The second episode of “My Big Safety Challenge Podcast: Stories, Strategies, and Success,” hosted by EnSafe’s Mike Palmer, CSP, CIH, and Dale Carnegie Master Trainer Merle Heckman, has been released and can be found here for your listening pleasure.
The podcast, presented by the Board of Safety Professionals and Dale Carnegie, focuses on true stories from safety leaders who have faced real world challenges and how they overcame them. Each episode features guests who share stories of their challenges and the lessons they learned from it. Episodes are distributed through a variety of podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify. The series, thus far, has had notable successful, currently ranking #64 in Apple Podcasts in the United States.
This second episode features Emily Gamblin, Senior Environmental Health, and Safety Manager for Advance Auto Parts. Gamblin discusses her journey into this industry and successful management initiatives which have helped to reduce workplace injuries.
Palmer and Heckman offer substantial insight as show hosts. Palmer’s expertise comes from 40+ years in the fields of H&S management, industrial hygiene (IH), industrial/construction safety, and process safety management, with a focus in the areas of risk assessment, accident investigation, confined spaces, machine guarding, employee engagement, and OSHA compliance. Heckman has derived his expertise from a variety of different occupations, including work in nonprofit, transportation and logistics, government housing, human resources, and manufacturing.
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