Building Safe Workplaces: Recent Episodes
Health and Safety Council
Welcome to Building Safe Workplaces, a podcast where experts dedicated to workplace health and safety review relevant industry topics. This podcast is brought to you by The Health and Safety Council. The Health and Safety Council (HASC) is a 501(c)3 trade association with a comprehensive offering of industry solutions, we facilitate and simplify the training process for employers to ensure training is consistent and verifiable. We serve 3,000 Member companies and an additional 12,000 non-member companies, providing a wide range of integrated industry solutions. Please visit www.hasc.com for more information.
Randy Patton and Chris Williams, Executive Director of the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA), review the VPPPA’s history of helping worksites achieve their occupational safety and health goals, the strategic future between VPPPA & HASC, and the mission of continued betterment of workplace cultures, to ensure every worker makes it home safely.
Tommy Nipp and Abigail Lechtenberger, Safety Team Lead at Phillips 66 in Billings, Montana discuss closing the communication gap between field workers and management, and the evolution and adaptation of leadership styles with one of the most diverse generational workforces the industry has ever seen.
Listen in as Alex Falcon, Regional Sales Manager at Morgan City Rentals sits with Nina LeBlanc, Director of Account Management at HASC and Tommy Nipp, Director of Training at HASC as they not only discuss professional tactics for effective sales but also personal triumph and Alex's path to his success.
OSHA’s National Emphasis Program on the prevention of heat stress was officially launched in April 2022. This NEP mandates certain procedures in which employees must be compliant and gives area inspectors more flexibility to audit job sites. Listen in to our webinar-turned-podcast as Dr. Tommy Hysler speaks with Mark Briggs at OSHA to assure you remain compliant.
Listen in as Tommy Nipp, Director of Training at HASC sits with Jesus Estrada, Turnaround Execution Lead, Corey Wright, Senior Contractor Safety Expert, Tom Nutbrown, Turnaround Department Lead and Raj Prithvi, Senior Turnaround Manager at Covestro. This team has expansive experience in the preparation, coordination and execution of chemical plant turnarounds and uses HASC to help implement their plan.
Listen in as Dick Hannah, VP of Learning and Innovation at HASC speaks with Pete Mitchell, VP of New Market Development and Technical Management at GMA Garnet Group discuss innovation and collaboration in the protective coating industry. This episode, you will also learn more about the Coating Society of Houston, how they support continued education and host various events to advance their cause.
Listen in as Dick Hannah, VP Learning & Innovation with HASC speaks with Peter Wright, Association Manager at WJTA about foundational training and field verification in an industry focused on all matters fluid jets and hydroblasting.
HASC's Randy Patton hosts Jamin Kazarian with HASC, William Gonzales with Evergreen North America and Micah Smith, a Partner who specializes in OSHA workplace safety at Conn Maciel Carey LLP, in a discussion about safety in industry and how Safety Essentials is positively shifting the landscape and availability of effective, engaging training.
Listen in as Kevin Ben with ExxonMobil recounts his experience as a first-time team leader for the HSEA banquet audit process. Kevin shares some best practices and explains how his team evaluated finalists to select the Best In Class recipient.
Phillip Arroyo with AltairStrickland joins Jeff Suggs and Richard Bass with Kuraray to discuss the awards process for the HSEA Banquet and why they always look forward to the event!
Rod discusses why sometimes leadership training isn’t effective, the importance of striving for personal change and the concept of caring in male dominated industries. He delves into his research in change management which resulted in his change model, “Go LEAD,” a method for improved leadership through deep personal change. Special Guest: Rod Branch.
Join HASC's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tommy Hysler, as he discusses COVID-19 vaccine updates, mandates, and employer concerns with UTHealth's Dr. George Delclos and two legal experts from Morgan Lewis, Susan Feigin Harris, a healthcare law expert, and Daniel Kadish, an employment law expert.
On this episode of Building Safe Workplaces, tune into an incredible, educational experience with special guest host, HASC’s very own COO, Russel Klinegarner, and guest speaker, Sam Smolik. Listen as they discuss how a focus on leadership and staff development, communication and management systems, and operational sustainability all feed into achieving goal zero.
On this episode of Building Safe Workplaces, tune in to the topic of Learning and Innovation in an Industrial Environment. We are joined by special guest and Vice President of Learning and Innovation at the Health and Safety Council, Dick Hannah. Learn more about the different tactics that are implemented when designing training courses to produce the best learning environment, including virtual reality. Special Guest: Dick Hannah.
On this month’s podcast episode, we tune in to our Hot Days and COVID-19: Heat Stress Prevention in 2021 Webinar recorded on May 12, 2021. This webinar reviews heat illness prevention methods, COVID-19 safety measures, and what to do in the event of worker heat illness. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join us for another episode with Tommy Nipp featuring Certified Industrial Hygienist, Bob Borman, CIH, CSP. This week they discuss how they have been handling COVID19. Borman dives into his ability of assessing and controlling physical, chemical, biological, or environmental hazards present in the workplace.
On this episode of Building Safe Workplaces, we are joined by OSHA representatives, Mark Briggs and Jorge Gomez. Tune in to join the conversation on OSHA’s top citations, focus points, and trends. For more helpful resources, visit osha.gov.
Tune into a new episode on rope access ft. the CEO of Abseilon USA, Ken Piposar. Starting as a small business in Phoenix, AZ, find out how Ken takes his business all over the states and to Houston. In this episode, discover the interesting aspects that rope access training has to offer.
Join Health and Safety Council (HASC) & The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health for this recorded webinar regarding COVID-19 & The Vaccine. This webinar was recorded on January 13, 2021. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
On this episode, we talk with a Safety and Health Manager from COVESTRO about the impact of COVID-19 on facilities in the industry. Dr. David Womack walks us through the changes and day-to-day operations that were adapted to stay safe at work during this pandemic. *Covestro is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, construction, wood processing and furniture, and electrical and electronics industries. Other sectors include sports and leisure, cosmetics, health and the chemical industry itself. Special Guest: David Womack.
Panelists George L. Declos, M.D., MPH, PhD Kristina D. Mena, MSPH, PhD Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM David Douphrate, Ph.D., MPT, MBA, CPE, CSP Janelle Rios, Ph.D., MPH Moderator Thomas Hysler, M.D., MPH Health and Safety Council This webinar was recorded on November 17, 2020. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join The Houston Area Safety Council & The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health for this webinar regarding the potential impact that employers face with the upcoming flu season and COVID-19. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Tommy Nipp discusses the importance of leadership training and the positive impact that it can have on a workforce with guest, JoAnn Meyer.
With new COVID-19 testing options now readily available, do you know your options? Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our latest webinar: “COVID-19: Employer Testing Options” recorded on Wednesday, July 22nd with hosts George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our previously recorded webinar: “COVID-19: Other Healthcare Settings” recorded on Wednesday, July 1st hosted by George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our previously recorded webinar: “COVID-19: Employer Testing Options” recorded on Wednesday, June 24th with hosts George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our previously recorded webinar: “COVID-19: Mental Health & Employee Resilience” recorded on Wednesday, June 17th with hosts George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our previously recorded webinar: “COVID-19: Places of Worship” recorded on Wednesday, June 10th with hosts George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our webinar: “COVID-19: Construction & Manufacturing Industry” recorded on Wednesday, June 3rd with hosts George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our webinar: “COVID-19: Restaurant Industry” recorded on Wednesday, May 27th with hosts George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.
Join HASC & the UTHealth School of Public Health for our webinar: “COVID-19: Retail Industry” recorded on Wednesday, May 20th with hosts George Delclos MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler MD, MPH. Special Guest: Thomas “Tommy” Hysler, M.D., MPH.