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Leading Safely™ | A HazTek Podcast is dedicated to engaging with our listeners through a diverse range of environmental, health, and safety topics. Podcast hosts Chris Bellina, HazTek’s logistics manager and Matt Clark, HazTek’s Operations Manager/Safety Professional, team up to tackle hot safety topics, interview experts in the safety industry, answer listener questions, and highlight opportunities for those in the safety field. The podcast is designed for all types of safety professionals, ...
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HazTek Employee Programs Advisor Ray Stupienski joins Chris Bellina for a special Q and A episode of our podcast. Since the launch of this podcast in June 2023, our listeners have been emailing safety questions to our email (podcast@haztekinc.com). On today’s episode, Ray Stupienski answers these important questions for the audience. The questions …
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James Beasley, HazTek Senior Safety Manager, discusses a topic he calls “embracing the premortem” on construction sites. James coined this term because having effective pre-task planning and job hazard analyses prevents accidents and injuries — so there no longer needs to be an investigation after the fact on what went wrong. He goes into detail on…
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Herb Strong, HazTek’s Client Services Manager (and former OSHA compliance officer), joins Chris and Matt again for a very important discussion on preventing slips, trips, and falls on construction sites. Herb informs our audience of the alarming statistics of these types of incidents that occur on project sites. He explains the factors that lead to…
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Kelly Feldkamp, owner of ProVention Plus LLC and certified massage therapist, discusses with Chris Bellina and Matt Clark how construction workers, and those working on sites, can take care of their bodies. She explains how she uses touch therapy on construction sites to help workers stay injury free throughout their workday. Kelly also talks about…
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Ironworker and Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training for Ironworkers International Lee Worley discusses with Chris and Matt the ironworker training process. Lee explains what his position entails and how IMPACT— Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust — helps the apprentices manage the training program and become the …
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Code Red Safety’s Vice President of Product Development, Bart Peetermans, discusses an innovative confined space rescue technology that he invented and patented in 2000. This type of technology is now replicated as the norm for the refinery, chemical, and petrochemical industries. Bart explains the many benefits of using this confined space technol…
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During the episode, Kris Corbett, Director at Atlas Injury Prevention, discusses how to manage mental health as a construction worker — a vital issue as the suicide rates in this industry are extremely high. She informs our listeners that 16% of construction workers feel some sort of anxiety and depression and that 1 in 5 Americans live with a ment…
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Lance Simons, Vice President of Safety & Quality for the Haskell Company, joins Chris Bellina and Matt Clark on Episode 16. During the discussion, Lance educates our listeners on effective safety metric systems. He explains that there are two sets of numbers that companies use when tracking safety metrics — OSHA recordable incidents and a safety me…
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During this very informative episode, Herb Strong, HazTek’s Client Services Manager (and former OSHA compliance officer), discusses the steps that safety professionals should take when preparing for an OSHA inspection. He goes over the various types of OSHA violations — de minimus, other-than-serious, serious, and willful — and what companies can d…
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Steven Rank, Executive Director of Safety & Health for the Ironworkers International, joins Chris Bellina and Matt Clark on Episode 14. Steven has years of experience as an ironworker and is a member of Iron Workers Local #10 in Kansas City, Missouri. During the episode, Steven discusses the difference between safety standards vs. safety compliance…
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Patti Rubnitz, HazTek’s Senior Corporate Recruiter, joins Chris Bellina on Episode 13. During the episode, Patti discusses current HazTek career opportunities in the northeast region, the greater Virginia area, and the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. She explains what these open positions entail and what the requirements are for obtaining these jo…
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David Myrick, Senior Director of Field Strategy & EHS for Cooper Electrical Construction Company joins Chris Bellina and Matt Clark on the latest episode of our podcast. David has worked for Cooper Electrical for 10 years and started at the company as the Senior Director for Corporate Safety before transitioning to his current role in May of 2022. …
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During the episode, Kris and our team talk about the correlation between workplace injuries and emotional well-being. If workers are not feeling their best, they will not work at their best — leaving them at risk for getting hurt. Additionally, Kris offers tips that everyone can follow to stay proactive against workplace injuries. She also discusse…
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Matt Joens is a client executive for MākuSafe, a safety technology company formed by a powerful team of software, hardware, and data engineers. During the episode, Matt and our HazTek hosts discuss how digital technology has significantly advanced the functions and expectations of personal protective equipment (PPE) and how beneficial it is for con…
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Chris Bellina is solo today for a special mini episode of our podcast. In honor of Back to School month, Chris goes over school safety tips for children and parents. He provides transportation advice, general tips, and cautionary tales for students based on his own experiences as both a child and parent. So, whether your child rides the bus, bikes,…
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Laynnea Myles, Assistant Vice President of Environmental, Health, and Safety at L’Oréal, joins Chris Bellina and Matt Clark on this episode. Laynnea is an EHS professional who motivates, energizes, and empowers people to shift their mindset from EHS being viewed as a priority to it being viewed as a value. During the episode, Laynnea explains “felt…
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Jim Ellis, a Senior Global Executive with over 40 years of global leadership experience, joins Chris Bellina and Matt Clark on the podcast. Jim is an industry expert for engineering and data centers who started his company, J Ellis Consulting Enterprises LLC, in 2022 and works as an Executive Associate Principal Consultant at HazTek. Prior to joini…
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Fred Miller is the Vice Present of Business Development for Cyber Sciences, a company that provides precision time synchronization and event recording instrumentation for electrical systems. Fred brings insight about this exciting technology and informs our listeners on how extremely helpful it is for critical facilities. By using this device, the …
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HazTek’s Ray Stupienski joins Chris Bellina and Matt Clark to discuss safety in youth sports — both physically and emotionally. They talk about who should be coaching youth sports and tips for parents with children playing sports. Ray brings his first-hand experience and insight to the conversation, giving listeners valuable advice to make youth sp…
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Andy Pero, Account Executive for Orion Talent, joins Matt and Chris on this podcast episode to discuss military members transitioning into civilian careers. Andy brings insight into the process that veterans go through to start a new career out of the military. They also discuss resources that current or former military members can utilize if they …
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Robert Smith, Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety at Prime Data Centers joins Matt and Chris on this podcast episode to discuss the importance of making a human connection in the safety and construction industry. Robert talks about his experience working in safety and how making connections with the people on project sites can enhance the…
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In the pilot episode of Leading Safely™ | A HazTek Podcast, co-hosts Matt Clark and Chris Bellina introduce themselves, HazTek, and Leading Safely™ — while detailing what listeners can expect from future episodes. In addition, Matt and Chris discuss hot safety topics and provide an overview of the kinds of industry experts we will be meeting along …
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Alex Willis, CEO of Leadership Surge, joins Matt and Chris to discuss Diversity & Inclusion in the construction industry — as well as in other working environments. Alex brings a new perspective that challenges how people currently view diversity. He also provides insight on how workers can expand their mindsets to make work environments even more …
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