Transmit Safety: Occupational Health And Safety on All Frequencies – Details, episodes & analysis

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, Aimee dives deep into a common workplace challenge - why people sometimes don't follow policies and procedures.

It doesn't matter the size of the organization, the organization has to ensure the health and safety of the employees. Now, when we think about that compliance standpoint, oftentimes policies and procedures are only followed when someone from corporate or an auditor is there.

Can you relate to spending hours crafting what you think is the perfect set of directive documentation, you have a fantastic procedure, only to find out through observations or feedback that people aren't following them. It can be frustrating. But fear not, I've got five reasons why your directive documentation might not be working and how to improve them.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Using clear and concise language to convey your message in documentation
• Involve employees in the creation and review of documentation
• Training is essential for ensuring that documentation is followed
• Ensure your documentation is regularly updated
• There needs to be accountability for not following policies and procedures

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.

Resources and links

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize, my group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

Want to receive weekly content that will help you become the Health & Safety leader you want to be and stay up to date with me and Sir Reginald? Plug into the Transmit Safety Newsletter here.

Quotes from this episode

“Clear communication isn't just about the words, isn't just about what people are saying. It's what they're not saying when it comes to communicating your policies, your practices, your procedures, your standards”

“It's not enough to have a great document. You also need to ensure that people understand how to follow it. If you just assume that they're going to figure it out on their own. You're definitely setting yourself up for disappointment.”

“If there's no consequences for not following a policy or procedure, then why would people take them seriously? They may feel that they're there, but there's no repercussions. And if there's no repercussions, then why would they follow them?”

“Disciplinary action shouldn't be punitive. When done correctly, disciplinary action is a learning opportunity.“

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, Kathryn Hart is joining me and we're going to be chatting about project management and pre-project planning when it comes to Health and Safety.
Kathryn has spent time as a project engineer, an assistant superintendent, a superintendent, and a project manager. If we wanted to ask someone questions about Health and Safety from the project management side of things she is the perfect person and I think we landed in a really good conversation.
In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why construction is a great industry for young professionals to tap into
• Health and Safety in pre-project planning
• Looking at Health and Safety from a financial perspective
• Tracking Health and Safety during a project rather than at the end of a project
• Bringing in experts to increase Health and Safety on site

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.

Resources and links
Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.
If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize, my group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program
Want to receive weekly content that will help you become the Health & Safety leader you want to be and stay up to date with me and Sir Reginald? Plug into the Transmit Safety Newsletter here.

Connect with Kathryn Hart
Kathryn graduated from Virginia Tech with dual degrees in Psychology and Building Construction. She has worked with multiple general contractors in the DC area in roles that range from Project/Office Engineer to Superintendent. She recently pivoted into the subcontractor arena to pursue Project Management, Onboarding, Training, Safety, and Business Development roles.
Kathryn guides others to pursue fulfilling and intentional career paths within the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. As founder and host at Space to Build, she advises others on navigating their roles on and off-site, leads community discussions on the real questions women have in our industry, and facilitates honest dialogue between industry professionals.
Facebook: @spacetobuild.co
Instagram: @spacetobuild
Website: spacetobuild.co

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, Aimee highlights the importance of clean and functioning washrooms at worksites for worker health and morale.

Going to the washroom is something we all do, every single day. Therefore, having access to clean and functioning washrooms on-site might seem like a no-brainer. This is very often not the case. I have lost count of the number of sites I have been to where there either was no access to a washroom or the washroom was nasty.

I have heard stories firsthand of women who don’t go to the bathroom all day or of designated corners of worksites that men use as a toilet because there is no on-site access to a washroom. This is not only demeaning but it also leads to a whole host of health concerns.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Inclusivity in washrooms
• The impact of washrooms on worker morale
• Clean and functioning washrooms relate directly to worker health
• Washroom design should be included in the pre-job planning phase and budget of a project
• 3 of the most important features of a washroom - accessibility, hygiene, and privacy
• The need for education and needs assessments around washrooms

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.


Resources and links

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize, my group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

Want to receive weekly content that will help you become the Health & Safety leader you want to be and stay up to date with me and Sir Reginald? Plug into the Transmit Safety Newsletter here.


Quotes from this episode

“How can we create a welcoming and accepting workplace environment to all of our workers and then not provide adequate washroom facilities?”

“When workers have access to clean and well-maintained washrooms on site, it sends a message that their basic needs are being taken care of seriously, and that their well-being is a priority for the company.”

If workers don't have access to clean and functioning washrooms, they may be more likely to develop health issues, dehydration, urinary tract infections, or maybe depending on the time period that they have been without adequate washrooms leads to more serious conditions like kidney stones. These health issues can be uncomfortable, painful, and can increase their amount of sick days.”

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, join Aimee and Lisa Marinic to learn all you need to know about industrial hygiene as a Health & Safety practitioner.

When you're going into Health & Safety and you're going out into the field for the first time, it's easy to notice safety hazards. They're visible, clear, and very easily actionable so, of course, they get a lot more attention.

But, today we’re going to talk about the completely invisible health hazards that despite being harder to notice can be just as dangerous or fatal as their counterparts.

Lisa Marinic is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and a CRSP. She has spent the last two decades studying and working in the field of industrial hygiene and occupational health and is a passionate advocate for workplace health.

In this episode, she is here to educate us on health hazards, industrial hygiene, and what we, as Health & Safety practitioner and professionals, can do to help.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What Industrial Hygiene is exactly and why should you care
• Why industrial hygienists are not common in most industries
• The importance of Health & Safety professionals in leadership roles for  industrial hygiene
• What bringing in an industrial hygienist can do for your organization and what to look for
• The challenging conversations around health hazards
• How Health & Safety practitioners can start addressing health hazards

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.


Resources and links

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize, my group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

Want to receive weekly content that will help you become the Health & Safety leader you want to be and stay up to date with me and Sir Reginald? Plug into the Transmit Safety Newsletter here.


Connect with Lisa Marinic

Lisa Marinic is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a CRSP. She is the owner and principal consultant at Kacia Consulting Ltd, a business that helps organizations better understand, control, and address workplace hazards.

LinkedIn: Lisa Marinic
Website: kaciaconsulting.ca

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, Aimee is talking about putting your values into action outside of the workplace.

If you hold safety as a value, how is that impacting your decisions as a consumer outside of the workplace?

This is a topic I'm very passionate about. I hold safety as a value, safety for the environment, safety for the people, and that’s just so deeply integrated internal code of ethics, with my personal morals, and my personal values that it impacts the products that I am buying, who I want to work for and work with, as well as a lot of my decision-making.

I know that not everyone thinks about safety as I do, and that’s okay. However, this is something that many have never stopped to think about, and as Health & Safety professionals or practitioners and, most importantly, as humans, we should take it into consideration.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The story of when I first realized not everybody thinks about safety as a value in the same way I do
• Not all organizations need to hold safety as a value directly
• The importance of paying attention to the supply chain and who really owns the company you’re buying from
• You can make a difference if it’s in your financial power to do so
• Put your values into action by being a more conscious consumer

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.


Resources and links

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize a group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

For more on the Transmit Safety Podcast, go to transmitsafety.com/podcast

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, I'm talking with Olivia Augustin about learning English, writing emails, and being more inclusive.

In our Health and Safety roles there are people we work with who have English as a second language, third language, fourth language, or more, and let’s face it, English is the suckiest language in the world. So, how do you navigate that situation and guarantee you’re being inclusive?

However, even if we are native speakers, whenever we start work in a new company or a new industry we have to learn a new workplace language, the specific slang that is used there, and because we’re Health and Safety people, the inevitable acronyms, which is not an easy process.

Luckily, in this episode, we have Olivia Augustin, a certified Technical + Business English teacher who's also an engineer and the host of the English for Engineers Podcast, as our guest and she has all the answers.

Tune in to hear her tips for learning a new (workplace) language, how to be more inclusive with non-native speakers, a way to help with your written business communication, and much more.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Olivia’s journey from an engineer to a certified English teacher
• The biggest concern engineers who work with Olivia have 
• 5 tips to learn a new (workplace) language
• The great benefits of using templates for email writing
• How to be more inclusive when working with non-native English speakers
• “Engineer speak” and other perception errors about engineers

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.


Resources and links

Check out Olivia’s Email for Engineers [Template Package] with more than 30 English email templates to help you streamline your email writing efforts.

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize a group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

For more of the Transmit Safety Podcast, go to transmitsafety.com/podcast


Connect with Olivia Augustin

Olivia is a civil engineer and certified English teacher turned corporate trainer, her specialty is dissecting the intricate structures of the English language and only putting back the pieces engineers really need to become skilled communicators.

LinkedIn: Olivia Augustin
Instagram: @_marcode_
Podcast: English for Engineers
Website: marcode.org

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, Aimee is walking you through ways to improve your communication about Health and Safety within your workplace.

Are you having trouble getting the buy-in you need to create a healthy and safe workplace? Are the people at your organization saying your Health and Safety communications suck?

Well, without an effective communication strategy, you're wasting your time.

That's why in this episode, I’m going to walk you through how to create an actionable and effective Health and Safety communication strategy using content pillars and a schedule. This way, you will know the what, when, where, how and why for all of your communication strategies and will be able to get your message across.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Know your vision and your goals
• Think about who your audience is
• Step 1 - create the foundation and your content bank
• Step 2 - confirm your channels
• Step 3 - spread your content across the various channels
• Step 4 - always track the success of your communication plan 
• The employee’s journey to buy-in
• Allow for a space to reflect on your bias

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.


Resources and links

Catch up with Transmit Safety episode 15 - Creating SMARTer Goals.

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize a group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

For more on the Transmit Safety Podcast, go to transmitsafety.com/podcast

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, Aimee is chatting with Brandy (Bossle) Zadoorian, CSP, ASP, CSD about Health & Safety in the manufacturing sector, volunteerism, certifications, and much more.

In this episode, I have the opportunity to talk to Brandy, a fellow certified safety professional who loves being part of the Health & Safety community and is constantly looking for ways to connect and give back.

Brandy runs her own consulting business, Triangle Safety Consulting, specialized in helping manufacturing facilities based out of South Carolina, US and volunteers in a few different ways creating content that helps others get certified and improve the Health & Safety of their workplaces.

Today, she’s sharing with us a little bit of what Health & Safety look like in the manufacturing sector and some valuable tips about content creation, managing your workload, getting certified, and much more.

[By the way, it really is me interviewing Brandy, I was a little sick at the time and my voice shows it. However, I am okay now and you can expect things to go back to normal in future episodes]

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The history behind Brandy’s Triangle Safety Consulting business
• The challenges for the Health & Safety professional in manufacturing 
• How corporate Health & Safety standards work at multinationals with manufacturing facilities around the world
• Getting ISO 45001 certification and the importance of buy-in
• The many ways Brandy volunteers within the Health & Safety community
• Tips to start creating and writing your own content
• The importance of having an online presence and where to be
• Beating imposter syndrome as a safety professional

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.

Resources and links

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

History about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

If you’d like to find a new way to grow your professional Health & Safety network and have access to valuable resources, be sure to check out Safety Knights the free online community for Health & Safety professionals.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize a group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program


Connect with Brandy (Bossle) Zadoorian

Instagram: @safetybran
LinkedIn: Brandy Zadoorian
Email: brandy@trianglesafetyllc.com
Website: trianglesafetyllc.com

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, Aimee is providing some important tips to help you set the right SMART strategic goals.

If you're not familiar with SMART as an acronym, it is a tool to help us set strategic goals. A SMART goal is simply a Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound goal.

I see SMART most commonly used within the Health and Safety management system, in inspections and investigations. As an auditor, I see that SMART is indeed being used, but it is rarely used well.

So, today let's go in and break down what SMART actually means in more detail and give you the tips and questions you need in order to create better SMART strategic goals.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable or Achievable
• Relevant or Realistic
• Time-Bound
• Connect your SMART strategic goals to the larger corporate goals

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.


Resources and links

Catch up with Transmit Safety Episode 09: Take Back Control Of Your To-Do List, in order to gain some tips on how to navigate your to-do list.

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize a group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

For more on the Transmit Safety Podcast, go to transmitsafety.com/podcast

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com

In today’s episode of Transmit Safety, join Aimee and Ashley Mckie to learn all you need to know about mergers & acquisitions as a Health & Safety practitioner.

Businesses are in business to be in business, and pursuing mergers and acquisitions is one of the strategies that businesses can take to achieve that.

So, as Health & Safety practitioners, it’s important to be aware that this is a possibility when working in an organization and that it will be our role to integrate and include the new business in the parent company’s Health & Safety program.

To help you better navigate mergers & acquisitions (M&A), Ashley Mckie who is the Director of Safety for Venturis Capital Corporation, a company that only recently made M&As a big part of their business, shares all about her experience with them, the lessons she learned along the way, how she got to where she is today, and some truly valuable advice for Health & Safety practitioners who are isolated and don’t have a Health & Safety team in their organizations.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Ways you can keep up with legislation across multiple jurisdictions
• How the Health & Safety team can add value to the M&A process
• The key role of relationship-building for successful acquisitions
• Health & Safety programs and policies can and should be simple, accessible, and user-friendly
• Ashley’s advice for Health & Safety practitioners navigating M&As
• The importance of nurturing and growing both your professional development and that of your team members 
• Ashley’s advice for Health & Safety practitioners who don’t have a team

The Transmit Safety Podcast is here to help health and safety practitioners achieve a holistic approach to workplace health and safety so they can become impactful leaders and put the value of safety into action.


Resources and links

Today's episode was sponsored by Transmit Safety, a consulting business where I help streamline and simplify health and safety management systems through education, program development, audits, and coaching.

If you'd like to join the next cycle of Upgrade and Optimize a group coaching program, go to: transmitsafety.com/program

For more of the Transmit Safety Podcast, go to transmitsafety.com/podcast



Connect with Ashley Mckie

Ashley Mckie, a CRSP, CHSC, the Director of Safety for Venturis Capital Corporation, the parent company to several forklift dealerships across Canada and the US. Ashley has been working in Health & Safety for over 10 years and has appreciated the continuous improvement of the field, saying ‘no two days are ever the same.’

LinkedIn: Ashley Mckie

Company: Venturis Capital Corporation 

Connect with Aimee Arsenault

Aimee Arsenault is a CRSP and CHSC. She is the founder of Transmit Safety, a business that helps you simplify and streamline health & safety management systems.

Linkedin: Aimee Arsenault
Instagram: @transmit.safety
Twitter: @transmitsafety
Website: transmitsafety.com