Building Safe Workplaces
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.
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 36: The Future of Safety, Driven by Industry Panel Presented by HASC
Join our moderator Russell F. Klinegardner, MBA, CSP, CEO of HASC, and industry panelists as they explore the future of safety in the petrochemical sector. This discussion delves into innovative appr…
Episode 35: HOP Panel Discussion
Join our moderator Dr. Richard Hannah, VP of Learning and Innovation at HASC and industry panelists as they share their personal HOP journeys, unveil industry-leading strategies, and address your que…
Episode 34: Driving Continuous Improvement
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 …
Episode 33: Compassionate Management
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…
Episode 32: Professional and Personal Success
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 di…
Episode 31: Heat Stress Prevention
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 inspe…
Episode 30: Talking Turnarounds
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 R…
Episode 29: Exploring the Protective Coating Industry
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 collaborati…
Episode 28: Training Objectives with WJTA
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 mat…
Episode 27: Understanding Safety Essentials
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 di…
Episode 26: Houston Safety Awards: A Newcomer’s Perspective
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 fin…
Episode 25: Houston Safety Awards: Purpose, Process & Participation
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!
Episode 24: Leading with Care
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 …
Episode 22: HASC & UTHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Employer Legal Concerns
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 Lew…
Episode 21: COVID-19 Delta Variant Discussion with HASC Chief Medical Officer Tommy Hysler
Episode 20: The Power of Goal Zero with special guest speaker Sam Smolik
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…
Episode 19: Learning and Innovation Training in an Industrial Environment
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…
Episode 18: Hot Days and COVID-19: Heat Stress Prevention in 2021
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-…
Episode 17: Assessing COVID-19 with a Certified Industrial Hygienist
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 o…