Safety on Purpose

About Safety on Purpose

Safety on Purpose is a leadership-focused safety podcast dedicated to transforming how organizations think about workplace safety, culture, and people. Hosted by safety leader Joe Garcia, this podcast goes beyond rules, checklists, and compliance to explore what truly keeps people safe at work. Each episode dives into safety leadership, psychological safety, human factors, operational empathy, Just Culture, behavior-based safety, and the future of the safety profession. Through real-world stories, practical insights, and honest conversations, Safety on Purpose helps safety professionals, leaders, and frontline supervisors move from compliance to commitment. You’ll hear episodes on: Safety culture and leadership development Human-centered safety and risk perception Coaching vs. controlling leadership styles Mental health, fatigue, and human performance Technology, AI, and the human factor Culture change, trust, and accountability Lessons learned from real safety experiences Plus, monthly Mentor Moments bonus episodes deliver bite-sized wisdom for young and emerging safety professionals, while special episodes challenge outdated thinking and spark meaningful change. Whether you’re a safety professional, operations leader, HR partner, supervisor, or executive, Safety on Purpose equips you with the mindset and tools to lead safer, stronger, and more resilient organizations—on purpose. New episodes released bi-weekly Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts

Publisher

Joseph Garcia

Category

business · education · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Aug 2025

Latest episode

9 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Near Misses Matter

   Send us Fan Mail Your facility can go weeks without a serious injury and still be sitting on a pile of warning signs. Near misses are those warnings: the dropped wrench that lands inches away, the forklift that stops just in time, the slip that “doesn’t count,” the frayed cord someone quietly avoids. When those moments stay unreported, you do not have a clean record, you have missing data. We dig into what near misses really mean in workplace safety and why near miss reporting is often far l...

2. 

   26 May 2026

   Stop Calling It Human Error

   Send us Fan Mail “Human error” is the fastest way to end an incident report and the surest way to learn almost nothing. We dig into the question that actually prevents repeat events: why did it make sense for someone to do what they did in that moment? When you can answer that honestly, you stop hunting for a villain and start finding the system conditions that made the outcome likely. We talk through the difference between compliance thinking and systems thinking, then break down what...

3. 

   12 May 2026

   Hard Conversations Build Safety Leadership

   Send us Fan Mail Hard conversations are the real job description for safety leadership. The moments that shape your reputation aren’t the spreadsheets or the audit scores, they’re the private talks where you challenge production pressure, address shortcuts, and reset expectations without turning the room into a fight. We dig into how to speak up when the stakes are high and the power dynamic is real, so you build credibility instead of becoming “the compliance cop.” We walk through pra...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.