Oct 25, 2023 | Client Side Chats
In this episode of Client Side Chats, Scott Shackelford, Product Compliance Engineer with Google, discusses risk around consumer electronics with James that can be applied to multiple types of safety situations. Scott talks about mitigating factors to address risk should a product be opened or used in a way that’s unplanned. James gets Scott’s thoughts on how the skills of a safety professional, which he is, from using the lens of risk to help engineers in a valuable way and speaking the language of leadership. This conversation will turn towards influencing in part two next week.
Oct 18, 2023 | Client Side Chats
Last week we discussed Safety and AI with Ron Gantt. This week on Client Side Chats we provide examples of AI issues from a safety perspective and how we may address them as safety professionals with Ron. We discuss shared experiences where AI has gone wrong, resulting in potential risks, some of them catastrophic. And we discuss where AI has gone right including how it involves the human with plenty of time to adjust to impending risks. Ron is HSE Director – Americas at Yondr Group. PhD Candidate in Cognitive Systems Engineering at The Ohio State University.
Oct 11, 2023 | Client Side Chats
This week on Client Side Chats we discuss Safety and AI with Ron Gantt. Ron, a frequent friend of the show, discusses how the shift to AI is going to create new ways for people to hurt themselves and challenges for safety professionals. Ron brings up other technological shifts that have resulted in safety professionals having to think through risk and prevention. Consideration of cognitive challenges as humans adapt to the new technology and how AI is engineered to work with humans are also raised in our discussion. Ron is HSE Director – Americas at Yondr Group. PhD Candidate in Cognitive Systems Engineering at The Ohio State University.
Oct 4, 2023 | Client Side Chats
On this week’s Client Side Chats we meet with Mike Octave, CSP, CHST, VP of Safety, as he discusses how to Engage Employers as a Stakeholder & Advocate for Their Business from a safety perspective. Mike discusses how safety can make a positive difference in business performance and safety. He shares his experiences and successes that can be used by all safety professionals for business / safety success. Join us for this interesting discussion on how to engage the business owner for safety success.
Sep 20, 2023 | Client Side Chats
In part two of our session with Maribeth Anderson, MPA, CSP, Maribeth and James discuss leadership with and for safety, and her experiences as developing into a safety leader. Maribeth discusses how she learned from reflecting on situations to improve herself as a leader and shares takeaways of leadership which we can all use. Maribeth is a Global Safety Director and the first ASSP Council on Regional Affairs Vice President, and she has a great wealth of experience in safety leadership during crises.
Sep 13, 2023 | Client Side Chats
Join James as he chats with Maribeth Anderson, MPA, CSP in a two-part series. In the first part, Maribeth and James discuss business continuity and the lessons she learned from 9/11 when she was the Safety Manager for O’Hare International Airport. Maribeth discusses how they responded on the fly, and how they pivoted for the future from the lessons learned that day. Maribeth is a Global Safety Director and the first ASSP Council on Regional Affairs Vice President, and she has a great wealth of experience in safety leadership during crises.
