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The Safety Spotlight
The Safety Spotlight Podcast brings workplace safety leaders, innovators, and change-makers into the conversation. Each episode dives into real stories, proven strategies, and fresh ideas for creating safer, healthier, and more productive work environments. The show explores topics ranging from safety culture and leadership to emerging technologies and industry trends. Guests share practical insights, lessons learned from the field, and the human side of safety that drives lasting impact.
Episodes
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What Could Kill You Today? Clark Builders’ Chris Vienneau on Finding the Hazards That Matter Most
Most crews can name a dozen ways they might get hurt on a given day. Far fewer stop to ask which hazard on site could actually kill them. In this episode of…
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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Bird Construction’s Jason Ross on Men’s Mental Health in the Trades
Six years ago, driving out of a northern Manitoba job site in a snowstorm, Jason Ross thought he was having a heart attack. It was a panic attack, and it put…
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Know Who You Are Investing In: Garrett Hill On Building Safety Culture Through Conversation
"If the people you work with don't like who you are, the message you send will never get out."Garrett Hill, Regional Safety Manager at EquipmentShare, started…
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Safety's Hidden Front Door: Jacqueline Handy on the Career Nobody Knows Exists
Jacqueline Handy took a marketing job at a construction safety firm in New York City and had no idea what site safety was. Then she sat through her first board…
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Safety Is a Value, Not a Priority: Bill Hart on Why That Distinction Matters
Bill Hart is a fifth-generation miner from West Virginia. He watched his grandfather die of black lung when he was sixteen, and later watched the same disease…
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Blame Is a Dead End: Michael Bassey on Where Accountability Actually Sits
A broken door handle nobody fixed will tell you more about your safety culture than your incident numbers will.Michael Bassey has spent two decades in process…
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Safety Is the Accelerant: Brian Fielkow on Why Safe Companies Grow Faster
Ask a room full of employees whose job safety is, and plenty of hands will point at the safety department. Brian Fielkow got that answer when he bought his own…
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Sometimes You’re Just Getting Lucky: Cody Woolf on the Gap Between No Incidents and Real Safety
Ask most organizations how safety is going and they will hand you their incident numbers. Cody Woolf would rather know what happens on site when the senior…
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Beyond the Checklist: Nicole Wesch on Practical Safety Leadership
What can safety leaders in construction, oil and gas, and manufacturing learn from a workplace where you can't pause an emergency to fill out a hazard…
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Nobody Wins Alone: Ken Larson on What Real Teamwork Looks Like
Ask most leaders if they have a good team and they'll say yes. Ken Larson's answer is that they have no idea what a real team is.In this episode of The Safety…
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Saskatchewan Association for Safe Workplaces in Health (SASWH) – From the Field to the Floor: Building Real Safety Culture with Erin Heimbecker
What happens when a safety professional stops writing policies and starts walking the floor instead? In this episode of the Safety Spotlight Podcast, we sit…
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Manitoulin Transport: Fleet Safety, Driver Culture, and the Road Ahead with Mario Da Silva
What does it take to keep millions of kilometers of road safe when 80% of everything we use every day depends on the people behind the wheel? In this episode…
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From 20 Injuries to Zero: Building a Safety Culture That Actually Works with Tom Fitzgerald
What does it really take to transform workplace safety from a compliance requirement into a deeply embedded culture? In this episode of the Safety Spotlight…
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Trust Over Policy: Emotional Intelligence and Building Safer Teams with Joan McMillan
Psychological safety is often treated like something you install with a policy. But is it really a systems issue, or a leadership one? In this episode of…
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Safety Without Slogans: What Actually Reduces Risk on the Job With Darren Varga
A lot of companies say “safety first.” Darren Varga, Director of EHS at Aecon Group Inc., argues that misses the point. If people do not trust the system, they…
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Invisible Threats and Real Consequences: Silica and Worker Health with Nayab Sultan
Silica exposure is one of the oldest known occupational hazards in the world, yet it remains widely misunderstood, under-prioritized, and routinely mismanaged…
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Why "Common Sense" is Dangerous in Safety: Rick Sikora on Rigging, Competency & Culture
"If I don't have room to improve, the system is broken." That is the philosophy that drives Rick Sikora, CEO of Cranemasters. In this episode of The Safety…
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Failing Safely: Stuntman Lessons on Culture and Communication with Tyler Foley
In this episode of Safety Spotlight, we sit down with Tyler Foley, a former stuntman turned safety consultant and the founder of Total Buy-In HSE Consulting…
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Designing Safety Programs That Workers Trust: Near Miss Reporting, Recognition, and Continuous Improvement with Sarah Abdul-Rasoul
In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Rasoul, a Top Woman in Safety and safety leader at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. Sarah shares how an unexpected…
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Coming Full Circle: Safety Leadership with Jeff Mulligan
Safety did not start as the headline for Jeff Mulligan, it became the mission. In this episode of Safety Spotlight, Jeff, COO of Astec Safety and an early…
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Designed to Thrive: Linda Miller’s Ergonomic Quest
Linda Miller never set out to transform how people move and work. Her early goal as a rehabilitation specialist was to help them recover. But after seeing how…
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In Case of Fire: Spencer Beach on Hard Lessons and Safer Futures
In this powerful episode of Safety Spotlight, we sit down with Spencer Beach, a third-generation tradesman turned professional safety speaker, whose life was…
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Future-Proof or Fall Behind: Mike Schwarz on AI’s Tectonic Shift in Business & Safety
In this episode of Safety Spotlight, we sit down with Mike Schwarz, CEO of MyZone AI, for a candid look at the AI revolution already transforming how…
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Lessons From the Cockpit: Why Culture Eats Checklists for Breakfast
In this episode of Safety Spotlight, we sit down with Jeff “Odie” Espenship, former A-10 Warthog pilot and founder of Target Leadership, for an unforgettable…
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Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace with Mehmet Baha
From Fulbright scholar to Facebook Europe’s early days to bestselling author, Mehmet Baha’s journey is anything but ordinary. In this episode of Safety…
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Blue Angels and Red Tape: Greg Wooldridge on Trust and High-Performance Leadership
Join a conversation with Greg “Boss” Wooldridge, the only leader to command the U.S. Navy Blue Angels three times, as he translates elite aviation lessons into…
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Beyond the Blame Game: Dr. Tom Krause on Real Safety Leadership
Sit down with Dr. Tom Krause, behavior-based safety pioneer, co-founder of BST (now within DEKRA), and partner at Krause Bell Group as he traces how safety…
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The Risk Paradox: Corrie Pitzer on Paralysis By Safety
In this episode of Safety Spotlight, Corrie Pitzer, founder of SafeMap International, dives into the complex and often counterintuitive world of workplace…
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The Universal Language of Risk: Lucca Filippo on Safety Lessons Learned Across Airspace and Labs
Slip up in aviation? You investigate it, learn from it, and build systems to stop it from happening again. Slip up in a lab with a deadly pathogen? You might…
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Safety Spotlight Podcast: Mike Kerr on Humor, Culture, and Making Work Human Again
What if your workplace made people laugh more and report safety issues more? What if culture wasn’t just a “nice-to-have” but your greatest competitive…
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Shawn Galloway on Safety Excellence: Why Culture, Strategy, and Ownership Matter Most
What does true safety excellence look like in 2025? How do we make the safe choice the easy choice? And how can organizations move beyond compliance to build a…
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Catlin Chiasson on Policing, Empathy, and Evolving Safety: Why Human Connection Still Matters Most
What can safety professionals learn from life on the frontlines of policing? In this episode, former officer and frontline policing veteran Catlin Chiasson…
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Juliana Bley on Human Factors, Learning Design, and Building Safer Workplaces Through Connection
What happens when we stop treating safety as rules and checklists and start focusing on people, connection, and how adults really learn? In this episode of…
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Sylvia Marusyk on Stress, Burnout, and Building Resilient Workplaces Through Human Connection
What happens when stress becomes the hidden hazard no checklist can catch? In this episode of Safety Spotlight, Sylvia Marusyk, occupational therapist and…
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Building a Culture of Connection: Managing Human Factors in High-Risk Industries with Susan Sawatzky
In this episode of Safety Spotlight, Susan Sawatsky, a human factors and learning design expert, explores the “people part” of safety that is often overlooked…
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Earning Trust, Driving Change: Nicole Thunich on Building Credible Safety Leadership
For over three decades, Nicole Thunich has led safety initiatives across industries, transforming safety from a compliance checkbox into a driver of…
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Coming Full Circle: Safety Leadership with Jeff Mulligan
What happens when a U.S. Navy electrician, shipbuilder, and first-time entrepreneur discovers the power of virtual reality? You get Jennifer Lastra, CEO of…
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Leading with Heart and Purpose: Psychological Safety with Dr. Johanna Pagonis
Dr. Joanna Pagonis, founder of Sinogap Solutions and author of Choose to Be a Leader Others Would Want to Follow, brings a bold and deeply human take on…
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Party Crashing the Safety Status Quo: Allan James Moore on Redefining Safety Leadership
Allan Moore’s path into safety is anything but ordinary. From translating for Stanley Black & Decker in Taiwan to leading safety across international…