Portage County Safety Council Podcast

[OSC22 Preview] Work Fatigue and Burnout: Why Exhaustion in the Workplace is Different

Episode 234: Emil Kresl, Director of Learning and Development at The University of Texas at Austin, joined us to give us a preview of his 2022 Ohio Safety Congress presentation on burnout & fatigue in the workplace! For more info on OSC22, visit www.ohiosafetycongress.com.  For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

[OSC22 Preview] Maximizing Employee Engagement

Episode 232: Bob Bethel, VP of HR & Learning Services at The Employers' Association, joined us to give us a preview of his 2022 Ohio Safety Congress presentation on maximizing employee engagement! For more info on OSC22, visit www.ohiosafetycongress.com.  For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

Top 10 OSHA Violations in 2021

Episode 228: Nicholas Coia, Industrial Safety Consultant at the Ohio BWC, joins us to talk about the top 10 "serious" and "willful" OSHA violations in 2021. Click here to watch the video. For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

Finding Facts, Not Faults: How to Improve Safety After an Injury (Live)

Episode 224: Nicholas Coia, Industrial Safety Consultant for the Ohio BWC, presents on Finding Facts, Not Faults: How to Improve Safety After an Injury. Click here to watch the video. Click here to view the slides or here for the handout mentioned.  For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today

Fleet Safety Q & A

Episode 219: Timothy Brewster, Director of the Loss Prevention & Recovery Unit at National Interstate Insurance Company, answers questions after his presentation on Reducing the Risk of Accidents Through Effective Fleet Safety Controls. For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

Noise Hazards

Episode 218: In this follow up interview, Marissa Scott, Industrial Hygiene Consultant at Safex, chats with us about noise hazards, ototoxins, sound level apps and more! Click here to watch a video of the Zoom call. For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

Top 10 Most Costly Workplace Injuries 2021

Episode 217: Did you know that the top 10 disabling workplace injuries cost employers over $58 billion every year? In this episode, we cover those top 10 injuries according to Liberty Mutual Insurance’s 2021 Workplace Safety Index report and chat about what you can do to prevent them. Click here to watch the video. For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

[Safety Culture] Inconsistency Kills Progress

Episode 216: Ami Gignac & Katie Woodhall, Managing Partners at Sparrow Tale management consulting, chat with us on how consistency can make or break the development of your safety culture! This is an excerpt from e175, click here to listen to the full interview. For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

Suicide Prevention Stand Down

Episode 215: In accordance with OSHA's Suicide Prevention Stand Down Week – September 6-10, 2021, we made this episode to increase awareness & prevention of suicide at work. Click here to view the video. Click here for more info on how to prevent suicides in construction. For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!

Safety Considerations for Robots in Manufacturing (Live)

Episode 214: Mark Eitzman, Safety and Project Manager at Integrated Mill Systems, presents live on robot safety at one of our recent virtual meetings. Click here for the Power Point. Click here to view the video recording. For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today!