Part two in our series on exposure assessment awareness. In this episode, 3M’s Katie Hacker and co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells continue their discussion on workplace exposure assessment awareness. Listen in as they go deeper into exposure standards, monitoring, and other considerations and best practices for conducting exposure assessments. Katie Hacker is a Certified Occupational Hygienist (CIH) and Global Application Engineering Manager in 3M’s Personal Safety Division. The Science of ...
Aug 29, 2024•17 min
Welcome back to another episode of the Global Science of Safety podcast. In this episode co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells, along with guest Katie Hacker discuss exposure assessment as a component of workplace hazard awareness. Having a systematic method to characterize workplace exposures to chemical, physical and biological agents is fundamental to occupational health and safety programs. This is part one of a two-part series on exposure assessment awareness. Tune in to learn more about t...
Jun 06, 2024•19 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this episode, Eric Fallen joins co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells to discuss a common challenge: how to hear important sounds in the work environment while being protected from hazardous sounds. Eric is a technical specialist with the 3M Personal Safety Division supporting protective communication hearing protectors. He holds a Doctor of Audiology degree and is a retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army. Tune in to learn more about understanding how fluctuating and intermittent noise can af...
Nov 09, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this episode, Shari Smith joins co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wellsto to discuss silica. Shari is a segment specialist in the 3M Personal Safety Division and also a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Tune in to learn more about potential workplace exposure to silica including applications that may generate respirable crystalline silica, potential health effects, and examples of controls. The Science of Safety Podcast is presented by the 3M Persona...
Sep 06, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Today on the podcast co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells continue their discussion on workplace hazard awareness with guest Lucre Pfefferman. Lucre is a Certified Occupational Hygienist working for 3M New Zealand in the Personal Safety Division. In this episode, the team discusses the concept of hazard recognition, which is another important element of occupational health and safety awareness. The Science of Safety Podcast is presented by the 3M Personal Safety Division. This is a podcast tha...
Jul 17, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Welcome back to another episode of the Global Science of Safety podcast. In this episode, 3M’s Lucre Pfeffermanand co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells discuss workplace hazard awareness with a focus on anticipating hazards. Tune in to learn more about this important aspect of workplace health and safety. Lucre Pfeffermanis a Certified Occupational Hygienist working for 3M New Zealand in the Personal Safety Division. The Science of Safety Podcast is presented by the 3M Personal Safety Division...
Jun 19, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode of the Global Science of Safety Podcast, join co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells as they discuss full body harnesses with 3M’s David Baker. David is the 3M Personal Safety Division EMEA Fall Protection Application Engineering Leader based in the United Kingdom. Full-body harnesses are used in many segments including construction, oil and gas, utilities, and heavy manufacturing and transportation. The purpose of a full-body harness is to help arrest a fall from heights, distri...
Apr 03, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Welcome back to the Science of Safety Podcast. Today on the podcast, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells welcome Don Rust, a Certified Industrial Hygienist, and Certified Safety Professional in 3M’s Personal Safety Division. In this episode, they discuss head protection including types of hard hats, selection considerations, donning tips, care and maintenance, and much more. Hard hats are an important piece of personal protection equipment for construction, heavy manufacturing, mining, oil an...
Feb 28, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this episode of the Science of Safety Podcast, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells, along with special guest Katie Aune, a Specialist Application Engineer, and Certified Safety Professional in 3M’s Personal Safety Division, discuss eye hazards in the workplace. Eye hazards can be found in nearly every industry from construction, heavy manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas to chemical, pharmaceutical, and utilities. Tune in to learn more about protecting workers' eyesight on the job includ...
Feb 03, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells reflect back on some of the highlights from this first global season of the podcast. From selection fundamentals for respiratory protection, hearing protection, and fall protection to the science of fit. This season of the podcast has been full of guests from around the world. best practices, and more. Listen in as Mark and Laurie drop some hints on the new lineup of topics for next season. The first global season of the Science of Safety P...
Dec 02, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome back to the Science of Safety Podcast. Today in the podcast co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells along with their guest, 3M’s Skye Liu, discuss the importance of fit for hearing protection. Fit and noise reduction are related and are key aspects of hearing protector selection and use. Tune in to learn more about fit for earplugs and earmuffs, fit-testing methods, factors that can affect fit, best practices, and much more. The first global season of the Science of Safety Podcast is pres...
Nov 01, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Welcome back to the Science of Safety Podcast. In this episode, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells along with their guest, 3M’s Jessica Tredinnick, discuss the importance of fit for tight-fitting respirators. Tune in to learn more about fit, fit testing, factors that can affect fit such as facial hair, best practices, and much more. The first global season of the Science of Safety Podcast is presented by the 3M Personal Safety Division. This is a podcast that is curious about the science and...
Oct 01, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Welcome back to the Science of Safety Podcast. In part two of our series on fall protection selection co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells welcome Heidi Lopez-Hidalgo, a global Senior Application Engineer in 3M’s Personal Safety Division. In this episode, they continue the discussion on the ABCs of fall protection with a focus on the DEFs (descent and rescue, education, and fall protection for tools). Tune in to learn more about keeping workers safe while working at heights. The first global s...
Sep 01, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode of the Science of Safety Podcast, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells, along with special guest Greg Peterson, a Specialist Application Engineer with 3M Australia, discuss working at heights and selection of fall protection equipment. Tune in to learn more about the hierarchy of controls, and the ABCs (anchorage, body support, connectors) of fall protection. This is the first episode of a two-part series on fall protection selection. The first global season of the Science of S...
Aug 01, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In part two of our series on hearing protection selection, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells welcome Bev Borst, Occupational Hearing Nurse and Senior Safety and Health Specialist with 3M Canada. This discussion focuses on essential hearing protector selection criteria, such as attenuation, audibility, comfort, fit, environmental conditions, and personal protective equipment (PPE) compatibility. Tune in to hear about what you can do for your hearing by choosing appropriate hearing protectors...
Jul 01, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of the Science of Safety Podcast, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells, along with guest Mohammed Saleem, a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Senior Technical Specialist – Europe, with 3M's Personal Safety Division, explore some fundamentals related to hearing protection selection. This is part one of a two-part series on selection considerations. Tune in to learn more about hazardous noise, evaluating noise exposure, occupational exposure limits, types of hearing protection, ...
Jun 01, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Part two in our series on respiratory protection selection. In this episode, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells along with 3M’s Dr. Nicole Vars McCullough resume their discussion and dive deeper into the different types and styles of respirators and concepts such as fit, comfort, and personal protective equipment (PPE) compatibility. The first global season of the Science of Safety Podcast is presented by the 3M Personal Safety Division. This is a podcast that is curious about the science an...
May 02, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of the Science of Safety Podcast, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells along with guest Dr. Nicole Vars McCullough, Vice President of Application Engineering and Regulatory in 3M's Personal Safety Division, discuss some fundamental concepts for respiratory protection selection. This is part one of a two-part series on selection. Tune in to learn more about airborne contaminants, considerations for evaluating exposure, occupational exposure limits, types of respiratory protectio...
Apr 04, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to the first global season of the Science of Safety Podcast presented by the 3M Personal Safety Division. This is a podcast that is curious about the science and systems behind workplace health and safety with a focus on personal protective equipment (or PPE) used to help keep workers healthy and safe. We are excited to announce that the Science of Safety podcast is now being expanded to be globally focused going forwards and more applicable to workplaces all over the world, not just in ...
Feb 28, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Digital technology is creeping in more and more to the workplace safety space. The advent of digital photography has led to the development of combined visual and heat sensing cameras. These are able to detect and differentiate variations in temperature in a workplace environment, which then enables those responsible to make better decisions around worker safety where temperature changes are volatile and unpredictable. In this episode, 3M specialist, Kevin McComb discusses with host Mark Reggers...
Jul 15, 2021•15 min
In this episode, part two from Episode #100, host Mark Reggers and PPE specialist Maurice Gould dive deeper into the various technical specifications that differentiate coveralls from one another, and how these differences inform our choices when selecting the most suitable coverall for the intended workplace application. Coveralls vary in all kinds of ways, from the type of material, the methods of layering different materials to improve protection, breathability and wearer comfort, seam and te...
Jul 15, 2021•27 min
Part one of our two-part series focusing on Protective Coveralls, 3M PPE Specialist Maurice Gould takes host Mark Reggers through the considerations employees and workers must be familiar with when it comes suitable and appropriate PPE Coverall protection. Besides the obvious role of coveralls in keeping workers and their clothes clean, coveralls’ main role is usually to avoid workers’ skin being impacted by unwanted chemicals and dust. The skin is a route of entry for many harmful substances to...
Jul 15, 2021•24 min
When you need to work in environments where breathing the air could prove to be hazardous - even fatal - and filtering that air simply won’t guarantee you safe supply, you might have to carry your own air with you. SCBA (Self-Contained breathing Apparatus) allows you to create a portable, safe, clean air solution, and can provide. If fitted properly, maintained and used with the right training and preparation a SCBA rig can allow workers to get the job done in otherwise impossible environments. ...
Jul 15, 2021•24 min
How prepared are you if a major disaster or emergency happens at work? Are your responses detailed and practiced? What if the emergency impacts more than just your business or place of work? Do you have the right strategies in place to ensure your communication and response is in line with the management systems of local, state and national emergency response organisations? In this episode, host Mark Reggers and Risk Management Professional, Andrew Stanbury discuss the finer details of emergency...
Jul 15, 2021•28 min
In this episode, host Mark Reggers and 3M’s Terry Gorman, Occupational Hygienist and respiratory protection specialist in PPE, are discussing all about Supplied Airline Systems. Usually, respiratory protection takes the form of filtering or air purifying products, that take the air being breathed in from the environment and filter out the unwanted impurities, such as particles or vapours. Supplied Airline Systems are required when the air is either too toxic to filter or presents a risk of unkno...
Jul 15, 2021•29 min
In this episode, host Mark Reggers and guest Jane Whitelaw, Certified Occupational Hygienist and RESP-FIT Board Member (more detailed bio below) discuss the RESP-FIT program, which has been developed in response to a need to improve the respirator fit-testing standards and practices in Australia. The Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) developed the program and provides employers and PCBUs the means for improving the quality of fit-testing in the workplace. RESP-FIT provides a...
Jul 15, 2021•31 min
In this episode, host Mark Reggers and guest Professor David Crouch, 3M’s Global Subject Matter Expert – Application Engineering (Defence & Public Safety) continue where they left off and resume their discussion on respiratory protection related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards. CBRN is an acronym for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear. It is a terminology used worldwide that refers to malicious incidents or weapons in which any of the four types of hazar...
Feb 19, 2021•25 min
In this episode, Professor David Crouch, 3M’s Global Subject Matter Expert – Application Engineering (Defence & Public Safety) joins host Mark Reggers for the first of a two-part series to discuss respiratory protection as it relates to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards. CBRN is an acronym for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear. It is a terminology used worldwide that refers to malicious incidents or weapons in which any of the four types of hazards mentioned...
Feb 19, 2021•28 min
In this episode, host Mark Reggers and guest Adrian Sims, Managing Director at Vent-Tech Ltd continue where they left off and resume their discussion on the subject matter of local exhaust ventilation. Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is an engineering control designed to reduce or eliminate worker exposure to dust, fumes or other hazardous airborne substances that are created by numerous processes in the workplace. An LEV system captures the emissions at the source, removing them from the work a...
Dec 14, 2020•39 min
In this episode Adrian Sims, Managing Director at Vent-Tech Ltd joins host Mark Reggers for the first of a two-part series to discuss local exhaust ventilation. Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is an engineering control designed to reduce or eliminate worker exposure to dust, fumes or other hazardous airborne substances that are created by numerous processes in the workplace. An LEV system captures the emissions at the source, removing them from the work area before inhalation to protect worker h...
Dec 14, 2020•32 min
