The Case for Safety Podcast
The Case for Safety Podcast
The Case for Safety Podcast brings you conversations with workplace safety experts across industries. Every other Monday, learn how to manage risks, mitigate hazards and create a strong culture. From preventing falls and controlling hazardous energy to operating in confined spaces and measuring safety performance, The Case for Safety Podcast has the insights you need to create safer and healthier workplaces.
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Dec 7, 2018 • 11min
Protecting Workers at Height
The podcast discusses the challenges of fall protection, the need for improved education on fall protection, the role of industry consensus standards in ensuring safety, addressing hazards associated with working at height, and the importance of consistency in fall protection products.
Dec 7, 2018 • 18min
ISO 45001
Vic Toy of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO 45001 discusses how the ISO 45001 standard can help you improve your occupational safety and health management system.
Dec 7, 2018 • 8min
Certification to Industry Consensus Standards — Part II: The Certification Process
Ovidiu Munteanu, former Senior Standards Development Manager at ASSP, talks through the steps of the certification process and what you need to know before getting certified to an industry consensus standard.
Dec 7, 2018 • 6min
Certification to Industry Consensus Standards — Part I: Why Certify?
Ovidiu Munteanu, former Senior Standards Development Manager at ASSP, discusses the the benefits of certifying to industry consensus standards and how certification can help improve safety and your bottom line.
Dec 7, 2018 • 9min
How Government Agencies Use Industry Consensus Standards
Lauren Bauerschmidt, Standards Development Manager at ASSP, explains how government agencies use industry consensus standards to strengthen their own regulations and help create safer workplaces.
Dec 7, 2018 • 20min
Safety Leadership and Professional Development
Dr. Richard Olawoyin, co-editor of the ASSP publication “Safety Leadership and Professional Development,” discusses how the book provides a road map to becoming a better safety leader at your organization.
Dec 7, 2018 • 12min
Industry Consensus Standards
Tim Fisher, Director of Standards and Technical Services at ASSP, discusses the significance of industry consensus standards in advancing workplace safety. He explains the process of developing and publishing a standard, the involvement of various stakeholders, and the role of ASSP as the secretariat. The importance of safety standards and specific committees responsible for fall protection and construction demolitions are also highlighted.
