it!

Jessie Singer is a journalist, keynote speaker, and the author of "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster -- Who Profits and Who Pays the Price," a Slate, Fortune Magazine, Mother Jones, and The Economist best book of the year. Her writing appears in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, Bloomberg News, New York magazine, The Guardian, and elsewhere. Jessie is an expert in safe systems, injury prevention, harm reduction, and the ongoing rise in "accidental" death. You can read more of Jessie's work and order her book here: https://jessiesinger.com/ Illusion of Safety is a biweekly podcast, focused on creating a collective of professionals dedicated to bringing passion, community, and fun to the safety industry. Follow us on LinkedIn, subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast platform, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you for listening! 

A new year celebration episode filled with spice monikers, random questions, and hilarity. We hope this episode kicks off the new year with some fun. We are grateful to have you as a listener! Subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss the amazing guests we have lined up in 2024.

The Illusion of Safety turns 10 episodes old! Allison, Josh and Gabe look back at how the journey began and the lessons learned along the way. From insightful conversations with incredible guests to delving deep into diverse topics related to safety (and even some that aren’t), each episode has been a step towards building a collective of professionals that strive for greater learning and growth! Thank you for being part of this wonderful adventure. Here’s to many more episodes filled with inspiration, knowledge and meaningful conversations! Remember to follow/add the show and leave a review - it means a lot and will make it easier for IO Safety to reach more listeners. Thank you!

Beth Welmaker, Executive Director of Environmental Health and Safety at Nova Southeastern University, joins us for this episode of the Illusion of Safety podcast. We discuss building trust in new work environments, emerging technologies in safety, research safety dynamics, and advice for people considering a career in lab safety and for those interested in leading a professional networking society. Learn more about CSHEMA: https://www.cshema.org/ Connect with Beth on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/beth-welmaker-821b646 Beth's Book Recommendations: Tom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Servant Leader by Kenneth R. Jennings and John Stahl-WertMindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. DweckClear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish

Let’s give thanks…for this episode on gratitude! The gang gets some time with Emily Elrod, President and founder of Workzbe. She explains the science behind gratitude and explores how it can affect our productivity, satisfaction with our work and even how we interact with others. From looking at our brain chemistry when we experience gratitude to the increases in productivity and financial benefits that come out from connecting with people, gratitude has a multitude of benefits for individuals and teams. Get those pens and paper ready…you’re going to want to take notes! To learn more about what Emily is doing with Workzbe, check out their website at www.workzbe.com!

Rachel Walla-Housman, CSP, CIH joins us for this episode of the Illusion of Safety. Rachel is the founder of Ally Safety. Ally Safety’s brand is “Safety training made entertaining” and her training videos and toolbox talks have become the marker for exciting safety content in our industry. Rachel shares her wisdom and experience around creating content, building a personal/business brand, and making safety interesting (because it is!). Links: Ally Safety: @ally_safety https://allysafety.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@AllySafety Excavation Safety (with cake!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6HnDQbE6Q In case you are also inspired to match your nail polish to your chainsaw chaps: https://intothegloss.com/2014/05/best-neon-nail-polish/ Harvard Business Review articles on personal branding - https://hbr.org/2022/02/whats-the-point-of-a-personal-brand, https://hbr.org/2022/09/how-to-build-your-personal-brand-at-work And as always, connect with us on LinkedIn and subscribe/follow the show on this podcast platform.  

When you’re a professional that’s always “on call” in your work, how do you find time to take a break?  The Illusion of Safety gang kicks around the topic of taking breaks from work to rest, why it’s important and whether it’s possible to actually do it. Links: Adam Grant’s episode about the importance of taking vacations: https://spotify.link/DAjT5SY40Db You know you want to swim with these majestic creatures on your next vacation: https://www.bahamas.com/experiences/official-home-swimming-pigs

Allison, Gabe, and Josh explore how sports fandom can translate to the safety profession: Let's play a game: Sports Lingo, Taylor Swift lyric, or Safety Topic?What does fandom look life?How do we identify and/or own the safety profession?Moving from "I" to "We"Defining Significance Why we are passionate about building a collective. Share your wins and loses #bethestatuteofliberty Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/illusion-of-safety-podcast Subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast platform and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts - thank you!

We talk with Scott Cuthbert and Jamie Young, co-founders of Safeopedia, about our favorite digital safety conference: Safety Connect! From the amazing speaker lineup to the networking to the year-round access, Scott and Jamie talk with us about what attendees can expect at this year’s premier online conference. Secrets about the conference are spilled left and right in our first international episode, so you don’t want to miss this! Notes and Links: Want to sign up for Safety Connect? Of course you do! Check out www.safetyconnect2023.com to register, see the full conference agenda, and even see some intro videos from the speakers. We'll see you "there" October 3-5, 2023! Check out a ton of safety resources from www.safeopedia.com Huge shoutout to Holly Burgess for being an awesome safety pro, and all around fun person to know! Connect with her on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/holly-burgess-csp-ssgb-0235202 to learn more about her work with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

On this episode, Subena Colligan, CIH, CSP joins us, as our inaugural podcast guest. We are honored and grateful for the conversation we get to share. We discuss working with authenticity, identifying our values, finding joy, and leaving a legacy. Notes: Subscribe to Subena’s newsletter, “Mindful Strategy”, here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6874736792231276544/ Check out EHS Tranformation Consultants, Veteran-Owned OEHS Consulting Firm: https://ehstransformation.com/ The CROWN Act: The CROWN Act was created in 2019 by Dove and the CROWN Coalition, in partnership with then State Senator Holly J. Mitchell of California, to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and protective styles such as braids, locs, twists, and knots in the workplace and public schools. https://www.thecrownact.com/ McKinsey & Company article from April 5, 2021, “Help your employees find purpose – or watch them leave” - https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/help-your-employees-find-purpose-or-watch-them-leave Occupational Health Psychology (OHP): https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ohp/default.htmlThe Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html Leadership and Job Demands-Resources Theory: A Systemic Review: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.722080/full Information on Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize: https://www.nobelprize.org/alfred-nobel/alfred-nobels-life-and-work/ Rate, review, and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast platform. Use #IOSafety when sharing about the show or this episode.Check out our website: http://iosafetypodcast.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/illusion-of-safety-podcast/

In this episode, we discuss Networking: what is it and why is it necessary? We talk about our individual perspectives on networking and share several networking tactics for your next professional, social event. Notes and Links: Icebreakers … you either love them or hate them. Enjoy this list of icebreaker suggestions, ironically sourced by Gabe: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/meeting-icebreakers/ We mention a couple TV shows: Pawn Stars is the show that airs on the History Channel, that brings in subject experts for certain items. How I Met Your Mother is a sitcom that aired on CBS; this link describes the introductory technique we reference: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Have%20you%20met%20Ted%3F Networking, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions. Specifically: the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business.” Allison applauds the brand, Xena Workwear, in this episode. While this is not sponsored content, we do have a coupon code for our listeners and we believe in Xena's products and mission. Xena Workwear: Stylish Women’s Steel Toe Safety Shoes and Work Apparel, https://xenaworkwear.com/ - use our coupon code, IOSAFETY, for $20 off your $50+ purchase. @Oprah, email us at iosafetypodcast@gmail.com Subscribe to the show, and remember to use #IOSafety when posting about networking. Check out our website: http://iosafetypodcast.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/illusion-of-safety-podcast/

Welcome to our club! This episode explains why we started the Illusion of Safety podcast, including our hope to encourage safety professionals both in and beyond the workplace. References and Links: You will hear a reference to snails and skincare… the full joke is on the cutting room floor, but here is an informational/nonscientific article if you are intrigued: https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/my-health-story/put-snail-slime-on-my-face-for-a-month-here-are-results/Interested in learning more about pizzas/safety salaries? Here are several industry resources from BCSP and Safety and Health Magazine: https://www.bcsp.org/safety-salary-survey/ & https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/23135-salary-survey-2022Ideal hashtag to use when talking about our show: #IOSafety Check out our website: http://iosafetypodcast.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/illusion-of-safety-podcast/