No Harm Health and Safety Podcast

In episode 51 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Dave Ferro from Dave Ferro Safety Ltd. about how "The Great Resignation" is likely to affect workforce safety and what we can do about it. You can learn more about Dave Ferro at https://dfsafety.ca - marv

In episode 50 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Ron Rock from Microshare headquarters in Philadelphia about how "internet of things" contact tracing can be used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. We talk in depth about the technical and privacy issues. A fascinating episode. - marv ---------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 49 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Tammy Hawkins and Susan Sawatzky from the Alberta Construction Safety Association about how the ACSA is expanding their virtual instructor led training. This is a very different experience for students compared to solitary, self-paced course work. Listen and learn about the benefits. - marv ---------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 48 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Phil Alle and Chris Eastham about how their new Health Canada approved device from Teser can eliminate COVID and other pathogens on PPE and tools, making them safer for reuse. - marv ---------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 47 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Ashling Boyd about the workplace incident that took the life of her father and how this tragedy led her to become a safety advocate and motivational speaker. - marv ---------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

As my regular listeners will know, most of my episodes are interview based. Well, this one’s going to be different. In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, I recently teamed up with acclaimed ergonomist and occupational therapist, Dr. Linda Miller from EWI Works to produce a video about how to work safely from home. So what I’m going to do for this episode is play the soundtrack from that video. If you would like a downloadable version of the video that you can distribute to your employees on your internal network, please reach out to me or Linda on LinkedIn. If you want us to customize the video with your logo or specific narration, we can talk about that. - marv ---------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

For this episode, we’re going to do something a little different. As some of you know, for one of my contracts I’m the Editor-in-Chief of Alberta Doctors’ Digest for the Alberta Medical Association. Alberta Doctors’ Digest is the flagship publication of the association. We recently released a podcast episode about albertapatients.ca hitting an important milestone, which is fantastic because albertapatients.ca is a great way for Albertans to have input into their health care system. So for this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, we’re going to replay that interview. - marv ---------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

On the last two episodes of my podcast, I brought you stories from the Big Block Turnaround at the Shell Deer Park refinery near Houston, Texas. I promised you more, so here we go. In episode 43 we’re going to get into some of the health topics that were being promoted at the turnaround. Every day for four weeks, the health team at Deer Park visited the various lunch tents to do presentations, have educational contests and give away fun prizes. There were four big topics … one for each week. There was heat and hydration, sleep and fatigue, nutrition, and finally, physical activity and exercise. I was really impressed to see first hand how the craft contractors at the turnaround reacted to these lunch events. They learned a lot and had a great time with the contests and prizes. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 43 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I continue my series of stories from the Shell Deer Park refinery big block turnaround near Houston, Texas. We talk about why Shell is offering free medical services to the 4,000 contractors on site. This is the second in a special series of episodes from Deer Park where I'm interviewing numerous Shell experts about HSE topics including heat and hydration, sleep and fatigue, hand safety, hazard mitigation, and a whole lot more. Stayed tuned! - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for corporations and municipalities. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 42 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Vicki Gibbs at the Shell Deer Park refinery near Houston, Texas about the Deer Park Big Block Turnaround. This will be the first in a special series of episodes from Deer Park where I'll interview numerous Shell experts about HSE topics including heat and hydration, sleep and fatigue, turnaround medical services, hand safety, hazard mitigation, and a whole lot more. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 41 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Mel Fedorvich at the Shell Scotford Complex about how they are promoting safety during their fall turnaround and making an incredible charitable donation at the same time. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 40 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Dallas Letersky from Patchprep Boot Camp about how to keep greenhorns safe. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 39 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Om Suthar from SQRL. Om is developing an app to promote employee health and wellness ... and he's found a clever way to tie it in to the bottom line of the employer. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 38 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Pat Gau from the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue about how they are using drones to locate and rescue vacationers in distress in the interior of British Columbia. The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue is the volunteer branch of the Canadian Coast Guard. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 37 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Cory Brisebois from Park Derochie in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan about the safety benefits of Haki scaffolding. If you have a "stop the drop" initiative at your site, you're definitely going to want to listen to this episode. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 36 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Cara Pembroke from Chemscape Safety Technologies in Calgary, Alberta about WHMIS regulations and how to reduce the risk of chemical exposure for employees. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 35 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to authors Regina Lindgren and Andrea McMakin about their book, Risk Communication, a handbook for communicating environmental, safety and health risks. Be sure to listen to the end to learn how you can enter to win a free copy of the book. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . No Harm is sponsored by ShoutMyProblem.com. With ShoutMyProblem.com, businesses, non-profits and local governments can shout their problems to the world and solutions find them thorough the power of crowdsourcing. All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, I talk to Kelly Rairdan, a paramedic with several decades experience working remote industrial sites. We met in her Calgary office where Kelly trains new paramedics to discuss how paramedics do lifts and how the technique applies to almost anything. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . No Harm is sponsored by ShoutMyProblem.com. With ShoutMyProblem.com, businesses, non-profits and local governments can shout their problems to the world and solutions find them thorough the power of crowdsourcing. All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

When green buildings are designed, sometimes the design of the lighting does not take into account the ergonomic needs of employees who need to work on computer screens. Are you facing a window? Is the window behind you? Does the window face north or south? Are there blinds and LED lighting that can be controlled? These are all important considerations to avoid eye strain. Listen-in as I interview Linda Miller, an occupational therapist, certified ergonomist and president of EWI Works. Linda has almost 30 years of experience consulting with major Canadian corporations and multi-nationals, so she really knows her stuff. - marv ------------------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . No Harm is sponsored by ShoutMyProblem.com. With ShoutMyProblem.com, businesses, non-profits and local governments can shout their problems to the world and solutions find them thorough the power of crowdsourcing. All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

For this episode, we’re going to do something a little different. As some of you know, for one of my contracts I’m the Editor-in-Chief of Alberta Doctors’ Digest for the Alberta Medical Association. Alberta Doctors’ Digest is the flagship publication of the association. I recently did an interview with the President of the Alberta Medical Association about how you can have input on the direction of health care in the province. So for this episode of the No Harm Podcast, we’re going to replay that interview. - marv ---------------------------- No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . No Harm is sponsored by ShoutMyProblem.com. With ShoutMyProblem.com, businesses, non-profits and local governments can shout their problems to the world and solutions find them thorough the power of crowdsourcing. All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 31 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marv takes you back to an event he attended at Fort Saskatchewan High School, near Edmonton Alberta. As some of our listeners know, the Shell Scotford complex is located near Fort Saskatchewan. Scotford is an integrated site that includes an upgrader, refinery, chemicals plant and carbon capture and storage facility. Like many organizations, Shell Scotford needs well-trained tradespeople coming into industry who not only understand the technical requirements for the job, but also understand risks and mitigation. So Shell made a major contribution to Fort Saskatchewan High School to help them create the Shell Skills Centre. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . No Harm is sponsored by ShoutMyProblem.com. With ShoutMyProblem.com, businesses, non-profits and local governments can shout their problems to the world and solutions find them thorough the power of crowdsourcing. All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 30 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marv interviews Shauna Lowry from Suncor. In 2014, Suncor experienced five tragic fatalities at their mine site near Fort McMurray. Marv and Shauna talk about what Suncor has done since then to change its safety culture and improve performance. It all centred around meaningful, two-way conversations between workers and leaders. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 29 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marv visits Mike Sullivan from the Canadian Common Ground Alliance and Alberta One Call. Marv learns that comprehensive legislation for preventing damage to federally regulated underground infrastructure does not exist in Canada. Damage to underground infrastructure is avoided 99% of the time whenever a locate request is placed with a one-call notification centre. Provincial damage prevention legislation in Ontario has reduced damages to underground infrastructure in that province by 60%. Federal legislation is required to protect people and property so the Canadian Common Ground Alliance is supporting Bill S-229 and they need you to support the bill too. Listen to this episode and you'll learn more about the issue and how you can support Bill S-229. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 28 of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marv visits the Langley Concrete Group in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Langley Concrete has had a strong safety culture for more than 60 years, but sadly, there was a fatality in one of their plants a number of years ago. This led to them to developing an even stronger culture and now they are celebrating 1,520 days (so far) without a lost time incident. Marv talks to President, Mark Omelaniek and Safety & Training Coordinator, Greg Henderson about how the team at the plant bonded together to achieve this result. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 27 of the No Harm Health and Safety podcast, Marv talks to Dawn Ringrose from the Canadian firm, Organizational Excellence Specialists. They talk about the need for HSE departments to speak the language of executive management and how adopting an organizational excellence model can not only help improve HSE results, but help to communicate those results with senior management. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 26 of the No Harm Health and Safety podcast, Marv visits the Environment, Health and Safety department at the University of Alberta where he talks to Rob Munro about how the U of A transformed their results through relationship building. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 25 of the No Harm Health and Safety podcast, Marv visits the Shell Scotford Complex near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta where he talks to Shell employees about how drones are now being used to inspect high places like tank roofs, pipe racks and flare stacks. They talk about the HSSE benefits of using drones rather than scaffolds or helicopters. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 24 of the No Harm Health and Safety podcast, Marv visits New York City during the January 2018 stormageddon. Not on purpose. He just happened to be there for meetings related to his team's new venture, www.ShoutMyProblem.com. While walking to meetings, Marv makes some insightful observations about distracted walking, trips and falls. Unfortunately, there was a recordable incident. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 23 of the No Harm Health and Safety podcast, Marv visits Mike Burton at Campbell Scientific where they talk about how microclimates can vary in relatively small geographic areas. These variations can cause hazards such as ice, frost, lightning and flooding that can be better managed with predictive technology. Better prediction can make industrial sites and municipal/provincial roads safer for employees and the general public. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 22 of the No Harm Health and Safety podcast, Marv talks to Barbara Semeniuk of Purcell Enterprises about new HSE audit standards coming into effect in Alberta. They also discuss some tips to help you prepare for audits. In 2018, you can expect greater emphasis on management and supervisor responsibility for the health and safety of their employees, as well as senior management's commitment toward health and safety. Plus there's a lot more to become familiar with. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 21 of the No Harm HSE podcast, Marv talks to Chris Jass at the Royal Alberta Museum about the most awesome aspect of operating sand and gravel pits and other industrial businesses where excavation is part of the process. Ice age fossils! You'll learn how the "accidental paleontologists" of industry work with the Royal Alberta Museum to piece together our prehistoric past. Remember Edmonton's "sewer-saurus" discovery? This sort of thing happens more often than you think. Marv talks to Chris about the sewer-saurus, other discoveries, and what happens to these bones and fossils after they are unearthed by industry. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm HSE Podcast, Marv talks to Rick Lang from the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) and gets some tips on safer winter driving. The conversation ranges from threshold braking to studded tires and wiper blades. Want to know why Zambonis don't crash? Listen and learn! This is a great "safety moment" episode, so go ahead and share at your next safety meeting or tool box talk. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm HSE Podcast, Marv zeros in on a fascinating environmental story, taking you on location to a Lafarge sand and gravel pit near Drayton Valley, Alberta. Durning a chilly October evening, Lafarge hosted an open house where they demonstrated their commitment to biodiversity by banding the local owl population near the pit, while nearby residents watched and learned. In this interview, you'll also hear Lafarge environmental manager Bill Gowdy discuss the palaeontology benefits of sand and gravel extraction, and how the Royal Alberta Museum participates in documenting fossils unearthed on site. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

Many health care professionals recommend doing whatever you can to avoid a sedentary lifestyle, at home and at work. They say that failure to move around during the day can result in what's known as "Sitting Disease" and all of the complications of metabolic syndrome. What can you do about it in your own work life? Listen-in as Marv interviews Linda Miller, an occupational therapist, certified ergonomist and president of EWI Works. Linda has almost 30 years of experience consulting with major Canadian corporations and multi-nationals, so she really knows her stuff. They talk about standing desks, walking meetings and other useful tactics. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marvin talks to Kelly Rairdan, a paramedic with several decades experience working remote industrial sites. They meet in her Calgary office where Kelly trains new paramedics. Marv and Kelly discuss the nuances of hiring paramedics for remote sites ... what to look for in new hires and how to retain them. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marvin talks to Barbara Semeniuk, principal and HSE auditor at Purcell Enterprises. They discuss how you can protect health and safety during tough economic times and how to justify the economic and moral importance of good HSE programs. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marvin visits STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) at the Calgary International Airport to learn all about the services they provide to industry. At the STARS base, he talks to Nicole Segstro, their Industry Client Services Manager. The STARS Emergency Link Centre (ELC) was established in 1996 to meet the needs of industry working in remote locations. Today, services offered by the STARS ELC are used by the oil and gas industry, forestry, mining, recreation, and movie production. The STARS ELC monitors thousands of remote sites. In the event of an emergency, one call begins the coordination of a medical response. They also provide an easy-to-use smartphone app that enables individuals to request and receive 24/7 emergency assistance anywhere in Canada where a cell signal can be received. The STARS ECC can provide emergency call answer services, incident notification and call out services, and work alone monitoring. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, host Marvin Polis talks to Paul Andre, the Governing Board Chair of the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSA). They chat about upcoming changes to the CRSP certification, as well as a new certification - Canadian Registered Safety Technologist (CRST). It is anticipated that the first intake of applicants for the CRST certification will commence in late 2018, and the first CRST examination will be scheduled for 2019. They also talk about how certifications are important for your career and how these certifications can benefit your employer. BCRSP is a federally incorporated self-regulating, self-governing, ISO 17024 accredited and ISO 9001 certified organization established in 1976. The BCRSP sets certification standards for occupational health and safety professionals. The BCRSP grants the Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)® credential to individuals who successfully complete the certification process through application assessment, interview, and examination. The Board governs its certificants in order that the public interest may be served and protected. You can learn more at BCRSP.ca. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marvin returns to Vernon, British Columbia to talk to Jeremy Vandekerkhove from the Vernon Search and Rescue Helicopter Winch Team. As you may recall from episode 11, this group provides services not only in recreational situations such as hunting, fishing and dirt biking ... they also provide important services to industrial locations like forestry, mining and the oil patch. When a standard ambulance can't get access to a remote accident scene, the Vernon Search and Rescue team flies into action. They can get critically ill or injured patients to hospital in as little as 15 - 20 minutes instead of the more typical 3 - 4 hours. Obviously, this can have a dramatic impact on patient outcomes. But there's a human factor that can have a big impact on these outcomes: injury denial. Jeremy explains how some people can become seriously injured, and perhaps with misplaced optimism, hope things aren't so bad and the pain will just go away. By the time emergency services are contacted, the rescue mission can be complicated by bad weather, lack of daylight or other factors. We hope you will consider using this episode as inspiration for a safety moment within your organization, where you may want to talk about injury denial at one of your toolbox talks or staff meetings. You can paraphrase what you learn here, or simply play this episode during your meeting. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

Thousands of volunteers joined Habitat for Humanity's 34th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project to build 150 homes in celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary during the week of July 10. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter built along side future homeowners and community volunteers in the Edmonton area and Winnipeg, with additional projects taking place across the country. How did they handle the health and safety challenges with such a huge volunteer workforce? And what can you learn about keeping volunteers and visitors safe on your site? Marvin had the privilege of volunteering at the build in Edmonton where 1,200 volunteers were on the ground. He put together this story. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm health and safety podcast, host Marvin Polis visits Jeremy Vandekerkhove from the Vernon Search and Rescue Helicopter Winch Team. The work of these brave volunteers starts where the road ends. When a standard ambulance can't get access to a remote accident scene, the Vernon Search and Rescue team flies into action. They can get critically ill or injured patients to hospital in as little as 15 - 20 minutes instead of the more typical 3 - 4 hours. Obviously, this can have a dramatic impact on patient outcomes. This group provides services not only in recreational situations such as hunting, fishing and dirt biking ... they also provide important services to industrial locations like forestry, mining and the oil patch. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm health and safety podcast, host Marvin Polis talks to Marcy Strong from VisionWorks Consulting. Marcy is an organizational effectiveness expert who has worked for national and multinational corporations. The topic of this episode: Why is my HSE initiative not working? Well, it may be your culture. According to Marcy, we have a heavy reliance on policies and structure in the health and safety world. She says those things are important, but not the place to start. People and relationships are the place to start. We may think that we have a policy that will drive behaviours, but relationships in worker teams have more power. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm health and safety podcast, host Marvin Polis talks to Gerry Shimko, the Executive Director of the City of Edmonton's Traffic Safety Section. The topic: Vision Zero. The City of Edmonton is the first major Canadian city to adopt Vision Zero, a global initiative to save lives and eliminate major injuries from motor vehicle collisions. Marvin meets up with Gerry at a Vision Zero run-walk-cycle event where families who have been affected by serious incidents are being honoured. Vision Zero began in Sweden in 1997 and that country now has the lowest rate of traffic fatalities in the world. More recently, Vision Zero has been adopted by those considered to be leaders in traffic safety including countries such as Australia and England, and numerous major cities in the United States. In January 2016, Canada adopted Vision Zero as a federal strategy. Gerry talks about the City's leadership role in Vision Zero and calls for a high level of corporate involvement. Lafarge is on hand at this event, showing a Ready Mix truck that has been modified with important safety features designed to reduce serious incidents with other road users. You can learn more about Lafarge's involvement with Vision Zero in episode 008 of the No Harm health and safety podcast. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

LafargeHolcim is a major corporation with 90,000 employees working at 2,300 operating sites in 90 countries around the globe. They're in the business of cement, ready mix and pre-cast concrete, aggregates, paving, piping, construction and more. Health and safety is embedded in everything they do, from their daily plant routines and their customers’ project worksites to their actions in their neighboring communities. In this episode of the No Harm health and safety podcast, host Marvin Polis talks to Lafarge's Western Canadian VP of Ready Mix, Bruce Willmer about their road safety initiatives and collaboration with the City of Edmonton on the global Vision Zero initiative. Specifically, Lafarge has started to install under-guards on its Canadian ready mix trucks to help prevent serious incidents with pedestrians and cyclists. This is a strategy that has been successfully adopted in other parts of the world. Lafarge is also implementing an in-vehicle monitoring system (IVMS) to help the company understand root causes of incidents such as hard braking and cornering, as well as to assist drivers with blind spots. Other strategies are helping to make braking more effective. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In episode 007 of the No Harm health and safety podcast, host Marvin Polis shadows some of the crews working at a recent turnaround at the Shell Scotford complex. Shell Scotford consists of an upgrader, oil refinery, chemicals plants and a carbon capture and storage facility. It’s one of North America’s most efficient, modern and integrated hydrocarbon processing sites, converting oilsands-derived bitumen into products like gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and feedstock for the plastics industry. Turnarounds are huge maintenance events where some portions of the plant are shut down and a large number of employees and contractors descend upon the plant to replace and repair various infrastructure. Turnarounds are expensive, complex and require keen attention to safety. The Adopt a Crew initiative was conceived prior to one of their recent turnarounds as Shell acknowledged that building personal relationships is essential to a culture of caring and keeping everybody safe on site during this huge maintenance event. The turnaround was kicked off with a gathering where Shell employees were paired up with specific foremen. This paring remained in place for the entire duration of the turnaround, where relationships were established to influence safety performance. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marvin returns to the Shuswap Lake System in British Columbia to talk to Pat Gau, Deputy Station Leader for the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. The topic: Kids Don't Float! Kids Don't Float is the somewhat provocative name of a public safety program in BC that pretty much tells it like it is. And because kids don't actually float (neither do you), the dedicated volunteers at the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue started a program to provide loaner life jackets to boaters who don't have the right size personal floatation devices (PFDs) for children. The program has been an amazing success! We hope you will consider using this episode as inspiration for a safety moment within your organization, where you may want to talk about boating safety at one of your toolbox talks or staff meetings. You can paraphrase what you learn here, or simply play this episode during your meeting. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us for free on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, host Marvin Polis talks to Amanda Armstrong, CRSP from Clark Builders about the importance of HSE certifications in your career and how to go about getting certified. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on iTunes, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

Welcome to a very special episode saluting volunteer first responders. It’s springtime in here in Canada, a time when families turn their attention to planning summer vacations. Here in western Canada, there’s a place along the TransCanada highway that’s a very popular vacation destination because of the vast lake system known as the Shuswaps. The town of Sicamous is at the centre of all this and it happens to be an extremely popular place for houseboats and all forms of water sports. But what happens when visitors experience emergency health problems or accidents out on the lakes? With more than 1,000 miles of shoreline and few roads, who’s there to help? In this episode Marvin originally recorded two years ago, you’ll learn how a group of concerned citizens in the town couldn’t just let a tenuous safety situation continue. They solicited donations to purchase a used rescue boat and created British Columbia's first inland station of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. They continue to volunteer and raise funds to make this part of Canada safer for you and your family. As we plan our summer vacations, think about the debt of gratitude we owe to community volunteers like these. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on iTunes, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, Marvin talks to Rod Randolph, an educator for the Vision Zero traffic safety initiative. Vision Zero began in Sweden in 1997 with the goal of eliminating death and serious injury due to traffic collisions. The initiative has now spread throughout the world. Learn how your municipality or corporation can implement the 5 E's in your safety program: education, engagement, engineering, evaluation and enforcement. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on iTunes, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

In this episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, learn about how fatigue affects professional drivers and the benefits of electronic log books. Marvin's guest is Andy Barnes, Director of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs for the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA). Since 1938, the AMTA and its members have advanced the commercial transportation industry through safety programs, progressive policy and partnerships. Also joining Marvin in this episode is Barbara Semeniuk, a safety advisor and Principal of Purcell Enterprises. Barbara talks about the corporate audit implications and benefits of electronic log books and managing fatigue on the job. No Harm is the health and safety podcast for HSE professionals. We explore issues and initiatives to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. The No Harm Podcast is hosted by Marvin Polis of Stimulant Strategies and Productions, a veteran producer of HSE video productions and publications for municipalities and corporations. Marvin talks to guests who share your passion for safety at work and beyond. Listen to us on iTunes, SoundCloud or the podcast app on your mobile device. Just search for: No Harm Podcast. You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-polis-b6392544 and learn more about Stimulant at www.stimulant.ca . Please leave comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! All the best, everyone. And stay safe.

Welcome to the first episode of the No Harm Health and Safety Podcast, hosted by Marvin Polis. No Harm is the podcast for health and safety professionals like you. We’re here to help you sharpen your professional skills and better understand emerging issues. Marvin has spent a lot of time on industrial sites during his career as a media producer. During this time, he's produced all kinds of corporate videos and publications, including countless projects related to health and safety. He's met so many people - like you - who have a passion for working safe and bringing that No Harm attitude home to friends and family. The No Harm podcast will introduce you to some of Marvin's friends and colleagues who share this passion in the work they do. Their ideas, initiatives and best practices just may have a place in your organization. The No Harm Health and Safety Podcast is a production of Stimulant Strategies and Productions. You can learn more about us at www.stimulant.ca. All the best, everyone. And stay safe.