Are you on top of your EHS to-do list?
It can be a struggle to keep up with the requirements and best practices for creating a happy, healthy, and safe working environment—especially as the needs of employees and businesses evolve at an increasingly rapid pace.
EHS professionals now have to address cybersecurity, shared office spaces, remote workers, and other surprising trends. When you dreamt that the EHS profession would take you higher, drones and medical marijuana were probably not what you had in mind.
Fortunately, the EHS community offers a myriad of outstanding resources to help you stay on top of trends, best practices, policy changes, and your career development. The following pack of EHS podcasts from around the world is sure to provide inspiration and insights to fuel your career journey.
7 Environment, Health, and Safety Podcasts to Add to Your Professional Playlist
#1 - 3M Science of Safety Podcast
3M Science of Safety podcast is presented by 3M Australia/New Zealand and covers a wide array of topics related to health and safety challenges. The show is hosted by Mark Reggers, an occupational hygienist for 3M, who likes to ask the questions: Why? How? And please explain.
Each episode is a deep dive into a topic that affects worker safety in higher-risk environments, such as coal dust, asbestos, heat stress, and indoor air quality. Some of the content on this podcast is less applicable to U.S. markets but, regardless, the conversation is always intriguing.
Recommended episodes: Exposure Assessment Awareness - Part 1 and Recognizing Workplace Hazards
Available on: iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | Libsyn | Apple
#2 - All About You Podcast
Safety + Health Magazine has a reputation for producing top-notch content for health and safety practitioners. The magazine’s audio offering includes audio from webinars and sound clips from news sources. However, the crown jewel in their programming is Richard Hawk's All About You podcast, which helps EHS pros create a vibrant safety culture.
Recommended episodes: Harness Team Spirit to Energize Safety and Your Safety Meetings Don't Have to be Boring
Available on: iTunes | Stitcher | Apple | Spotify
#3 - EHS on Tap: The Podcast for EHS Professionals
EHS on Tap: The Podcast for EHS Professionals comes from the EHS Daily Advisor. It’s an excellent resource for news on trending topics in the environment, health, and safety—all delivered by top industry experts. You’ll learn about emerging legal, regulatory, and policy issues and the impact on the EHS profession.
Recommended episodes: Focusing on the New Values-Based Safety and Ensuring that Contractors are Qualified
Available on: iTunes | Stitcher | Apple | Spotify
#4 - Punk Rock Safety Podcast
The Punk Rock Safety Podcast, featuring Ben Goodheart, David Provan, and Ron Gantt, takes a more humorous look at safety, examining topics such as organizational safety, resilience, and human performance. The speakers recognize that a lot of the safety ideas out in the world aren't good, and the podcast aims to bring a different perspective to the topic of safety, as well as challenge boundaries to push for social progress.
Recommended episodes: Size Matters and Here We Go
Available on: Apple | Spotify
#5 - Rethinking EHS: Global Goals. Local Delivery.
Brought to you by the Inogen Alliance and Hosted by Phil Dillard, Rethinking EHS features stories of EHS and sustainability communities from across the globe. Sponsored by Inogen Alliance Associates including Antea Group USA, industry experts share compelling stories on topics such as biodiversity and energy transition to workplace safety and more; expert insights, on topics such as PFAS and CSRD, and diverse perspectives to highlight tangible solutions and share innovative strategies to drive change.
Recommended episodes: Rethinking EHS Around the World with Angelique Dickson and Rising Above the Floods: Stories from Flood-Affected Communities
Available on: Apple | Spotify
#6 - Safety on Tap Podcast
Hailing from Australia, the Safety on Tap podcast is for EHS professionals looking to improve their leadership skills in the field of health and safety. Host Andrew Barrett is committed to bringing you “free-flowing ideas, perspectives, and stories from interviews with only the most interesting people.”
Recommended episodes: Get Outside your Lane with Gareth Lock and Some Nuances to Safety Professional Practice with Tim Lie
Available on: iTunes | Stitcher | Apple | Spotify
#7 - The Accidental Safety Pro Podcast
The Accidental Safety Pro is a podcast that features conversations with safety professionals about their career journeys and the lessons they learned along the way, and is hosted by Jill James, Chief Safety Officer at Health & Safety Institute (HSI).
Recommended episodes: How a Relocation Opened My Eyes to DEI and Preparing the Next Generation of Safety Professionals
Available on: iTunes | Stitcher | Apple | Spotify
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