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With more than 48,000 fires and 8.6 million acres burned, the 2020 wildfire season has been one of the most active and destructive in history. Successfully preparing your business for wildfire season means more than just evacuating once a fire reaches your doorstep. In fact, there are steps you should be taking now to prepare your people and assets for fire season. Mark Jackson, Meteorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service (Los Angeles/Oxnard) recently joined us to explain what businesses can do to better prepare and keep employees safe during a wildfire. On this week’s episode, Mark and Peter discuss… -The 3 stages of wildfire preparedness -What we can learn from the 2020 wildfire season -How wildfires are tracked and contained For more information, email Mark at mark.jackson@noaa.gov. The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia. You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here.

Environmental health and safety is a constantly evolving challenge. As new issues arise, EHS professionals are the ones there to help organizations—and their employees—adapt and respond to changes in their environment to keep people safe. Michael Zalle, CEO of YellowBird joins Peter on this episode to discuss environmental health and safety policies and procedures in our ‘new normal’ as organizations learn to navigate the pandemic. They talk about: -Managing OSHA, EPA, and other safety processes -How COVID is pushing ahead technology in the EHS industry -The depth of knowledge expected to be held by a few individuals For more information, check out goyellowbird.com or connect on LinkedIn. To hear more interviews like this one, subscribe to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

Do your employees know who’s in charge during an emergency? As long as your organization’s leaders are acting as a team, employees should feel comfortable reaching out to any of them, including HR. John Muller, Director of Growth at Gehring Group, joins Peter to discuss HR’s role in employee safety, as well as… -How to transfer disaster frameworks from one emergency to another -How to prioritize safety in your organization -How organizations benefit when they prioritize employee safety The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Sales at AlertMedia. You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here.

As if workplace legalities couldn’t get any more complicated, the pandemic has created a whole new dimension of legal complexity. How are employers supposed to handle all of the legal challenges that are popping up between employees, the workplace, and the pandemic? To shed some light on this topic we spoke with Nancy Inesta, an attorney and partner at Baker & Hostetler. In this episode Nancy and Peter discuss: -How employers can safely bring employees back to the physical workplace -The intricacies of employee health monitoring and screening -Reasonable accommodations related to COVID-19 For more information, visit the Baker & Hostetler blog or contact Nancy at ninesta@bakerlaw.com The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, VP of Sales at AlertMedia.  You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.

Recent studies show employees are struggling with added stress and anxiety in response to new challenges created by the pandemic. With employees already on edge, it’s never been more important for organizational leaders to offer reassurance to their teams. CEO of HR Equity Inc., Pam Perry, joins Peter today to discuss what leaders can do to ease employee anxieties during this turbulent time. Plus, they chat about… -How to encourage employee compliance with safety guidelines -What to do if an employee has come in contact with COVID-19 -How to support employees’ work-life balance -Tips for better internal communication For more information on easing employee anxiety, visit hrequityinc.com or contact Pam at pam@hrequityinc.com. The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, VP of Sales at AlertMedia.  You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , or Google Podcasts.

Does your company have a plan for responding to severe weather threats? Do you close down operations? Do you wait until it becomes a warning before alerting employees? Although planning for severe weather events can feel like an attempt to predict the unpredictable, it’s crucial to have an emergency response plan in place long before the moment comes when you’ll require one. Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service, Paul Yura, joins Peter to discuss… The growing accuracy of weather forecasts Best practices for businesses responding to severe weather The increasing expectations for businesses to protect their employees For more information on severe weather response plans, visit https://www.weather.gov or email Paul at paul.yura@noaa.gov. The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, VP of Sales at AlertMedia . You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , or Google Podcasts.

Emergencies are always going to happen. But a little preparation can make all the difference to the outcome. I’m Peter Steinfeld, Senior Vice President of Sales at AlertMedia , and I’m happy to announce the upcoming release of The Employee Safety Podcast. The goal of this podcast is to build a community around the topic of employee safety. In this inaugural episode, I explain: Why safety is such an important consideration for any organization How to prepare for the unexpected What to expect in upcoming episodes You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , or Google Podcasts.