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safetyCastWomen Leading Change: Redefining Health & Safety - safetyCast #008The Disruptor Mindset: How Women are Reshaping Safety Leadership
In this essential safetyCast episode, we explore the evolving role and impact of women in Health & Safety. Featuring three of New Zealand's top female H&S leaders—Kristy Nicholson (Lockton), Deborah Douglas (ASB), and Nicola Knobel (Plunket)—this dynamic panel discussion explores their leadership journeys, the challenges they've faced, and the strategies they use to drive real change.
Through real-world insights and their own lived experiences, this panel challenges the status quo. They discuss why H&S needs "the disruptor mindset" and how leveraging key strengths like...
2025-11-1054 minsafetyCastViolence And Aggressive Behaviour In Workplaces - safetyCast #007
Beyond the Bottom of the Hill: Proactively Tackling Workplace Violence
In this essential safetyCast episode, we address the undeniable increase in violent and aggressive behavior in customer-facing workplaces. Featuring two of New Zealand's top retail safety leaders, Grace Cooper (Former GM of H&S at The Warehouse Group and currently Director of The Safety SOULutions) and Jo van den Berg (from Foodstuffs North Island), this conversation explores how to move beyond reactive measures that are often "the ambulance at the bottom of the hill".
Together, we challenge the traditional approaches to safety. Michelle and Jo share why...
2025-09-2352 minsafetyCastRetail Crime: The New Frontline in Health and Safety - safetyCast #006Retail Crime: The New Frontline in Health and Safety
In this crucial safetyCast episode, we confront the escalating issue of retail crime and its transformation into a major health and safety crisis for customer-facing industries. Featuring insights from Lisa White, Head of Protective Services at Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), this conversation explores the real-world challenges of protecting employees from increasing aggression and violence.
Together, we go beyond the staggering financial costs to uncover the deep psychosocial impact on frontline staff. Lisa shares BNZ’s practical strategies for managing these evolving risks, from de-escalation techniques and staff tr...
2025-08-3151 minsafetyCastThe Ambiguity of Wellbeing: Understanding Mental Health in the Workplace - safetyCast #005The Ambiguity of Wellbeing: Rethinking Mental Health in the Workplace
In this safetyCast episode, we unpack the complex and often misunderstood concept of "wellbeing" and what it truly means for mental health in the workplace. Featuring insights from EY’s Roberto C Garcia and Samantha Thomas, this conversation explores why a strategic, clearly defined approach to mental health is essential for building healthier, more engaged organisations.
Together, we discuss how leadership, governance, and measurable initiatives can shape effective psychosocial risk management, and why it’s time to move beyond vague wellbeing programs toward real cultural impa...
2025-08-0450 minsafetyCastPsychosocial Safety Solutions: Building A Mental Health Strategy - safetyCast #004In this episode of safetyCast, we dive into the complexities of crafting an effective mental health strategy in large, diverse workplaces.
Listen to Conor Duffy, founder of Psychosocial Safety Solutions and former Head of Health & Safety at Kmart Australia. In this episode he unpacks the building blocks of a successful psychosocial strategy that supports every level of the organisation, from head office to the frontline.
Conor shares practical, experience-backed insights into:
Embedding psychological safety into your broader WHS strategy
The role of initiatives like EAPs and Psychological First Aid
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2025-07-1651 min
eccuity PodcastsWays to Wealth EP72: Turning Research into Revenue, with Richard CrossIn this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Richard Cross!Richard is a seasoned entrepreneur and founder of Budgee, a modern financial planning tool built to replace clunky spreadsheets and help businesses model cashflow with operational clarity. His journey began in academia, where he and his peers set out to commercialise their postgraduate research—eventually leading to the creation of ecoPortal, a health and safety platform now used by major enterprises across New Zealand.Richard shares candid insights from more than a decade in st...
2025-07-1631 min
BIGFOOT !Bigfoot's Busy Week: Festivals, Sightings, and Scientific Debates Reignite the LegendBigfoot BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Bigfoot has been busier than ever on the rumor mill and the festival circuit these past few days, with the legend’s oversized footprints stamped all over both mainstream news and social media. Starting in Remer, Minnesota, lovingly dubbed the Home of Bigfoot, thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers just gathered for the annual Bigfoot Days festival. The Star Tribune said this year’s turnout topped 4,000, filling the town with everything from pancake breakfasts and scavenger hunts to the crowd-pleasing Bigfoot calling contest, where local kids and adults alike tried their best to summ...
2025-07-1303 minBIGFOOT !Bigfoot's Big Summer: Festivals, Fieldwork, and Fresh DebatesBigfoot BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Bigfoot has had a surprisingly active stretch these past few days with the legendary creature’s profile more prominent than ever. The town of Remer, Minnesota, widely known as the “Home of Bigfoot,” just wrapped up its ninth annual Bigfoot Days festival on July 11th and 12th, drawing around 4000 true believers and the bigfoot-curious from around the region, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The highlights included the ever-popular Bigfoot Calling Contest, live storytelling sessions, and plenty of bigfoot-themed fun for all ages. Remer’s mayor revealed they’re planning to install a massive...
2025-07-1303 minsafetyCastThe Impacts of CSRD on WHS- safetyCast #003How the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is reshaping safety reporting
In this episode of safetyCast by ecoPortal, we explore how the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is transforming the way organisations think about, and report on, health, safety, and wellbeing.
Featuring Matthew Cowie and Samantha Thomas from EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services team, this conversation unpacks what the CSRD means for organisations across Australasia and beyond. You’ll hear real-world case studies, practical tips, and expert insights on how to integrate HSW into your sustainability reporting, far beyond the basics of internal comp...
2025-07-0646 minsafetyCastTransforming Safety Culture: Building a Foundation for Lasting Change - safetyCast #002🎙️ Transforming Safety Culture
In this episode of safetyCast, we sit down with Tim Hudson, Operational Risk Management Consultant at Hudson Global Consulting, to explore what it really takes to build and sustain a strong safety culture in today’s evolving workplaces.
From leadership commitment to employee engagement, Tim shares insights drawn from decades of global experience helping organisations embed safety into the way they work. Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing approach, this episode offers practical tools, real-world examples, and strategies to help you shift mindsets, behaviours, and systems toward safer outcomes.
If yo...
2025-06-1653 min
Simply MarsTrump’s Mars Budget Proposal Sparks Debate Amid NASA CutsPresident Donald Trump proposes a $1 billion budget for Mars exploration, focusing on the Commercial Mars Payload Services Program, while NASA faces significant budget cuts. Discover the implications of these changes on U.S. space exploration and scientific research. Plus, NASA's MAVEN mission makes a groundbreaking discovery on Mars' atmospheric erosion, and we debunk rumors about new life forms on the Red Planet. Join us for an in-depth analysis of these developments and their impact on the future of space exploration.
Sources:
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-trump-billion-private-sector-mars.html
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trumps-2026-budget-would-slash-nasa-funding-by-24-percent-and-its-workforce-by-nearly-one-third
2025-06-0310 min
Simply ScienceClimate Crisis Intensifies: Earth Nears 1.5°C Threshold as Solar Flares DisruptExplore the alarming global temperature trends exceeding the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal, innovative wind turbine designs revolutionizing renewable energy, and the impact of powerful solar flares on Earth's communications and auroras. Join us for a comprehensive look at these pressing environmental and technological developments.
Sources:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/news/2025/glaciers-global-temperature-increase.html
https://www.earth.com/news/earths-polar-ice-sheets-cant-withstand-1-5c-warming-target/
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-sea-limited-15c.html
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/may/analysis-temporary-warming-above-globally-agreed-temperature-limit-could-have-permanent
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250519131551.htm
https://www.4coffshore.com/news/flat-packing-twin-blade-wind-turbine-unveiled-at-norway-trade-show-nid31204.html
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2025-05-2510 minsafetyCastLeadership, Influence and Impact - safetyCast #001In this episode, Dr. Megan Tranter shares how strong leadership shapes safer, healthier workplaces. Drawing from her global experience at Amazon, PepsiCo, and more, she explores how EHS leaders can drive culture, strategy, and impact beyond compliance. Perfect for professionals looking to elevate their influence in Health and Safety. Listen here!
2025-05-2255 minSimply MarsMars Mysteries Unveiled: Molten Core and ’Skull Hill’ DiscoveryExplore groundbreaking research revealing Mars' molten core and its implications for the planet's magnetic field and atmosphere. Discover the intriguing 'Skull Hill' rock formation found by NASA's Perseverance rover, and delve into NASA's proposed budget shifts focusing on Mars exploration. Join us for an in-depth look at these exciting developments on the Red Planet.
Sources:
https://www.sustainability-times.com/climate/nasa-sounds-the-alarm-massive-anomaly-spreads-across-earth-scientists-trace-it-to-mysterious-forces-deep-beneath-the-surface/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/space_exploration/
https://watchers.news/category/research/
https://www.instagram.com/hashem.alghaili/p/DJIxHRyBoqj/?locale=ne_NP
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531
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2025-05-0511 minSimply MarsMars Mysteries: Skull Hill Discovery and NASA’s Budget Shake-UpExplore the latest Martian phenomena as NASA's Perseverance rover uncovers 'Skull Hill,' a rock formation resembling a human skull. Delve into the implications of a proposed budget cut that threatens the Mars Sample Return mission, shifting NASA's focus towards human exploration of the Moon and Mars. Join us for an in-depth look at these developments and their impact on space exploration.
Sources:
https://britastro.org/section_information_/mars-section-overview/mars-opposition-2024
https://beniciaindependent.com/stephen-golub-whats-behind-valeros-current-intent-to-close-the-benicia-refinery/
https://globalcryospherewatch.org/cryo-in-the-news/
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Image_archive
https://news.ufl.edu
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2025-05-0407 min
Hiring & Inspiring#63 George Blackburn - Relocating to NZ and life as a Customer Success ManagerIn this episode I'm joined by old friend George Blackburn. George and I both started our careers on the same day back in Jan 2016 in recruitment at BMS and have stayed in touch ever since.George has since gone to build a great career for himself in the tech industry and now works as a Customer Success Manager for a company called ecoPortal over in New Zealand.In this epsisode expect to learn :What a typical day in the life of a Customer Success Manager looks likeWhat key skills George has to demonstrate to...
2024-02-1637 min
Safety Leaders Podcast, de PrevenControlSL S04E09 Safety Clutter o cómo conocer si nuestros esfuerzos en seguridad son eficientesEpisodio número 9 de la temporada 4 de la serie Safety Leaders Podcast.Un podcast de PrevenControl, con Joaquim Ruiz y la colaboración de Laura Rodríguez. Música: Litus.SAFETY CLUTTER O CÓMO CONOCER SI NUESTROS ESFUERZOS EN SEGURIDAD SON EFICIENTESStreamlining Health and Safety: Understanding Safety Clutter: https://www.ecoportal.com/blog/safetyclutterSafety Leaders Barcelona (Taller de Safety Clutter): https://safetyleaders.events/barcelona/-----------Contacto: Podcast: safetyleaders@prevencontrol.comTwitter: @prevencontrolSi queréis proponernos cosas a trav...
2023-11-1422 min
Edge Dwellers CaféWhat is sustainability asking of us? with Alison MitchellJoin Ben Habib in this episode of the Edge Dwellers Café Podcast as he sits down with environmental scientist and sustainability expert Dr Alison Mitchell to discuss the pressing question: "What is sustainability asking of us?" We discuss Ali's personal journey from environmental science to education for sustainability, exploring a wide range of topics including the role of sustainability professionals as knowledge brokers, eco-anxiety, citizen science, environmental reporting, risk management, energy system transitions, climate politics and more.
00:00:00 Introduction.
00:03:44 Ali's career journey from environmental science to education for sustainability.
00:10:12 Sustainability professionals as knowl...
2023-04-201h 18
Lilycat on Stuff – I’m not afraid of no ghost
Hi KittensThis Sunday ww will have coming on the wonderful Tony and Verna from EcoPortal podcast- a wonderful show about all things supernatural. Will talk about ghosts, the Day of the Dead , and all other things of a paranormal nature. Lilycat on StuffSundays 12-2PM PSTStudio 1-A
2020-11-011h 54
Podcast radiocamoapaProductores de Camoapa pueden aprovechar madera preciosa registrada.Alrededores de unos ocho productores de Camoapa podrán aprovechar distintas plantaciones de madera, la que serán taladas y vendidas a empresas que se dedican a la explotación y exportación de ese rubro.
Los permisos fueron concedidos por el Instituto Nacional Forestal. Según el ingeniero Anselmo Díaz técnico de la institución ambiental en Camoapa, señala que los permisos concedidos a los productores son para la explotación de teca.
Según el Centro Humboldt Nicaragua en los últimos cinco años perdió más de un millón de hectáreas de bosques. El sitio...
2017-12-2129 min
Desde la tejoneraVirus, vacunas & Rock ´n´ RollTraemos un punto de vista diferente sobre los virus y afines. Nada nuevo que no se haya dicho previamente posiblemente, pero si traemos una perspectiva amplia que está totalmente perdida en estos momentos en los medios de comunicación. Tú formas tu opinión según lo que escuches.
Producción bananera y a mucha honra: Obelix el insaciable pensionista. Escribe, selecciona textos y música, y dirige (si esto se admite como dirección): Big Joe Pérez. Inestimable la colaboración y ayuda de Juan Martínez, Ray Jaen y Anabel Gil. Agradecimientos a Jordi Armisén desde La voz de la...
2014-10-3157 min