Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety And Environmental Management Podcasts

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses five negative attributes of safety audits.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses five positive attributes of safety audits.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses 6 common pitfalls of safety inspections. I've made all 6 of these at some point, please profit from my pain and avoid these pitfalls.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discuss the testing standard for safety footwear. Whether steel or composite toe, the same standards apply. An overview of ASTM F2413 is discussed.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the reasons why to perform a PPE hazard assessment. Additionally, the steps used to perform a hazard assessment are discussed.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses hard hat testing standards. ANSI Z89.1 is discussed in detail and the Canadian, European and Australia/New Zealand standard are mentioned but not discussed in detail. Dr. Ayers also performed a simple internet search hard hats and have found that some do not list that they were tested to any standard. Buyer B…

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers explores hard hat expiration dates. 3 companies are benchmarked on their hard hat expiration dates. Other factors that require hard hat replacement are also covered to include chemical exposure and impact/wear.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the safety hazards of 3D printing with ABS plastics. 3D printers are found in many workplaces and are common in the home now. PLA (Polylactic Acid) is a biodegradable and commonly used material in 3D printing. It is generally considered to be a safer option compared to other materials like ABS.…

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the safety hazards of 3D printing with ABS plastics. 3D printers are found in many workplaces and are common in the home now. ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) is a common thermoplastic used in 3D printing. ABS emits styrene fumes, which have been classified as a possible carcinogen by the International A…

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the safety hazards of 3D printing. 3D printers are found in many workplaces and are common in the home now. 5 common hazards with 3D printers are discussed.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the reasons to conduct a safety training needs assessment. A 6-step process is introduced; steps 4-6 are broken down to help safety professionals implement this process. A wrap up of the 6-step is then discussed. This is part 3 of a 3-part series.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the reasons to conduct a safety training needs assessment. A 6-step process is introduced; steps 1-3 are broken down to help safety professionals implement this process. This is part 2 of a 3-part series.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the reasons to conduct a safety training needs assessment. A 6-step process is introduced. This is part 1 of a 3-part series.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In this episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the importance of creating a safety training matrix. A safety training matrix will help employees to understand exactly what safety training along with the interval is required for their job. Several practice examples are provided.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers covers safety inspections. The why, training of inspectors and the follow up are discussed.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the Safety and Health training aspect of the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Several strategies are discussed.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

This is a continuation of Episod21, where Dr. Ayers discusses the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Hazard Prevention and Control.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the Hazard Prevention and Control section of the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Practical examples are discussed to help you reduce hazard severity.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the worksite analysis section of the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Practical examples are discussed to help you reduce hazard severity.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses strategies for creating employee engagement in safety. Employees are the real experts in workplace hazards, give them the authority and leadership to fix hazards.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses a few strategies for obtaining management support. There is no magic bullet or special phrase. The culture must be analyzed along with the message to the leadership. Several strategies are discussed.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers covers how to deal with insults and anger. Safety Professionals are highly visible in companies and insults and anger from employees and management. Several strategies are discussed.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the 5-step process for removal the lockout/tagout equipment after servicing or maintenance has been performed on machinery. A scenario is covered where the authorized employee who applied the LOTO is not available and the steps to take to notify the authorized employee and remove their lockout/tagout equipmen…

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers covers the forms of hazardous energy associated with implementing Lockout/Tagout on machinery being serviced. Many practical examples are provided.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In this short episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the three employee classifications associated with the lockout/tagout standard, more formally known as the Control of Hazardous Energy. The three employee classifications are affected, authorized and other. After the presentation, three scenarios are covered to help show the employee classifications.…

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses the four routes of chemical exposure: inhalation, ingestion, injection and skin absorption.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses section 4 Fire-Aid Measures of the standard 16-section Safety Data Sheet (SDS). A few practical examples are given covering common chemicals found in the workplace.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers discusses chemical exposure limits. The OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) and the ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLV) are discussed. The differences between the different groups along with the legally enforceable PEL are discussed. Practical examples are given on the differenc…

In today's episode, Dr. Ayers the Hazardous Chemical Classifications found on the standard 16 section Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These are basically the pictograms to help visually identify a hazardous chemical.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In this short episode, section 9 of the standard 16 section Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is covered. It's very important to teach employees how to read and understand an SDS so they understand how to safely handle chemicals.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

Today Drew and I discuss CBT and its prevalence in the workplace. Please catch Drew on LinkedIn for more information or call 1-270-670-4718.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

Tom is a true titan in the field of safety. Tom and I discuss how to executives on board with safety. A couple of stories are shared along with some practical examples to help the safety professional. Please email Tom@tfc-assoc.com or call 919-601-5224.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In today's short episode, we discuss the Hierarchy of Hazard Controls and give a couple of practical examples.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In this short episode, we cover how to use a portable fire extinguisher. The Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep (PASS) method is covered.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

Today's episode is a short one on hearing protection and the noise reduction rating. I cover a practical example and how to accurately apply the formula for NRR to calculate the decibels of noise exposure (noise reduction).By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

Shawn and I talk about occupational safety leadership and accountability. Successful strategies are discussed along with Shawn's definition of a Safety Professional. Part 1 of several Episodes as we have a lot more to cover.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

In this short episode Dr. Ayers covers the 6-step process to apply LOTO devices.By Dr. Ayers/Applied Safety and Environmental Management

This episode is an introductory episode where the format is discussed, topics and a call for leaders. The goal of the podcast is to have great conversations with occupational safety leaders, specific deep dives on topics (such as lockout/tagout, confined spaces, machine guarding, etc.), industry specific topics (chemical industry, brewers, distille…