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Join Sphera on our journey to help companies keep their employees safe, products sustainable and operations productive—ultimately, to create sustainable value. Sphera Now is a podcast for environmental health, safety, and quality professionals around the globe.

SpheraNOW


    • Nov 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 82: The Journey of Moving to a Cloud-Based EHS and ESG System Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 30:32


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website.

    Episode 81: The Toolbox Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 11:41


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

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    Episode 80: EPD Regulations: The Importance of Automation and Reliable Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 9:03


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

    Episode 79: Is It Safe to Enter the Water?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 15:07


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

    Episode 78: What to Know About Financed Emissions in the Current Risk Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 36:00


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

    Episode 77: Is the Equipment Safely Isolated and Ready for Human Intervention?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 19:26


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

    Episode 76: International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Celebrating Women in STEM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 37:48


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

    Episode 75: Understanding, Managing and Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 22:55


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

    Episode 74: What Companies Need to Know About Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 18:46


    To learn more, visit Sphera's website. For more content like this, check out Spark, Sphera's thought leadership website.

    Episode 73: Operationalizing ESG: Trends and Challenges in PSM and ORM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 17:49


    Join Alex Studd, Sphera's product marketing manager for operational risk management (ORM), and Scott Lehmann, Sphera's vice president of product management, as they discuss the key takeaways from Sphera's seventh annual Safety Report.

    Episode 72: The Future of Green Hydrogen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 8:31


    Join Sphera Implementation Consultant Dr. Toyin Sanusi, and Rachel Popa, one of Sphera's content marketing managers, for a conversation on the future of green hydrogen. They define green hydrogen, discuss its advantages and disadvantages in relation to other biofuels and examine the role of green hydrogen in ESG.

    Episode 71: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain: Tackling Scope 3 Emissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 17:29


    Join Sean Daley, Sphera's North American director of sustainability consulting, and Rachel Popa, one of Sphera's content marketing managers, for a conversation on Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and decarbonizing the supply chain.

    Episode 70: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part 10: Best Practice Sharing and Knowledge Transfer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 13:01


    Join Andy Bartlett, Sphera's solution consultant for operational risk management, and Sphera product marketing manager Alex Studd for a discussion on knowledge transfer and best practice sharing in the tenth installment of Andy's Almanac.

    Episode 69: How to Avoid Greenwashing in Finance: Embracing ESG & Transparency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 11:54


    Join Mike Zamis and Sharlene Key for a conversation on greenwashing. They look at why greenwashing happens, how regulations can be used to combat it and how standardized ESG metrics can help prevent it.

    Episode 68: The SEC has spoken. Now, what does it mean for business? Part 3 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 14:40


    Join Sandy Smith and Philippe Guillard as they discuss the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and climate risk in the context of the SEC's March 21st climate proposal. Don't miss our earlier episode in this series covering Scope 3 emissions and climate risk, or our episode about Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

    Episode 67: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part Nine: Managing Hazardous Areas Successfully

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 18:42


    Andy Bartlett returns to the SpheraNOW podcast to discuss hazardous area management and its implications for business with Alex Studd, one of Sphera's product marketers. Listen to other episodes of “Andy's Almanac on Accidents.”

    Episode 66: The SEC has spoken. Now, what does it mean for business? Part 2 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 17:43


    On March 21st, the SEC released its Climate Disclosure Proposal, which if passed would require publicly traded companies to measure and report climate related risks and Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Tune in for a conversation with Sphera's CEO Paul Marushka, and Philippe Guillard, vice president of Global Solutions and Operations, about what the SEC's proposal means for business moving forward.

    Episode 65: The SEC has spoken. Now, what does it mean for business? Part 1 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 14:44


    Sphera's chief product officer, Mike Zamis, who's responsible for the strategy and development of Sphera's next-generation ESG solutions, talks about Scope 3 emissions and the climate risk aspects of the SEC's March 21st climate disclosure proposal.

    Episode 64: Top 10 Operational Risks for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 25:49


    Business conditions and the regulatory environment have a major impact on your business. Make sure you're up to speed by listening to Sphera Solution Consultants Andy Bartlett and Abhilash Menon and Solution Executive Tim Floyd as they recap our popular blog on the Top 10 Operational Risks of 2022.

    Episode 63: A Deep Dive Into Exploration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 23:01


    Diva Amon, a marine biologist who went 3,300 feet below the surface in a submersible with Will Smith in 'Welcome to Earth,' joins the podcast to talk about sustainability and the experience.

    Episode 62: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 18:14


    To err is human, but to err working in a hazardous industry could be downright dangerous. Andy Bartlett explains the human factors part of the Operational Risk Management equation.

    Episode 61: ESG, the Circular Economy and Opportunities Missed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 17:39


    Sphera's James Pearson joins the SpheraNOW podcast to discuss Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), the circular economy and missed opportunities.

    Episode 60: COP26: Chances and Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 15:33


    Sphera's Sandy Smith offers his thoughts about his experience from one of the most important climate change events to date.

    Episode 59: The IPCC Report's a 'Code Red'? Well, Enough Said

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 28:43


    Hannes Partl, Sphera's director of sustainability consulting, gives his take on the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report as well as the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).

    Episode 58: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 21:05


    Andy Bartlett is back to discuss Swiss cheese in the Digital Age, and ways current software and technology could have helped prevent one of the most well-known refinery incidents in history.

    Episode 57: A Wildfire Wunderkind? High School Student Arul Mathur Seeks to Protect Properties

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 16:12


    Arul Mathur is a high school senior who lives in California. Unlike most students his age, he has invented a Fire Activated Canister Extinguisher (FACE) device designed to help put out wildfires near properties.

    Episode 56: Sharks and Climate Change: A Podcast You Can Sink Your Teeth Into

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 26:36


    Ocearch scientist Bob Hueter joins the podcast to discuss how changing temperatures are affecting these creatures that have swum in the oceans for 400 million years.

    Episode 55: Headed Into 'Uncharted' Territory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 23:55


    Jon Kroll, the executive producer of Gordon Ramsay's National Geographic show "Uncharted," dishes on how the show focuses on safety and sustainability for the season three premiere. He also hilariously delivers a vicarious "idiot sandwich" reference on Ramsay's behalf.

    Episode 54: Well, Can You Recycle This?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 19:06


    Jennie Romer, a U.S.-based sustainability expert and the author of "Can I Recycle This?" discusses everything from so-called "wish-cycling" to recycling "tanglers" to whether you can recycle a pizza box and much more in this special edition of the SpheraNOW podcast.

    Episode 53: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 21:43


    For World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Andy Bartlett discusses a persistent problem that has led to countless incidents: shift handovers.

    Episode 52: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 25:21


    In this edition of 'Andy's Almanac,' Andy Bartlett, Sphera’s solution consultant for Operational Risk Management, discusses the so-called 'Swiss cheese' model and how it could apply to helping companies plan for natural disasters. Listen to parts one, two, three and four.

    Episode 51: Turnarounds and Communication in the COVID-19 Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 23:50


    Process Safety expert Andy Brazier shares lessons from Trevor Kletz and how companies have managed Safety during the pandemic. Oh, and we discuss Cashmere goats.

    Episode 50: COVID-19's Still a Complex Legal Conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 25:10


    Workplace legal expert Jon Hyman returns to the SpheraNOW podcast to discuss how employers handled the COVID-19 situation in 2020, whether employers should make vaccines mandatory and more.

    Episode 49: GHS Around the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 19:29


    Changes to the Globally Harmonized System for chemical classifications occur regularly. Sphera's Carrie Decatur discusses some of the most recent ones and explains how unharmonized GHS can often be.

    Episode 48: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 20:06


    Originally slated to be a three-part series, Andy's Almanac has been extended. Andy Bartlett, Sphera’s solution consultant for Operational Risk Management, details lessons learned from incidents he has seen during his 40-plus-year career. Listen to parts one, two and three.

    Episode 47: The Process Safety Management Fundamentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 30:58


    Simon Jones, Sphera's director of solution consulting for Operational Risk Management, discusses the 10 key areas that companies need to address to achieve Operational Excellence in their process safety initiatives.

    Episode 46: Andy’s Almanac on Accidents, Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 32:02


    In this three-part series, Andy Bartlett, Sphera’s solution consultant for Operational Risk Management, details lessons learned from incidents he has seen during his 40-plus-year career.

    Episode 45: Andy’s Almanac on Accidents, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 26:28


    In this three-part series, Andy Bartlett, Sphera’s solution consultant for Operational Risk Management, details lessons learned from incidents he has seen during his 40-plus-year career.

    Episode 44: Combating Phishing, Deepfakes and Other Cyberattacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 26:43


    Sphera's Ron Palermo provides his tips on helping companies improve their cybersecurity while staying in compliance.

    Episode 43: The Great Barrier Brief: Diving Into Dynamic Risk Pathways

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 19:39


    Accenture's James Brown talks about the emergence of new safeguard health monitoring software, and paddles through the murky waters of so-called dark data where organizations, drowning in data, can't easily access the information they need to improve their safety processes.

    Episode 42: What Makes ConocoPhillips' Safety Program Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 20:39


    Mark Hutcherson, Conoco's director of operations excellence talks about the path to developing a Digital Transformation strategy and psychological safety among other topics.

    Episode 41: This Podcast Is About Control, Total Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 33:21


    Sphera's Francis Trudeau and Laura Patrick explain why it's so important to have total control of chemical management and product compliance throughout the supply chain.

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    Episode 40: Andy's Almanac on Accidents, Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 22:38


    In this three-part series, Andy Bartlett, Sphera's solution consultant for Operational Risk Management, details lessons learned from incidents he has seen during his 40-plus-year career.

    Episode 39: Plenty of Potential Product-related Pitfalls

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 13:00


    James Tehrani talks with Sarah Henderson, a Sphera HMMS expert, about what safety questions workers should ask as they return to work and the importance of Safety Data Sheets.

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    Epidsode 38: Returning to Operations Takes Hierarchy of Controls

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 35:59


    James Tehrani talks with Narenderpal Marwaha, Sphera's principal solution architect, about safe strategies to return to operations safely.

    Episode 37: The 14 Elements Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 34:00


    Process Safety Management has many different components. James Tehrani discusses the elements with Andy Bartlett, Sphera's solution consultant for Operational Risk Management.

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    Episode 36: Accelerating Digital Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 28:57


    Unplanned events like COVID-19 show the importance of digital resilience. James Tehrani talks with Scott Lehmann, Sphera VP of ORM product management, to learn more.

    Episode 35: The Unforeseen Challenges of Remote Risk Assessments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 20:40


    Companies are grappling with how to do remote risk assessment because of COVID-19. James Tehrani talks with John Crosman, a Sphera process safety expert, about the challenges.

    Episode 34: The Bully in the Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 32:35


    In this edition of SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief talks with Edward Stern, an expert on workplace anti-bullying policies.

    Episode 33: Meet the Spherions: Marc Dillon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 12:34


    In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief speaks with Marc Dillon, Sphera's senior product manager about his 20-year career in risk mitigation, his role in protecting sea turtles ... and how he got married while scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. Yes, we mean it happened underwater.

    Episode 32: Meet the Spherion: Judy Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 12:08


    In this edition of SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief talks with Judy Coleman, Sphera's director of professional services in EHS&S, about her role at Sphera and her personal interests, which include her three rescue dogs, boxing and volunteering in Africa.

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