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Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Mousa Yassin

52 episodes

1 week ago

Tim Page‐Bottorff didn’t “choose” safety—he was drawn to it, and has spent his career transforming how organizations think about risk, culture, and technology. In this episode, the ASSP Vice-President of Safety shares the defining moments that shaped his journey from Marine‐trained leader to industry innovator. You’ll hear how he turned PPE drills into gamified challenges, built trust with a simple “REAL” framework, and now leverages AI to spot hidden hazards. Along the way, Tim explains why ...

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Tim Page‐Bottorff didn’t “choose” safety—he was drawn to it, and has spent his career transforming how organizations think about risk, culture, and technology. In this episode, the ASSP Vice-President of Safety shares the defining moments that shaped his journey from Marine‐trained leader to industry innovator. You’ll hear how he turned PPE drills into gamified challenges, built trust with a simple “REAL” framework, and now leverages AI to spot hidden hazards. Along the way, Tim explains why ...

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Episodes (20/52)

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Game On for Safety: How Tim Page-Bottorff Drives Engagement for Zero-Harm Culture

Tim Page‐Bottorff didn’t “choose” safety—he was drawn to it, and has spent his career transforming how organizations think about risk, culture, and technology. In this episode, the ASSP Vice-President of Safety shares the defining moments that shaped his journey from Marine‐trained leader to industry innovator. You’ll hear how he turned PPE drills into gamified challenges, built trust with a simple “REAL” framework, and now leverages AI to spot hidden hazards. Along the way, Tim explains why ...

3 months ago

44 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Bringing AI and Empathy to the frontline: Declan Davis on why safety Is human

Declan 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 candidl...

6 months ago

45 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Why I Do What I Do: Steff Williams on Putting People First in Safety

In 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 th...

7 months ago

35 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

The link between Environmental Policy and Human Health with Kate Donovan

In 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....

7 months ago

37 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Making Safety Instinctive: Claus Rose on Leadership, Trust & Change

In 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 soldie...

8 months ago

32 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

"Making Safety Personal": Bridget Todd on building a People-First safety culture

What 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, s...

8 months ago

37 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Standardizing Offshore Wind Safety: Kate Harvey & David Griffiths on the G+ Mission

The 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 worke...

8 months ago

59 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Health is Wealth: Prioritising what truly matters with Arijit Paul

In 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 ...

9 months ago

33 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Pressing pause: mindfulness at work and safety by design with Mick Breet

In 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...

9 months ago

24 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

One year of Safety Heroes: reflecting on the power of listening, learning, and leadership with Malcolm Staves

It’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...

11 months ago

53 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Engaging teams: Ben Legg on reimagining our approach to health and safety

In 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 m...

11 months ago

33 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Dr I. David Daniels - From physical safety to addressing psychosocial hazards

In 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 f...

1 year ago

34 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Melissa Mark-Joyce - Beyond compliance and diversity: building a proactive safety culture

In 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 hi...

1 year ago

43 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Simone Santos - HSE leadership & managing contractor safety in construction and renewables

In 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 backg...

1 year ago

26 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Dr Jennet Arshimova- a “journey with care”: cultivating empathy and purpose in HSE leadership

This 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 ...

1 year ago

36 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Marieta Yordanova - Collaboration, leadership, and technology to transform the HSE space

In this week’s episode, Marieta Yordanova, Asahi's International Group Health and Safety Director, shares her invaluable insights gained over 24 years in the industry.Marieta underscores the fundamental human right to safety at work and emphasises the importance of transparency and collaboration between organisations to enhance safety standards.Her journey from food engineering to a leadership role in health and safety reveals her passion for systematic processes and people-centred approaches...

1 year ago

32 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Marco Barsanti - "walk the talk" and embracing technology in HSE

In this episode, we sit down with Marco Barsanti, Senior Vice President of HSSE for asset operations at Uniper where in a matter of 5min covers how the safety mindset and vision transpire into the overall organisation.He also discusses the role of technology, particularly virtual environments, in optimising both the quantity and quality of engaging employees in health, safety, sustainability, and environmental (HSSE) practices. Marco goes on elaborating on the company's long-term commitm...

1 year ago

6 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

EHS Congress minis - James MacPherson on the power of conversation

Here’s another episode of our EHS Congress Mini Series.Mousa met with James MacPherson, a health and safety professional, managing director of Risk Fluent ltd and the host of the Rebranding Safety podcast. James shares his insights on the non-competitive nature of safety professionals, the importance of embedding safety into business operations, and his own journey in the safety industry. He offers valuable advice for those at the start of their EHS careers, emphasising the significance ...

1 year ago

7 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

Cristina Gómez-García - Soft skills and proactive indicators in HSE

In this episode, Mousa converses with Cristina Gomez-Garcia, HSE team leader at Siemens GAMESA in the renewable sector.They discuss Cristina's 20-year career in health, safety, sustainability, and wellbeing spanning multiple industries.Cristina shares her journey from studying biology, architecture, and occupational risk prevention to leading safety in renewables.This week’s episode highlights the significance of communication, involving leadership, proactive safety measures, and the evolving...

1 year ago

26 minutes

Safety Heroes - the Health, Safety, and Environment Podcast

EHS Congress Minis - Dr Jennet Arshimova on impact and empathy in leadership

In this new episode of our EHS congress Minis, we welcome Dr. Jennet Arshimova, founder of SHEtime and Managing Director of New HSE.Jennet shares her journey in the field of health and safety, emphasising the importance of personal growth as a catalyst for change. She also discusses her work empowering individuals through education and the critical role of empathy in leadership. Dr. Arshimova's insights remind us that meaningful impact starts within ourselves and that even small actions can c...

1 year ago

7 minutes