Shows
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastBringing AI and Empathy to the frontline: Declan Davis on why safety Is humanDeclan Davis isn’t just leading safety from the top—he’s walked the path from the site to the boardroom. As Health and Safety Director at Ferrovial, Declan brings a deeply human approach to leadership, shaped by years of hands-on experience in the field. In this episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, he reflects on his journey from site engineer to safety director, sharing how his passion for connecting with frontline teams has become the foundation for everything he does.Declan talks candidly about the moment he realised traditional approaches to safety—long documents, top-down processes, and comp...2025-04-1045 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastWhy I Do What I Do: Steff Williams on Putting People First in SafetyIn this powerful episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, we sit down with Steff Williams, Director of Safety for Sonoco Europe and APAC. From his humble beginnings on a farm on the west coast of Scotland to leading safety for over 25,000 employees across more than 300 sites globally, Steff shares how his early values of hard work and care for others shaped his people-first approach to safety. He opens up about his “why”—a deep-rooted drive to prevent serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) in the workplace—and why he believes so many of these incidents are still tragically preventa...2025-04-0334 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastThe link between Environmental Policy and Human Health with Kate DonovanIn this episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, we sit down with Kate Donovan, a passionate environmental advocate and senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Kate shares eye-opening insights on the intersections between environmental law, public health, and corporate accountability, challenging the way we think about sustainability and the role of businesses in shaping a cleaner, safer future.From the truth about plastic waste to the responsibility of corporations vs. consumers, Kate unpacks some of the biggest environmental challenges we face today. She explains why recycling alone isn’t the solution, how toxic materials in...2025-03-2037 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastMaking Safety Instinctive: Claus Rose on Leadership, Trust & ChangeIn this compelling episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, we sit down with Claus Rose, Managing Director of SafeSteps24, to explore how safety can become an instinctive part of our daily work routines. Claus shares his eye-opening insights on why traditional change management fails 70% of the time and how organizations can move from simply following compliance checklists to truly embedding safety into behavior. He draws powerful parallels with military training, emphasizing that just as soldiers rely on muscle memory in critical situations, workplaces should cultivate safety habits that become second nature.Claus delves into the concept of “mu...2025-03-0632 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast"Making Safety Personal": Bridget Todd on building a People-First safety cultureWhat does it mean to truly make safety personal? In this episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, Bridget Todd, Global Head of Enterprise Health & Safety at Baker Hughes, shares how safety isn’t just about compliance—it’s about people, families, and the real-life impact of every workplace decision.Bridget discusses the ‘Make Safety Personal’ initiative, a campaign designed to reinforce that safety is about who you go home to at the end of the day. She highlights how emotional connections, storytelling, and leadership commitment can drive engagement in ways that traditional training often fails to achieve.The c...2025-02-2037 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastStandardizing Offshore Wind Safety: Kate Harvey & David Griffiths on the G+ MissionThe G+ Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation is a groundbreaking voluntary organization at the forefront of driving change in safety across the offshore wind industry. In this episode, Mousa sits down with two pivotal members of the G+ board: Kate Harvey, General Manager, and David Griffiths, Chair of the Board of Directors. They share their mission, passion, and pioneering work to develop critical safety resources and standards in this fast-growing industry to ensure every worker returns home safely. Learn about offshore life-saving rules, the critical importance of harmonizing safety standards across the globe, and the data-driven i...2025-02-0659 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastHealth is Wealth: Prioritising what truly matters with Arijit PaulIn this episode, Mousa sits down with Arijit Paul, a seasoned HSE leader with over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. Currently serving as the Director of Practices at SLB, Arijit shares his insights into energy transition, sustainability, and digital transformation.From life on the front lines of oilfield operations to shaping a global culture of safety and innovation, Arijit discusses how his experiences have shaped his passion for human performance principles and their role in empowering teams.Discover how Arijit overcame challenges in high-risk environments, the lessons learned from a life-changing incident, and...2025-01-2333 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastPressing pause: mindfulness at work and safety by design with Mick BreetIn this episode, Mousa sits down with Mick Breet, Director of Health, Safety, and Wellbeing for Europe at Danone, to discuss his 17-year experience in the field and his passion for the human element of safety. Listen as Mick shares the importance of mindfulness in high-stress environments and how it can empower frontline workers to stay present, focused, and, most importantly, safe. He emphasizes the value of understanding safety from a worker’s perspective by listening to their needs on the job and how well-designed, relevant safety programs—like his Stop Think Act campaign—help bridge the gap bet...2025-01-0924 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastOne year of Safety Heroes: reflecting on the power of listening, learning, and leadership with Malcolm StavesIt’s been one whole year of Safety Heroes, and what better way to celebrate than to welcome our first-ever guest back to the studio to reflect on a year of inspiring safety conversations? In this week’s episode, Mousa is joined by Malcolm Staves, Global VP of Health and Safety at L’Oreal, to look back and analyze the key themes that have emerged from the dozens of conversations we’ve had over the past year. From the power of honest, face-to-face conversations with frontline teams to the critical role of leadership in shaping safety culture, they get...2024-12-0553 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastEngaging teams: Ben Legg on reimagining our approach to health and safetyIn this week’s episode, Mousa sat down with Ben Legg, an HSEQ expert with nearly 30 years of experience in construction and support services from the UK to the Middle East. He shared how he challenges the traditional safety paradigms, advocating for leaders to engage in real conversations with the workforce to bridge the gap between policy and practice. Throughout the discussion, Ben shared the lessons he’s learned about creating impactful safety cultures by empowering frontline workers and moving away from top-down, compliance-only approaches to HSE.Tune in to get Ben’s perspective on the importance of bui...2024-11-1233 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastDr I. David Daniels - From physical safety to addressing psychosocial hazardsIn this week’s episode, Dr. I. David Daniels shares his journey from a young firefighter to becoming a leading expert in occupational health and safety, with a deep focus on psychological well-being. Dr. Daniels opens up about his early years in the fire rescue service, detailing the thrilling, varied, and sometimes tragic experiences he encountered over 30 years on the frontline, where he witnessed life-threatening hazards, the loss of colleagues, and the often-overlooked emotional toll on first responders.One of the central themes is the shift from focusing solely on physical safety to embracing the importance of ...2024-10-0134 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastMelissa Mark-Joyce - Beyond compliance and diversity: building a proactive safety cultureIn this episode, Melissa Mark-Joyce, Vice President of HSE at Smiths Group, shares her career journey, which spans over two decades in the oil and gas industry and more recently, in manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. She reflects on her early passion for health and safety, rooted in her time working in the North Sea, a region known for its advanced safety culture following the Piper Alpha disaster. Melissa explains how significant incidents, such as the Macondo oil spill, further highlighted the importance of safety in high-risk industries and shaped her understanding of health and sa...2024-09-2443 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastSimone Santos - HSE leadership & managing contractor safety in construction and renewablesIn this episode, Mousa Yassin interviews Simone Santos, the Global Head of HSE for Enercon, a leading company in renewable energy solutions. Simone elaborates on her career journey, starting from her background in environmental engineering and the pivotal moment when she transitioned into HSE. She discusses the challenges and complexities she faced while managing safety in construction projects, especially when working with a wide range of subcontractors from different cultures and backgrounds. Throughout the conversation, Simone emphasises her approach of treating all personnel on site as part of her own team, striving for high safety standards and e...2024-09-1726 min
Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment PodcastDr Jennet Arshimova- a “journey with care”: cultivating empathy and purpose in HSE leadershipThis episode is for the books. We welcome Dr Jennet Arshimova, Managing Director of New HSE and Founder of SHE Time as she shares her personal and eventful journey from being a medical doctor to becoming a health and safety consultant. Jennet emphasises the importance of teaching people to find their own solutions, understanding their strengths, and fostering a safety culture that begins from within. It all starts with the question “why”! Her belief in empathetic leadership and the significant impact of human-centric values in creating effective HSE programs is central to the conversation.Jenn...2024-09-1036 min