Private Investigator to Safety Leader
Cynthia Konkin’s journey from private investigator to workplace safety leader shows how empathy, root cause analysis, and people-first leadership can transform safety culture across industries.
Beyond the Checklist: Nicole Wetsch on Practical Safety Leadership
Nicole Wetsch shares how practical safety programs, usable hazard assessments, and people-first leadership help protect frontline workers in some of the most unpredictable environments.
Graham Jackson Wants You to Lose Your Ego
Jackson is the Health and Safety Manager at SkyFire Energy, one of Western Canada’s largest solar contractors. The employee-owned company has been installing solar across the West since 2001. Like a lot of good safety people, he came up through the trades, not a classroom.
Marc Smith on Keeping Safety Human
Marc Smith built an AI tool that turns a recorded safety meeting into a finished field document, so he doesn’t have to. He is his company’s de facto AI lead and teaches the tools to other safety professionals. But he is quick to tell you the tools are not the point. The paperwork never was, and neither is the software that now writes it. What keeps people safe, the way Smith sees it, is the conversation the forms are meant to capture. He is more interested in what a worker will tell him than in what any form will say.
Nobody Wins Alone: Ken Larson on What Real Teamwork Looks Like
In this Safety Spotlight episode, Ken Larson explains why real teamwork depends on trust, accountability, and leadership behavior that proves nobody wins alone.
Saskatchewan Association for Safe Workplaces in Health (SASWH) – From the Field to the Floor: Building Real Safety Culture with Erin Heimbecker
In this Safety Spotlight episode, Erin Heimbecker explains why lasting safety culture is built on relationships, not rules, and how to earn the trust of the people you are there to protect.
Manitoulin Transport: Fleet Safety, Driver Culture, and the Road Ahead with Mario Da Silva
In this Safety Spotlight episode, Mario Da Silva explores how fleet safety, driver accountability, and technology shape long-term safety culture in transportation.
From 20 Injuries to Zero: Building a Safety Culture That Actually Works with Tom Fitzgerald
In this Safety Spotlight episode, Tom Fitzgerald shares how shifting safety ownership to the workforce, supported by leadership and accountability, can drive real culture change and eliminate injuries.
Trust Over Policy: Emotional Intelligence and Building Safer Teams with Joan McMillan
In this Safety Spotlight episode, Joan McMillan explores why psychological safety cannot be created by policy alone, highlighting the role of trust, emotional intelligence, and leadership behavior.
Aecon Group Inc. – Safety Without Slogans: What Actually Reduces Risk on the Job With Darren Varga
In this Safety Spotlight episode, Darren Varga breaks down why “safety first” is not enough, exploring how trust, worker voice, and quantified risk reduction create safer jobsites without relying on slogans.
