Episode 289: Did you know that 300,000 people are expected to be in Portage County, OH, for the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th, 2024? Local emergency management professionals are expecting more traffic and potential cell phone disruptions. McKenzie Villatoro, the EM Specialist and LEPC Information Coordinator for the Portage County EMA, joined us to chat about the solar eclipse and share some safety tips to keep in mind for this once in a lifetime event. Now available on your favorite podcast app! Connect with Portage Prepares on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/PortagePrepares Connec ..read more

Episode 288: Allison Sharer, Senior Consultant at Working Partners, and Katie Szumigala, Training Coordinator at Safex, joined us to talk about new drug trends threatening Ohio's workplaces and give us a preview of their 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation. Now available on your favorite podcast app! For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ To contact Allison, visit Working Partners website at: https://www.workingpartners.com/ To contact Katie, visit Safex's website at: https://www.safex.us/ For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at ..read more

Episode 287: Public speaking is one of the biggest fears of safety professionals. Rachel Ippolito of Rippolito Strategies joined us to give a few tips & tricks and provide a preview of her 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation. Now available on your favorite podcast app! For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com ..read more

Episode 286: Thomas Beers is the EMS Program Manager for the Cleveland Clinic and a Full-time Firefighter/Fire Investigator in Cleveland Heights. He joined us on our podcast to give us a preview of his 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, The First Response to Human Trafficking.  Now available on your favorite podcast app! For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ You can connect with Thomas on Twitter (X) at: https://twitter.com/OneTallMedic Visit the Cleveland Clinic Emergency Medical Services Education website at: https://my.clevelandcl ..read more

Episode 285: Tommie Jo Brode is the President of Venice Solutions Group LLC, a practicing lawyer and business consultant. She joined us on our podcast to give us a preview of her 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, Effective Written Communication in the Workplace. Now available on your favorite podcast app! For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ To contact Tommie Jo, please visit Venice Solutions Group's website at: https://venicesolutionsgroup.com/ For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafe ..read more

Episode 284: Randy Anderson is the co-founder of E3 Professional Trainers, LLC. He joined us on our podcast to give us a preview of his 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, Confronting Difficult Underperformers. Now available on your favorite podcast app! For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ To learn more about Randy, check out the E3 Professional Trainers website at: https://e3professionaltrainers.com/ For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com ..read more

Episode 283: What is the importance of stretching for workers in the industrial or construction setting? What are the types of stretching? Taylor Anderson, an HSE Consultant at Safex in Columbus, OH, joined us on the podcast to answer these questions and give us a preview of her 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, Stretching for the Industrial Athlete. For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ To contact Taylor, visit Safex's website at: https://www.safex.us/ For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecou ..read more

Episode 282: In this interview, Matt Lis, President of RM Leadership Group LLC (Crestcom), gives us a preview of his 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, How to Deal with Difficult People.  For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ For more information about Matt, visit his website at: https://crestcom.com/leadership-trainer/matt-lis/ For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com ..read more

Episode 281: Merle Heckman, Ph.D., is the Chief Culture Officer and a Master Trainer at the Dale Carnegie Training of the Heartland.  He joined us on our podcast to give us a preview of his 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, Overlooked to Influential: Dale Carnegie's Guide.  For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/ To contact Merle, you can email him at: merle.heckman@dalecarnegie.com For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com/   ..read more

Episode 279: Dr. Drew Hinton, President & CEO of Arrow Safety, LLC, joined us to talk about how to evaluate and improve your safety training programs. https://arrowsafetyus.com/ For more information about the PCSC, visit PortageCountySafetyCouncil.com today ..read more