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Get REAL About Safety

Mike McCarroll & Pamela Fisherwww.prosafesolutions.com
This podcast is presented by PROSAFE Solutions. We talk about the new view of safety, human performance, leadership, and culture improvement. Pam and Mike will have ongoing conversations about these topics as well as interviews with other safety professionals on the journey of continuous improvement and learning.
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Episodes

Human and Organizational Performance - The Novolex Journey

Novolex is a large manufacturing firm specializing in flexible packaging. They began their HOP journey about 3 years ago. Mike interviews Courtney Kuykendall, Corporate Health and Safety Director and Jason Bell, EHS training manager about their success and challenges in integrating and sustaining the principles. This is a preview of a presentation we three will be co-presenting at the Georgia Safety Conference in Savannah, GA on September 6, 2024.

Aug 20, 202431 minEp. 46

The Myth of Situational Awareness

Attention is a finite resource. However, many traditional "accident investigations" tend to identify lack of situational awareness as a cause rather than a symptom of a deeper issue. Mike discusses how organizations need to move beyond judgmental statements to understanding how attention works.

Feb 15, 202121 minEp. 35

Managing crane rigging through the eyes of systems-thinking

Sam Socolow Director of Operations and Training Ashley Sling, Inc . Philip Greisen, CIT, CHST Vice President PROSAFE Solutions CEO Leaderthink.com Resources: Master Rigging Training: https://www.iti.com/rigging-training/master-rigger Crane Operator Services: Crescent Services Tony moon 770-362-3377...

Dec 21, 202057 minEp. 32

Winter Is Coming

www.prosafesolutions.com Speakers include: Lisa Capacik, CSP, Brasfield & Gorrie Nicole Ivers, CSP/CIH, Batson Cook Hilarie Warren, CIH, MPH, Georgia Tech

Dec 01, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 31

Complacency Is A Cop-out

Pam discusses the unfortunate default language, i.e. "complacency" and "failure to pay attention", often used post event. Use of these terms indicate a lack of understanding of human performance principles and does not offer value in event analysis.

Oct 30, 202013 minEp. 29

The Gorilla in the Room

Culpability is the gorilla in the room for most managers trying to understand Human Performance (or The New View of Safety). For decades organizations have managed safety under a model of "crime & punishment". This paradigm is so prevalent that many have a difficult time getting their minds around the fact that not everything is a "safety crime". This podcast will help sort out the differences between what is punishable and what is not. www.prosafesolutions.com

Oct 26, 202022 minEp. 28

The Deming Factor

Mike discusses the landmark contributions of W. Edwards Deming to quality improvement and how those principles mirror Human Performance or The New View of safety.

Aug 10, 202017 minEp. 25

Science-Based Safety and COVID-19

Pam discusses the clash between science and politics in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis in contrast to the 1918 pandemic.

Jul 20, 20209 minEp. 23
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