When it comes to safety do you have systems in place or are you frantically running from one item to the next hoping you're in full compliance and no one gets injured on the job?  Workplace health and safety is tough! There is a lot to consider, a lot to maintain, and a lot of changing variables throughout.  In this episode, we discuss how workplace health & safety is larger than one person or one department. How taking a systems thinking approach in order to identify, plan, and implement the systems needed in your organization can lead to highly effective and sustainable results.  Have a listen to learn why Mark and I believe systems are so critical in safety and where Mark recommends everyone can get started!   PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA HOST'S LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz   Guest Bio: Mark French   Owner of TSD Amalgamated Mark's goal is to rehumanize an organization's central people processes. With almost 20 years of experience in various industries and holding positions at the site, regional, and global levels, Mark is focused on driving improvements through systemic and sustainable approaches. Mark currently serves as a Chief Human Resources Officer for Dalkia Energy Solutions and is the owner of a safety consulting firm called TSD Amalgamated. Mark also hosts his own podcast, called Leading & Learning Through Safety. 

Laughter yoga?? Does a comedian come in during the yoga session? Do we laugh at each other while in downward dog? Is nitrous oxide involved? Laughter yoga is probably not quite what you'd envision, but it may be even better! Tune in to learn what exactly laughter yoga is, how it got started, and the wellness benefits to something so foundational to human communication- laughter!  I hope this episode puts a smile on your face, and if nothing else, reminds you to regularly bring laughter back into your life!    PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA HOST'S LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz   Guest Bio: Jeannine Luby   President of Laugh to Live, LLC Jeannine Luby believes strongly in the power of humor and laughter to help others and herself manage stress and cope with our “pain points” in life…that’s everything from being stuck in traffic to shooing a squirrel off your “squirrel-proof” bird feeder (Jeannine’s least favorite pastime), to bigger stressors like losing a loved one or living with an illness. Touting the wellness benefits of laughter is what Jeannine does through her business, Laugh to Live. She began the business in 2006, while working in healthcare communications for Blue Cross of NEPA and left her “day job” in 2010 to pursue her business full time, offering interactive presentations using laughter yoga for conference break-out sessions, ice breakers, corporate wellness programs, retreats, banquets and many other types of gatherings. In addition to leading laughter yoga, Jeannine has performed comedy improvisation and stand-up comedy for more than 20 years and now focuses on ladies’ night comedy events at wineries, other women-focused businesses and corporate events. Today, Jeannine splits her time between Laugh to Live and her independent marketing communications work. She helps her clients with traditional and social media marketing strategies and website updates, creates content for social media, and writes blog articles and news releases. In 2021, Jeannine created a new outlet to share inspirational stories from women, laughs—and much more--with her podcast “Uncorked with Funny Wine Girl,” available on Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts and others. Connect with Jeannine Luby on LinkedIn or at JeannineLuby.com. And for laughter news and humor, be sure to like Laugh to Live and Funny Wine Girl Jeannine on Facebook.

What is RISK? Understanding and measuring risk is critical to our decision-making process around hazards- in both our personal and professional lives. Is this hazard acceptable? Does this hazard need to be controlled for? How much does this hazard need to be controlled for? Is the hazard and its level of risk justified?  In this episode we define what risk is, why it's so important to every single human being, and how we can strengthen our understanding and skills in analyzing and evaluating it. This is an introductory course to risk and will take you on an adventure as we assess the risk of several situations together!    Link to further risk assessment information and a visual example of the risk matrix tool as utilized in this episode: https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/hsprograms/risk_assessment.html   PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.miehsalliance.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz/   Show Host Bio: Tamara Misewicz-Healey  Founder & CEO at MiEHS Alliance, LLC Tamara Misewicz-Healey is the founder of MiEHS Alliance, LLC and the creator of the culture-based safety management system called MiSafetySense. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and over 10 years of experience in the health & safety field- with roles within laboratory, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Tamara has performed work throughout the United States and abroad; providing her with unique experiences and a well-rounded perspective. Tamara is a passionate social entrepreneur who has a vision to form a collaboration among professionals to assist their companies in fostering a safety culture full of knowledge, best management practices, technology, and an alliance of support. She aims to provide every worker with their own “Safety Sense”. She believes in engaging and empowering every employee in hazard, and hazardous state, recognition and response, while simultaneously building the environment, leadership, and systems for long-term success! Outside of work, Tamara is an avid reader and traveler. She loves to mountain bike, camp, take her son and dog on long hikes, volunteer in her community, and enjoy life’s simplicities with her family and friends.  

Tune in to this special summer safety episode where I was actually a guest on a different podcast, called Uncorked with Funny Wine Girl hosted by Jeannine Luby. It is lighthearted, fun, and educational and just may- prevent some bummers this summer!  Jeannine's description of the episode is as follows:  "We try to pack a lot of fun in the summertime when the weather is warm, but it's important that we're prepared for outdoor activities so that we stay safe and can keep having fun. Or, as my guest likes to say, "have no bummers this summer!" Tune in to hear my conversation with Tamara Misewicz-Healey, health and safety expert and owner of MiEHS Alliance.  Don't fear, it's not going to be a snoozefest. Staying safe is serious but how we talk about it is still entertaining and informative!  Tammy offers three key safety tips for summer that you'll want to tune in to. If you enjoy my podcast, remember to please share and subscribe. If you don't, come back after some more wine! And be sure to check out Tammy's podcast Mi Health and Safety. For more fun, follow Funny Wine Girl Jeannine on Instagram and Facebook. As I always say, I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart and the bottom of my wine glass."   PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.miehsalliance.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz/   Show Host Bio: Tamara Misewicz-Healey  Founder & CEO at MiEHS Alliance, LLC Tamara Misewicz-Healey is the founder of MiEHS Alliance, LLC and the creator of the culture-based safety management system called MiSafetySense. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and over 10 years of experience in the health & safety field- with roles within laboratory, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Tamara has performed work throughout the United States and abroad; providing her with unique experiences and a well-rounded perspective. Tamara is a passionate social entrepreneur who has a vision to form a collaboration among professionals to assist their companies in fostering a safety culture full of knowledge, best management practices, technology, and an alliance of support. She aims to provide every worker with their own “Safety Sense”. She believes in engaging and empowering every employee in hazard, and hazardous state, recognition and response, while simultaneously building the environment, leadership, and systems for long-term success! Outside of work, Tamara is an avid reader and traveler. She loves to mountain bike, camp, take her son and dog on long hikes, volunteer in her community, and enjoy life’s simplicities with her family and friends.  

What are HAZARDS? Hazard identification is the first step to the risk assessment process, but do you know what to look for? In this episode we define what a hazard is, we explore the different types of hazards, and the way MiEHS Alliance organizes them to more efficiently educate on and strengthen workplace hazard identification.    PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.miehsalliance.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz/   Show Host Bio: Tamara Misewicz-Healey  Founder & CEO at MiEHS Alliance, LLC Tamara Misewicz-Healey is the founder of MiEHS Alliance, LLC and the creator of the culture-based safety management system called MiSafetySense. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and over 10 years of experience in the health & safety field- with roles within laboratory, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Tamara has performed work throughout the United States and abroad; providing her with unique experiences and a well-rounded perspective. Tamara is a passionate social entrepreneur who has a vision to form a collaboration among professionals to assist their companies in fostering a safety culture full of knowledge, best management practices, technology, and an alliance of support. She aims to provide every worker with their own “Safety Sense”. She believes in engaging and empowering every employee in hazard, and hazardous state, recognition and response, while simultaneously building the environment, leadership, and systems for long-term success! Outside of work, Tamara is an avid reader and traveler. She loves to mountain bike, camp, take her son and dog on long hikes, volunteer in her community, and enjoy life’s simplicities with her family and friends.  

Gus Fahey joins us on this episode to explore what community and quality of life means, how we can measure something like that, and what factors should be considered when working towards improvement. This episode will have you reflecting on the setup of your personal life, your workplace, and community!   Is your environment setup for success?    PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA HOST'S LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz   Show Notes & Resources: Wellbeing Index- Individual Health Factors- www.wellbeingindex.sharecare.com Social Community Financial Physical Purpose Blue Zone Initiative- www.sharecare.com/blue-zones-project or bluezones.com Dan Buettner Blue Zone Power 9: Lifestyle Habits of the World's Healthiest, Longest-Lived People Move Naturally Purpose Down Shift 80% Rule Plant Slant Wine at 5 Right Tribe Loved Ones First Belong The Office 5K Run- Scranton, PA- April 30th, 2022- www.theoffice5k.org    Guest Bio: Gus Fahey   President of Valley in Motion  Gus Fahey believes in collaboration, that our power lies in our ability to “act in concert” with one another. Formerly a foreign affairs officer for the U.S. State Department, Gus ran large military reform programs to save lives and serve needs. A trained mediator, he brings people together for projects that build community pride, progress, and purpose. Born in Scranton, Gus is raising his two daughters there with his wife Sydney. LINKS  Website: www.valleyinmotion.org LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gus-fahey-a025093 Facebook: www.facebook.com/valleyinmotion Instagram: www.instagram.com/valleyinmotion TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@valleyinmotion  

In this episode we finalize up our 3 part micro-series discussion around Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory by taking a deep and complicated look into self-actualization: what it looks like, how I personally believe it relates to transcendence, and the vulnerable, dark side one may find themselves in while pursuing it.  Are you ready to explore the dark side to self-actualization?    PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.miehsalliance.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz/   Show Host Bio: Tamara Misewicz-Healey  Founder & CEO at MiEHS Alliance, LLC Tamara Misewicz-Healey is the founder of MiEHS Alliance, LLC and the creator of the culture-based safety management system called MiSafetySense. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and over 10 years of experience in the health & safety field- with roles within laboratory, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Tamara has performed work throughout the United States and abroad; providing her with unique experiences and a well-rounded perspective. Tamara is a passionate social entrepreneur who has a vision to form a collaboration among professionals to assist their companies in fostering a safety culture full of knowledge, best management practices, technology, and an alliance of support. She aims to provide every worker with their own “Safety Sense”. She believes in engaging and empowering every employee in hazard, and hazardous state, recognition and response, while simultaneously building the environment, leadership, and systems for long-term success! Outside of work, Tamara is an avid reader and traveler. She loves to mountain bike, camp, take her son and dog on long hikes, volunteer in her community, and enjoy life’s simplicities with her family and friends.  

In this episode we’re going to pick up where we left off in Mi Explanation of Human Needs-Part 1. Then we're going to explore how my interpretation of Abraham Maslow’s theory applies to our occupation- and how that impacts our lives and may be contributing to "The Great Resignation"! Episode Reference_Lending Club Report Episode Reference_McKinsey_Paternity Leave   PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.miehsalliance.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz/   Show Host Bio: Tamara Misewicz-Healey  Founder & CEO at MiEHS Alliance, LLC Tamara Misewicz-Healey is the founder of MiEHS Alliance, LLC and the creator of the culture-based safety management system called MiSafetySense. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and over 10 years of experience in the health & safety field- with roles within laboratory, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Tamara has performed work throughout the United States and abroad; providing her with unique experiences and a well-rounded perspective. Tamara is a passionate social entrepreneur who has a vision to form a collaboration among professionals to assist their companies in fostering a safety culture full of knowledge, best management practices, technology, and an alliance of support. She aims to provide every worker with their own “Safety Sense”. She believes in engaging and empowering every employee in hazard, and hazardous state, recognition and response, while simultaneously building the environment, leadership, and systems for long-term success! Outside of work, Tamara is an avid reader and traveler. She loves to mountain bike, camp, take her son and dog on long hikes, volunteer in her community, and enjoy life’s simplicities with her family and friends.  

In this episode we explore human needs utilizing Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory. I discuss my opinion on his theory, what slight changes I’ve made to better fit my own understanding of needs, and I even provide an assessment tool I’ve created to help us explore our own needs, how we’re doing at fulfilling them, and why we may be experiencing happiness or unhappiness in regards to them.  This is a two-part episode because humans are beautifully complicated and we deserve to dedicate the time to understanding our needs, and of course, how our career and workplace impacts them. PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.miehsalliance.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz/   Show Host Bio: Tamara Misewicz-Healey  Founder & CEO at MiEHS Alliance, LLC Tamara Misewicz-Healey is the founder of MiEHS Alliance, LLC and the creator of the culture-based safety management system called MiSafetySense. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and over 10 years of experience in the health & safety field- with roles within laboratory, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Tamara has performed work throughout the United States and abroad; providing her with unique experiences and a well-rounded perspective. Tamara is a passionate social entrepreneur who has a vision to form a collaboration among professionals to assist their companies in fostering a safety culture full of knowledge, best management practices, technology, and an alliance of support. She aims to provide every worker with their own “Safety Sense”. She believes in engaging and empowering every employee in hazard, and hazardous state, recognition and response, while simultaneously building the environment, leadership, and systems for long-term success! Outside of work, Tamara is an avid reader and traveler. She loves to mountain bike, camp, take her son and dog on long hikes, volunteer in her community, and enjoy life’s simplicities with her family and friends.  

Welcome to the 1st episode of the Mi Health & Safety Podcast! This episode is an ice breaker. I'll introduce myself, Tamara Misewicz-Healey, and the Mi Health & Safety podcast. We’ll get into who I am, why I’m starting this podcast, what it's all about, and what I hope it’ll bring to my listeners! PODCAST WEBSITE: https://www.mihealthandsafety.com COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.miehsalliance.com YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWya4nhb3BDLNfmCU3YFNsA LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramisewicz/   Show Host Bio: Tamara Misewicz-Healey  Founder & CEO at MiEHS Alliance, LLC Tamara Misewicz-Healey is the founder of MiEHS Alliance, LLC and the creator of the culture-based safety management system called MiSafetySense. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and over 10 years of experience in the health & safety field- with roles within laboratory, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Tamara has performed work throughout the United States and abroad; providing her with unique experiences and a well-rounded perspective. Tamara is a passionate social entrepreneur who has a vision to form a collaboration among professionals to assist their companies in fostering a safety culture full of knowledge, best management practices, technology, and an alliance of support. She aims to provide every worker with their own “Safety Sense”. She believes in engaging and empowering every employee in hazard, and hazardous state, recognition and response, while simultaneously building the environment, leadership, and systems for long-term success! Outside of work, Tamara is an avid reader and traveler. She loves to mountain bike, camp, take her son and dog on long hikes, volunteer in her community, and enjoy life’s simplicities with her family and friends.