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Safe, Efficient, Profitable: A Worker Safety Podcast
Joe and Jen Allen of Allen Safety LLC take their combined 40+ years of worker safety, OSHA, EPA, production, sanitation, and engineering experience in Manufacturing Plants including Harvest Plants/Packers, Case Readies and Further Processing Plants, Food Production Plants, Feed Mills, Grain Elevators, Bakeries, Farms, Feed Lots, and Petro-Chemical and bring you their top methods for identifying risk, preventing injuries, conquering the workload, auditing, managing emergencies and catastrophic events, and working through OSHA citations. They're breaking down real safety opportunities, safety citations, and emergency situations from real locations, and discussing realistic solutions that can actually be implement based on their personal experiences spending 40+ weeks in the field every year since 2001. Joe and Jen are using all of that experience to provide a fresh outlook on worker safety by providing honest, (no sponsors here!) and straight forward, easy to understand safety coaching with actionable guidance to move your safety program forward in a way that provides tangible results.
Episodes
79 episodes
Farm, Feed Lot & Feed Mill Safety: More Than Animal Handling & Moving Trailers
Working at Farms, feed lots, and feed mills. They are absolutely an "if you know you know" type work place, which can create some risks if that person becomes a new hire! In this episode, Joe and Jen skip right over some of the more "trad...
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Episode 73
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#72 Electrical Safety: A Shockingly Fresh Take On Training, Programs & Inspections
We've all seen the boiler-plate electrical safe work practice & electrical awareness training. This isn't that. In this episode, we're challenging your program, what's covered in training, who gets training, and even your routin...
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Episode 72
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11:02
Trending Safety, EHS & PSM Risks Managers Must Mitigate in 2025
Where will the top safety risks and threats fall in 2025? Joe and Jen throw out their predictions for 2025. Let us know in the comments what your predictions are! 1. The Continuation of Key 2024 Trends into 2025The ...
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Episode 71
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11:30
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2024 Safety Wrap-Up: Top Safety Failures, Trends & Solutions
Join us for this 2024 worker safety trend wrap-up, where we're discussing the top worker safety gaps and opportunities we personally saw ourselves in the field as safety experts. Is this reviewing OSHA's list from Sept 2024? No. Is ...
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Episode 70
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12:38
The Cost of Personal Agendas May Be Safety: BONUS Episode
This video is intended for educational purposes. Solutions offered are not designed to take the place of an attorney, career advisor, or medical professional, and should not be taken as legal, career, or medical advice. It is recomm...
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Episode 69
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3:32
Is Your Safety Consultant Ethical?
It seems like there are people claiming to be "experts" everywhere- so how do you spot the true experts among all the noise? This video helps you identify exactly that with some red flags and key questions to ask then next time you hire a...
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Episode 68
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4:34
#67: Is Your Safety Culture Stressing Your Employees Out?
Could something as simple as a microwave be driving up injuries at your manufacturing facility? We think it very well could be, but it goes deeper than that. It goes all the way to the culture and environment your employees are work...
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Episode 67
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14:09
#67 Safety Managers: Is it Time For A Job Change?
Its the holiday season, a dinner topic that may be brought up at a lot of tables centers around job and career changes. For safety managers, a driving force for contemplating a job starts with if they feel the company they work for doesn'...
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Episode 67
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10:16
#66: Safety Training- Are You Overpaying For What You're Getting?
In this episode, Joe and Jen dive deep into the world of training costs and provide practical insights on how to manage your facility’s training budget without sacrificing quality or compliance. From in-house vs. third-party training to hidden ...
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Episode 66
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13:08
The Real Cost of Work Place Injuries: What You're Not Calculating
In this episode, Joe and Jen cover all of the tangible costs of an injury, but dive deep into the intangible costs that injuries bring that are typically not calculated. These underlying costs can cause the start of a cycle that can end u...
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Episode 65
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14:10
Is Ergonomics A Waste of Money? #64
In this episode, Joe and Jen debate if making changes based on ergonomic evaluations are worth the money, and how to get a return on any ergo projects. If you're wondering if JHAs, JSAs, and Ergo assessments are worth the time and effort,...
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Episode 64
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16:31
What to do After A Regulatory (OSHA) Inspection: A Step by Step Guide
In this episode, Joe and Jen try to give you a step by step guide on how to manage the chaos that can be left after regulators visit your facility. What do you do next? Where do you start? It can be so overwhelming, and this episode...
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Episode 63
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14:59
SDS & Chemical Safety Toolbox IN SPANISH: Hojas de Datos de Seguridad... ¿Quién las entiende?
Esta semana tuvimos un episodio extra en español con nuestro consultor de seguridad George Mazzuca. Nos divertimos mucho haciendo esta breve capacitación sobre HAZCOM y Hojas de Datos de Seguridad (SDS). ¡Déjanos un comentario abajo y cuéntanos...
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17:05
#62: Eliminating Language Barriers in Worker Safety
In this episode we welcome our good friend and employee George Mazzuca to chat about a huge potential risk in safety: miscommunication and wrong translations. George covers challenges he's personally come across in his career in the plant...
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Episode 62
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9:20
Who's Liable? Navigating Multi-Employer Work Sites: Host Employer vs Contractors #61
Episode Summary: Contractor Liability and Job Site SafetyIn this episode, Joe and Jen dive into the complexities of contractor liability and job site safety, focusing on the responsibilities and legal implications for both contractors an...
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Episode 61
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17:37
Create Continuous Improvement in Safety Without Adding Risk #60
Jen from Allen Safety addresses the challenges and opportunities presented by rapid changes within workplaces. From turnover to shifts and product changes, she explores how safety managers can effectively navigate these dynamics wand create con...
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Episode 60
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11:09
How to Write Safety Programs: Best Practices from Safety Experts #59
Jen from Allen Safety dives into the critical aspects of safety programs that every company should consider. From writing new safety programs, reviewing existing safety programs, or performing updates, the Allen Safety team has years of e...
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Episode 59
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12:18
Elevated Work & Fall Protection: Top 5 Problems & Solutions #58
Elevated Work and Fall Protection and Prevention Challenges and Solutions:This episode can be used as a safety short, manager continued education, or used as a toolbox talk. Our episode begins by acknowledging the wide-ranging...
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Episode 58
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17:21
Contractor Safety: Construction Safety Audits & Smooth Projects #57
Welcome to our latest discussion on contractor safety during project days. In this episode, we dive deep into managing the chaos of the crucial first hour, addressing failures, and providing actionable solutions to enhance safety and efficiency...
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Episode 57
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17:27
#56 Hot Work & Fire Watch Toolbox Talk- Problems & Solutions
In this episode on Hot work and fire watch gaps, opportunities, and failures, the focus is on critical issues related to hot work procedures, permitting Joe and Jen begin by highlighting common misunderstandings and gaps in hot work permitting ...
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Episode 56
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13:22
#55: Ladder Safety- Top Ladder Safety Problems & Solutions
Introduction:The hosts, Joe Allen and Jen Allen, discuss the importance of ladder safety and the excitement surrounding the topic.The episode focuses on ladder safety issues, not just inspections or conventional solutions, but on id...
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Episode 55
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14:56
#54:How Confined Space Reclassification Saves Money + How To Reclassify Confined Spaces
The episode opens with an acknowledgment of the contentious nature of confined space reclassification, noting its status as a highly debated topic within safety circles.The host invites viewers to engage in a discussion, emphasizing the imp...
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Episode 54
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10:46
#53: Confined Space Training- Do You Need It?
Summary: Equipment Selection and Use: The speaker stresses the significance of proper equipment selection and training in using gear specific to confined space environments, emphasizing real-world scenarios and environmental conditions...
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Episode 53
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10:52
#53 Confined Space Training Length, High Angle/Rope Rescue: BONUS EPISODE
Confined space training- how many hours should it be? Is there an “initial” class? Should it include high angle rescue? What about other versions of rope rescue? What about train the trainer? Before you schedule your confined space ...
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Episode 53
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7:34
#52: Writing Confined Space Assessments: Our Experts' Answers
Episode Summary:In this week's enlightening episode, we embark on an in-depth exploration of confined space assessments—a critical yet often underestimated aspect of workplace safety. With years of hands-on experience and a wealth of expert...
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Episode 52
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11:42