Portage County Safety Council Podcast

How Understanding the Stages of Change Can Improve Your Safety Program

Episode 17: Struggling to get your employees onboard with your safety policy? Understanding the 5 stages of change may help! For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today! 

Social & Emotional Aspects of Workplace Safety

Episode 16: Is there more to safety than policy & education? Do social & emotional variables influence the level of compliance by employees? Mike & Nic discuss this and more! For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today! 

2018 Flu Update Interview

Episode 14: In this interview, Susan Forgacs, Public Health Nurse from the Portage County Combined Health District answers questions regarding local flu stats and vaccination information. This episode would make a great meeting ice breaker or tool box talk! For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today!

Rig it Right: Interview with Al Abel

Episode 12: After his excellent presentation at our monthly luncheon, Lifting Specialist Al Abel from Mazzella Lifting Technologies stayed over to give us a recap. For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today!

How to Stay Safe Driving in the Winter

Episode 11: In this interview, Lori Cook, Traffic Safety Advisor for AAA East Central NEO joins us to discuss how to stay safe driving in winter weather. For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today!

How to Prepare Your Vehicle for the Winter

Episode 9: Vince Stropko and Lori Cook of AAA East Central NEO join us on this Safety Chat to discuss how to prepare your vehicle(s) for the winter. For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today!

PERRP Update

Episode 7: Glenn McGinley, the Director of PERRP for the Ohio BWC, sat down with us after his presentation at Maplewood Career Center on December 21, 2017. For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today!

The Costs of Improper Handwashing at Work

Episode 5: In this interview, Justin Rechichar of the Portage County Health District shares that according to CDC statistics, employers lose an average of $1,685 in production per employee every year. Something he says that can be significantly reduced by proper handwashing. For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today!

How to Reduce the Risks of Slips, Trips, & Falls, at Work

Episode 3: In this interview, BWC Industrial Safety Consultant Nicholas Coia shares how employers can reduce the risks of slips, trips, & falls at thier facility. For more information about the Portage County Safety Council, please visit our website today!

Podcast Kickoff!

Episode 1: Mike & Nic cast vision and discuss the purpose of the new Portage County Safety Council Podcast.

For more information about the Portage County Safety Council or to learn how to become a member and earn up to a 4% Ohio BWC preimum rebate, please visit our website today!