DAY IN THE LIFE PODCAST Our Podcast today is slightly different than some of the others we have recorded. While the Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) Major at UF has been extremely successful – with Approximately 2,500 graduates, and nearly a 100% placement rate for all graduates since the program started in 1986. In addition, students receive significant starting salaries upon graduation, with more than one job offer for many graduates - just to name a few things. How...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In today’s Podcast, Subject Matter Expert Zach Kiehl will discuss a new concept that his Company, Sentinel Occupational Safety, has developed, and is now offering to private sector businesses across the Country. Their product is called SafeGuard™. SafeGuard is an IoT platform that provides an early warning capability through real-time, predictive, and longitudinal oversight of personnel in high-risk environments. It relies on the recent proliferation of wearable sensors, wireless communication, ...
Apr 09, 2021•47 min
Our guest for this Podcast is Sean Johnson. Sean received his bachelor’s degree in EHS from UF in 2011. Sean works on the main Campus of the Cleveland Clinic. He is currently working on the Regulatory Compliance Team in the Buildings and Properties Department. Sean is a Leader of the facility Emergency Response Team. He also works closely with the Clinic’s other 12 Regional Hospital Facility Managers on compliance-related items. Health care facilities have their own regulations, to go along with...
Mar 15, 2021•46 min
We were honored to have Owen Wagner, a bachelor’s degree Alum as one of our two Subject Matter Experts for this Podcast Owen got his Bachelor’s in EHS from UF. Our other SME was Paula Burleson. Both currently work with the OSHA On-site Consultation Program. Those of us at the All Hazards Training Center are well aware of the benefits of the OSHA On-site Consultation Program, but one of our objectives with this Podcast was to make others around the State of Ohio aware of it. Plus, we wanted to ma...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min
In today’s Podcast, Subject Matter Expert Scott Lowry will discuss a new Emergency Preparedness Planning Tool that he helped develop, called StrataSite. StrataSite is a dynamic, cloud-based Emergency Preparedness Planning Tool. It focuses on bringing key emergency planning members of a facility together with their local first responder community (police, fore, EMS, etc.) to jointly plan for any/all potential emergencies – from man-made weather-related disasters to hazmat spills, to workplace sho...
Jan 20, 2021•45 min
The All Hazards Training Center (AHTC) has a long history of teaching school safety and security related courses, having trained over 20,000 school safety officials, security officers and first responders since 2002. In this podcast, retired law enforcement and security specialist, Scott Lowry will define what the term Crisis Management means regarding school safety, and how to establish an effective Crisis Management program at your school. We also talk about Vulnerability assessments and how t...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min
In this Podcast, the Department Chair for the University of Findlay’s EHSS (Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability) Academic Program, Dr. Tim Murphy, will talk about all the various aspects of the Undergraduate Degree Program. Topics include how the program got started in 1986, how it has evolved, scholarships for students, what the course work consists of, the benefits of hands-on training offered at the All Hazards Training Center, and paid internships available to students. In addit...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr
We are excited to announce that, for some of our future Pod Casts, we will be selecting various University of Findlay (UF) Alums of our Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in EHS to be Subject Matter Experts. .The first UF Alum we have selected is Todd Pees. Todd is a 1994 Graduate of the Bachelor’s Degree. He also holds a Master’s in EHS and an MBA, both from UF. Todd is currently employed at Valicor, Inc. Todd’s expertise is in Hazardous Waste Management. In this Pod Cast, Todd will discuss topics...
Jun 03, 2020•33 min
In this podCast, Tyler Pendleton provides detailed information on existing command and control systems that are very recognizable, but maybe not totally understand - Incident Command (IC) and the Incident Command System (ICS). Tyler covers many related topics, including: a brief history of where the system originated; explains of why it has been so successful, identifies the five major functions and key elements of the System; looks at related regulatory requirements, and defines the concepts of...
May 07, 2020•40 min
All Hazards has provided Confined Space Entry & Rescue Training since our inception in 1989. The training is offered both our hands-on training facilities in Findlay, OH and through custom programs at client locations throughout the U.S. This podcast addresses what makes a Confined Space and what is a Permit-Required Confined Space, what requirements apply to Confined Spaces, what are some of the duties of working in and around Confined Spaces, and most importantly the “Safety Working In and...
Feb 11, 2020•40 min
All Hazards has been involved in Railcar Emergency Response Training since our inception in 1989. In fact, we have provided Emergency Response training for all modes of transportation. Transport by rail is different enough considering the design of the cars, what they may be transporting, and Commanding Incidents for potentially large events. This module intends to cover a training course All Hazards developed thought DOT/PHMSA which focuses on Railcar Incident Response to crude oils, ethanols, ...
Feb 11, 2020•30 min
In this podcast, subject matter expert Randy Van Dyne defines what Targeted Violence is, and he points out that Targeted Violence is the central motivating action behind essentially all school and workplace violence incidents. The importance of the Targeted violence continuum will be explained. Randy also goes into detail on how to develop and implement a proven Threat Assessment Management Program that will identify potential acts of Targeted Violence, and prevent violent incidents from occurri...
Feb 11, 2020•29 min
In this Pod Cast, subject matter expert Kelly Ruff answers a series of questions about emergency response (ER) training. Included among the questions/topics are: what is an emergency response vs. an incidental release, where can you find regulations covering ER requirements, what is the difference between public sector emergency responders (fire fighters) and private sector industry, and is it important for the private sector to train their own in-house ER teams? Also covered are the different l...
Feb 11, 2020•37 min
In this Podcast, subject matter expert Scott Lowry emphatically addresses the point that workplace violence can be prevented. Scott also discusses various proven approaches to how an organization can design and implement an effective ongoing Threat Assessment Management system to identify potential threats and intervene before violence is committed. Have thoughts on this podcast? Please take our survey to help us shape future episodes: https://tinyurl.com/uss53xw...
Dec 13, 2019•51 min
In this Podcast, subject matter expert Laurie Thomas discusses how to identify and counter threats to the marine elements of the national transportation system. These include - ports, vessels, facilities, and critical assets and infrastructure located on or adjacent to waters subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Applicable laws are discussed, as well as practical approaches to developing training and consulting programs that meet the regulations. Also discussed is the importance of establishi...
Dec 13, 2019•45 min
