Occupational Safety Risks in 2022 with Dave Ferro
Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
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In this episode, Justin is joined by the President of DF Safety, Dave Ferro, to discuss occupational safety and risk management in 2022.
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Dave Ferro is an occupational health and safety expert with over 25 years of experience. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional, a Construction Safety Officer, and a member of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering.
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Dave shares his insights on the current state of safety risks in 2022; offers actionable tips to use against the backdrop of COVID-19, climate change, and the great resignation for risk management professionals; and speaks about the techniques, programs, and processes that he has found most effective.
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Key Takeaways:
[:01] About the RIMS App.
[:23] About RIMScast.
[:35] About today\u2019s episode.
[:41] Upcoming RIMS current offerings.
[1:27] About the upcoming two-day virtual event: 2022 RIMS RiskTech Forum.
[2:09] More about today\u2019s episode with Dave Ferro.
[2:35] Justin welcomes Dave Ferro to RIMScast!
[3:16] Winter safety tips for risk management professionals when it comes to the workforce.
[5:30] How the great resignation is impacting safety conditions and risks at work.
[8:26] How COVID-19 factors into the great resignation.
[9:27] How can companies safely reopen after initial and subsequent shutdowns due to COVID-19?
[11:13] Upcoming RIMS webinars.
[12:47] Techniques, programs, and processes that Dave has found most effective.
[14:53] Emerging safety risks that deserve more focus and Dave\u2019s suggestions around addressing them against the backdrop of COVID-19.
[17:28] Dave\u2019s words of advice for risk management professionals in 2022.
[20:10] Justin thanks Dave Ferro for joining RIMScast and shares some additional links to check out in this episode\u2019s show notes.
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\u201cThe winter thing that causes us the most injuries up here \u2014 at least on the job site \u2014 are simple slips, trips, and falls.\u201d \u2014 Dave Ferro
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\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of ways the safety risks would be heightened [with the great resignation]. When we have fewer people, we have the one obvious problem of fatigue and extra hours. \u2026 Fatigue has really come to the forefront with safety.\u201d \u2014 Dave Ferro
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\u201cPhysical distancing [with COVID-19] is huge \u2026 [and] it doesn\u2019t hurt to do extra cleanliness \u2026 like hand sanitizer.\u201d \u2014 Dave Ferro
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\u201cJust like every other safety issue, the more planning you do, the better off you\u2019re going to be when something happens.\u201d \u2014 Dave Ferro
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