WORKPLACE INJURY PREVENTION - A FIT FOR WORK PODCAST

Running and participating in a successful ASSP chapter

Today we interview Theresa English, who is the South Texas Chapter President of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). We learn the 5 W's of the society such as who can become a member, what their mission is, and how you can benefit with minimal time commitment.

Power Industrial Truck Training: Tips to make it effective

In this episode Ambjor and I interview Damon Shodrock and we get to learn from his expertise about how to have a proper and complaint training program for power industrial trucks.

The Back School: An Interview with Ron Porter

We spend some time talking with Ronald Porter about his company, The Back School. We discuss how he got started and how he is seeking to help individuals and companies take care of their employees.

Widening your hiring pool through ergonomics

James Rethaber joins the podcast to discuss how ergonomic assessments, when properly done, can dramatically reduce cost and widen the hiring pool of employees through making the job more accessible.

Safety Audits: A strategy for OSHA compliance and improving employee’s lives

Our interview with Forrest Richardson, Safety Division Director at Fit For Work. His job is the help clients be complaint with Federal regulatory agencies and he gives very useful advice specifically on what OSHA expects, and how to use a safety audit to help make your workplace safer for everyone.

The World of Risk Management

We interview Kier Barbour, the Risk Manager for CRH New England Group. Kier found himself in the same position of many safety personal, falling into the position as opposed to having it be a position he strove to be in. He shares his experiences and insights of helping employees feel important and appreciated in their journey of getting the help they need to enjoy life.

Know Pain, Know Gain

In this interview we talk with Adriaan Louw, one of the world leaders in pain research. He shares simple and valuable insights on what pain is, why it is misunderstood, and how to avoid making those who feel it, feel worse.

It wasn't magical, it was intentional: Part 2 with Keith and Tom

This is the second half of our interview with Keith and Tom where we discuss how their initial idea of Fit For Work caused them to make a lot of decisions to grow. We discuss how they were intentional in those choices, along with what they hope current and future providers always remember when working with employees.

We were prevention before prevention was cool

We interview the co-founders of Fit For Work, Keith Adamson and Tom Tobin, and found out how we these two men were inspired and directed to keep employees from becoming patients. They share their insights on what they set to accomplish and also words of wisdom that they hope will continue to embraced by Fit For Work.

Using Numbers To Help People

In this episode we interview Kyle Mahlum, the COO of Fit For Work. Kyle has been essential in helping grow Fit For Work, and he does that with his love of helping people. We discuss how he loves to see results and how both providers and clients can use the data collected by Fit For Work to make changes that take care of a workplaces most important asset, the employees.