COS Talk

COS Talk

COS Talk is a podcast for Canada’s occupational health & safety professionals, focusing on hot-button issues & in-depth analysis of OHS trends. To access further news & industry insights, visit our website & subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.thesafetymag.com/ca

Episodes

Then & Now: The paradigm shift in Canada's energy industry

August 1, 2023 • 14 mins
Energy Safety Canada is a not-for-profit industry association dedicated to improving safe work performance. Murray Elliott is the association's president and CEO. He joins COS Talk to discuss how safety in Canada's energy sector has been changing and evolving for decades.
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Then & Now: Forestry safety improved by technology and education

July 18, 2023 • 17 mins
Tom Welton with Workplace Safety North describes what it was like to work in the forestry sector in the 1980's and how the industry significantly reduced workplace injuries over the past four decades.
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Then & Now: Forestry safety improved by technology and education

June 29, 2023 • 20 mins
Tom Welton with Workplace Safety North describes what it was like to work in the forestry sector in the 1980's and how the industry significantly reduced workplace injuries over the past four decades.
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Then & Now: Escalating violence in the education sector

June 16, 2023 • 20 mins
A recent survey of members of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario reveals violence in the classroom has become one of the most pressing safety issues in the education sector. ETFO president Karen Brown talks about the challenges and possible solutions to curb the violence directed at teachers.
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Then & Now: The National Day of Mourning

June 16, 2023 • 18 mins
Canadian Occupational Safety senior editor, Shane Mercer, is joined by two guests to talk about the National Day of Mourning. Anne Tennier, president and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety talks about the origins of the day and how it is marked in Canada. Shirley Hickman, executive director for Threads of Life, discusses the impact of the day on workers who have been killed, hurt or made sick by their job...
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Then & Now: Technology and the changing hazards in mining

June 16, 2023 • 19 mins
COS senior journalist, Shane Mercer, speaks with Jamie Kneen, the national program co-lead with Mining Watch Canada about how technology is eliminating hazards in mining while creating new ones. This episode of COS Talk is part of a series marking 60 years of publication for Canadian Occupational Safety.
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Then & Now: The progression of Canadian manufacturing

June 16, 2023 • 20 mins
The executive director of Made Safe, Neal Curry, joins COS senior journalist, Shane Mercer for a conversation about how safety within Canada’s manufacturing industry has evolved over the past several decades. This episode of COS Talk is part of a series marking 60 years of publication for Canadian Occupational Safety.
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Episode 3: What makes a great safety leader?

June 16, 2023 • 28 mins
Birchcliff Energy's Ryan Sloan chats with COS Talk about his long career in safety and what distinguishes a good leader from a bad one.
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Episode 2: The importance of sustainability in OHS

June 16, 2023 • 30 mins
Danny Shields of Avetta shares his insights into current issues, and tells COS Talk about how a teacher’s encouragement sparked his passion for health and safety.
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Episode 1: The fundamentals of great safety leadership

June 16, 2023 • 30 mins
BC Hydro's Stephanie Benay looks back at her stellar career, and explains why more needs to be done for women in safety.
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