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.

Mark as Played

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.

Mark as Played

Then & Now: Forestry safety improved by technology and education

June 29, 2023 • 20 mins

Mark as Played

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.

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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.

Mark as Played

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.

Mark as Played

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.

Mark as Played

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.

Mark as Played

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.

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

1. Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

2. Stuff You Missed in History Class

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

3. Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.

4. The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

5. Crime Junkie

If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people.

Advertise With Us

COS Talk

Episodes

.css-14f5ked{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;overflow:hidden;}Then & Now: The paradigm shift in Canada's energy industry

.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Then & Now: Forestry safety improved by technology and education

Then & Now: Forestry safety improved by technology and education

Then & Now: Escalating violence in the education sector

Then & Now: The National Day of Mourning

Then & Now: Technology and the changing hazards in mining

Then & Now: The progression of Canadian manufacturing

Episode 3: What makes a great safety leader?

Episode 2: The importance of sustainability in OHS

Episode 1: The fundamentals of great safety leadership

Popular Podcasts

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

Then & Now: Forestry safety improved by technology and education