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Welcome to The Heart Beat of Health and Safety, a podcast series featuring safety celebrities Rick Gleason and Don King. Tune in to each episode to hear Rick and Don discuss important and emerging health and safety topics, interview fellow industry leaders, and tell a few jokes! The Heartbeat of Health and Safety is presented by the Pacific Northwest OSHA Education Center, and is featured every month in our e-newsletter! If you don't already receive e-newsletters and would like to, please click HERE to subscribe. Additional podcasts are avaialble by clicking the links below.

Available Podcasts

Episode 1: Health and Safety Myths - Listen Here

Episode 2: The History of Occupational Safety and Health and Worker Memorial Day - Listen Here

Episode 3: Women in Trades, Interview with Nancy Simcox and Hannah Curtis, Safety and Health Empowerment for Women in Trades (SHEWT) Project - Listen Here

Episode 4: Interview with Tony Howard, Safety Director at Hoffman Construction - Listen Here

Episode 5: Interview with Bill Sims, author of "Green Beans and Ice Cream: The Remarkeable Power of Positive Reinforcement" - Listen Here
 
Episode 6: An Injured Worker Perspective - Interview with Russ and Laurel Youngstrom - Listen Here
 
Episode 7: Anchor Tabs and Fall Protection - Interview with Mark Borchardt, Founder and GM of Anchor Tabs Northwest - Listen Here

Episode 8: Interview with Pat Fane- From Iron Worker to Safety over 40 Years - Listen Here

Episode 9: Safety Culture - Interview with James Boretti, owner of a safety solutions firm in Visalia, CA - Listen Here

Episode 10: OSHA's New Silica Rule - Listen Here

Episode 11: Interview with Robert E. Downey - OSHA: from Willful to Criminal Sanctions - Listen Here

Episode 12: Heat Illness Prevention: Interview with Dr. Linda Vorvick - Listen Here

Episode 13: OSHA's New Recordkeeping Rule - Listen Here

Episode 14: Interview with Union Laborer Traci Page - Listen Here

Episode 15: Interview with Washington Governor's Industrial Safety Advisory Board Conference Organizer, Rebecca Llewellyn - Listen Here

Episode 16: Interview with Fire and Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Expert, John Malool: Bakken Oil Rail Incident Response and Preparedness - Listen Here

Episode 17: Interview with Captain Chris Lombard, Seattle Fire Department Tunnel Rescue Division - Listen Here

Coming Soon

Episode 18: Interview with Chris Madsen, High Tech Sports Therapy Associates Inc.: Healing Injured Workers 

 

Check back for additional episodes!