"He took it for the rest of his crew. Two of those workers were badly burned over the majority of their body after the explosion happened."
This week Dr. Martin and James sit down with Robert Day, Managing Director at Cognisense, to discuss critical vulnerabilities in how we verify and validate workplace safety training.
Drawing from this tragic hydrocarbon loading case where four workers had training certificates but only one actually completed the training, they reveal why your training documentation might not prove what you think it does. From legacy system vulnerabilities to technology gaps, training integrity has become a challenge in occupational safety that impacts companies' compliance status and worker safety.
Inside the Episode:
About Our Guest:Robert Day, Managing Director at Cognisense, is a regulatory compliance and training standards expert with a military firefighter background that evolved into decades of hazardous materials response, risk assessments for major insurers, and advisory work shaping legislation and industry standards. His focus on how technology impacts training integrity brings a uniquely informed perspective on where online assessment tools protect or compromise workplace safety.
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