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About Safeopedia Podcasts

Welcome to the Safeopedia Community Podcast Series with your hosts Scott Cuthbert and Tamara Parris of Safeopedia. Our line up includes OSHA QuickTake's with Conn Maciel Carey, WIS Podcast, Meet the Author with co host Gary Wong, Safeonomics with co-host Gabe Encarnacion and The Safety View with co host Rosa Antonia Carrillo! Shout out and BIG thank you to our community member co-hosts! We are here to develop the Safety Professional Leadership that every industry needs to THRIVE! Take advantage of this amazing resource that will help your career and company grow with purpose! Safeopedia Podcasts are produced by Safety Professionals, for Safety Professionals like yourself! We explore the immense challenges EHS Leadership, Management, Workers, Operations, and other safety related personnel face every single day and throughout their careers. But we also go one step further: Safeopedia Podcasts are solutions-oriented and forward-looking. The goal of Safeopedia is to Lead, Educate and Inspire all safety-oriented career professionals by servings as a practical resource! We know that within the sphere of workplace safety, high standards and lower costs go hand-in-hand. Most importantly, we are here to develop LEADERS that will guide every industry into developing the best practices of tomorrow and improve worker and consumer satisfaction!

Publisher

Safeopedia Podcast

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2019

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

220 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Factor of Safety - AI on the Jobsite: Hype, Hope, or Hazard?

   Construction has a reputation as one of the slowest industries to adopt new technology. AI is starting to change that, though not in the way most vendors will tell you. Scott Cuthbert sits down with Joe Stevenson, Senior Safety Consultant at Terracon, for an honest look at where AI genuinely helps EHS teams in construction and where it falls short. Joe has spent more than 20 years in the field and owned two construction companies, so this is a grounded conversation rather than a sales pitch. His point throughout: AI is an assistant to professional judgment, not a replacement for it. In this episode: 🔹 How AI gives time back to safety professionals by cutting administrative work 🔹 Where camera systems and wearables genuinely help, from restricted zones to heat stress 🔹 How to handle Big Brother concerns without damaging the safety culture you built 🔹 The ROI argument that actually lands with leadership 🔹 Why a realistic pilot takes 2 to 3 years, and the vendor promises worth questioning Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome, and why Safeopedia and Terracon teamed up 01:00 Meet Joe Stevenson 03:00 Why Joe started looking at AI 04:00 Giving time back to the safety professional 06:00 Construction's slow adoption problem, and what is changing it 09:00 From gut instinct to data-driven oversight 12:30 Camera systems and the limits of walking the site 15:00 Wearables, heat stress, and the crane operator example 18:00 Big Brother concerns, worker trust, and data privacy 20:30 Employee involvement and protecting your safety culture 24:00 What AI will not do for you 26:30 Making the case to leadership and building the ROI argument 30:00 Time savings, JHAs, and subcontractor prequalification 34:00 What management actually cares about 36:00 Realistic timelines and why a pilot takes 2 to 3 years 42:00 Vendor promises worth questioning, and the edge for early movers 44:30 Closing thoughts About the guest Joe Stevenson, GSP, ASHM, ECO, CQCM, is a Senior Safety Consultant at Terracon with more than 20 years across construction, manufacturing, and oil and gas. He has owned and operated two construction companies. About the show Factor of Safety is a collaboration between Safeopedia and Terracon, bringing practical EHS conversations straight from the field. Hosted by Scott Cuthbert, co-founder of Safeopedia. Join the Safeopedia Community, free for safety professionals: https://join.safeopedia.com/signup (https://join.safeopedia.com/signup) Prefer the video version? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN5jO5w2DnY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN5jO5w2DnY)

2. 

   29 Aug 2026

   How to Get Ahead of Regulatory Change Before It Hits Your Operation

   Fines and shutdowns get plenty of attention. But do they actually change how people work? In this episode of Safeonomics, Scott Cuthbert sits down with Mary P Foley, Expert Services Strategy Director at Enhesa, for a conversation about what enforcement really does inside an organization, and what it does not do. Mary has spent close to 30 years in EHS and sustainability, starting as an environmental scientist on contaminated land sites and working across ISO certification, consultancy, and expert services. Her answer to whether enforcement drives change is refreshingly honest: it depends entirely on context. She uses three pieces of driving legislation to make the point. Seat belts, speeding, and drink driving all carry similar penalties, and all three produced completely different outcomes. Nobody would dream of getting into a car without buckling up. Drink driving went from commonplace to shameful. Speeding is still treated as a joke, and still kills people. Same enforcement model, three very different results, because the social context around each one is different. From there the conversation gets practical. How do you tell a company that has built a safety culture from one that is just afraid of getting caught? What does it take for a mid-sized organization without a compliance department to turn regulatory pressure into lasting change instead of a paperwork scramble? And what is the pitch that finally gets a skeptical CFO to take safety spend seriously? Mary's answer to that last one is disarmingly simple, and it starts with reading your biggest customer's sustainability report. What you will take away: 🔹 Why enforcement only works when it is paired with self-regulation and real engagement at every level 🔹 How to read a site in person, and why metrics only tell you part of the story 🔹 The difference between compliance theater and using enforcement as a catalyst to unlock investment 🔹 Applicability and materiality: how to figure out which regulations actually matter to your business and what non-compliance would cost you financially and reputationally 🔹 Why supply chain pressure has become one of the strongest forces for good in safety 🔹 Value protection versus value creation, and how safety becomes a competitive advantage instead of a cost centre 🔹 Who should own regulatory risk internally, and why responsibility without authority burns out good people 🔹 What happens to your reporting numbers when leadership finally starts taking safety seriously, and why a spike is good news Chapters: 00:07 Welcome back to Safeonomics 01:08 Mary's background: 30 years in EHS and sustainability 02:17 Does enforcement actually change behavior, or is it just a cost of doing business? 03:53 Seat belts, speeding, and drink driving: three laws, three outcomes 09:14 Telling safety culture apart from fear of getting caught 11:56 Compliance theater, or a catalyst for genuine investment? 15:36 Mid-sized organizations without a compliance department 18:56 Personalizing it: tone at the top and why smaller companies show it faster 22:20 When enforcement backfires and reporting goes underground 24:03 Should safety metrics be tied to compensation? 26:42 Supply chain pressure as a force for good 29:31 Learning to speak the language of risk and financial impact 30:57 The pitch that wins over a skeptical CFO 33:46 Value protection versus value creation 35:34 Who should own regulatory risk: legal, safety, or the C-suite? 39:39 Risk appetite, then and now 45:26 The one thing to bring to your next budget meeting About the guest: Mary P Foley is Expert Services Strategy Director at Enhesa. She has spent close to 30 years in the EHS and sustainability space, beginning as an environmental scientist working on contaminated land sites, and going on to work in ISO certification and consultancy. Connect with Mary on LinkedIn, and find more of her work at enhesa.com. About Safeonomics: Safeonomics is a Safeopedia Community series about the business of safety. We help safety professionals learn to speak the language of the business, so they can make the case for the work that matters. Links: Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJUynZ-MuDs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJUynZ-MuDs) Enhesa: https://www.enhesa.com (https://www.enhesa.com) Join the Safeopedia Community, free: https://join.safeopedia.com/signup (https://join.safeopedia.com/signup) Safety Connect 2026, October 20-22: https://register.safetyconnect365.com/home (https://register.safetyconnect365.com/home)

3. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Psychological Safety Isn't Enough

   Your people say they feel safe to speak up, so why does critical information still go unspoken? Jen Long of The Accountability Lab joins Safeonomics to unpack the gap between knowing it's okay to speak up and being ready to do it in the moment. She introduces psychological readiness, reframes accountability as clarity and "having each other's back" rather than blame, and shares practical conversational tools safety leaders can bring to their teams this week, no big budget or corporate learning department required. Jen Long: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifertlong/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifertlong/) Own Up!: https://jennifertlong.com/book/ (https://jennifertlong.com/book/). (https://www.amazon.com/Own-Up-People-Accountable-Without/dp/B0DGX2XGGS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23OXTEQI1POEU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Dcmk-mIe4CH1FrvVKBgvZeOq8DP_K0IkKysM9DWnMjNhc-b_68t75uQFq195e3hwvhVL2FpX8PoWphuCzZMFQo_9Jo62uxRn48n_aEVLgQsmWHH86iFEUdPXt16y7wwJaRovD6hQ9BRuL8COSmHC_6dKVjKY-qOAFdrxqeBGGgJ_nDuozdIY4xCAPuGdxULbxO9telCrvFo_1_XKWG7jPQiS6l2omdY8o98DVVzYlaM.b0-E4MTSaqAjfiXYabrn6vQf_yWI1pkvpSiLXRXIz0Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=jennifer+long+own+up&qid=1786484252&sprefix=jennifer+long+own+up%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-1) Website: https://dramafreeworkforce.com/ (https://dramafreeworkforce.com/)

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• Matthew Hart
• Chris Porter
• Dr Maria Silva-Palacios
• Peter Susca
• Zach Granzow

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YouTube views

4,602,587

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

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Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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