Episode 20
The Human Factor of Safety with Josh Hocker
On this episode Ted and Barb talk to Josh Hocker who has 18 years of experience as a safety professional. He has worked in manufacturing, construction, utilities, and as an OSHA consultant. Josh has also promoted a strong safety culture by building relationships with employees and management. He is focused on developing strong safety management systems, promoting continual improvement, and developing an atmosphere that allows employees to fail safely.
According to Josh, it is important to make yourself available and get the employee involvement. There is always improvement that can be made. Make sure you develop cross-functional team with employees involved. Safety management system is just a core of what you do. We all make mistakes. We cannot always fix everything, but we can help employees fail safely.
Resources:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-hocker-csp-768b901a
