Chasing Zero: An Ozinga Safety Podcast

<p>After a near-death experience while surfing Lake Michigan in 2010, Dave Benjamin made it his mission to save lives and fight the staggering statistics of drownings (over 1,400 in the last 15 years) across all five...

After a near-death experience while surfing Lake Michigan in 2010, Dave Benjamin made it his mission to save lives and fight the staggering statistics of drownings (over 1,400 in the last 15 years) across all five Great...

<p >Fist fights. Car chases. Walking through fire. — It's all in a day's work for the LeFevours at Midwest Stunts Chicago. As stunt coordinators on the NBC dramas Chicago Fire and Chicago Med respectively, the...

<p >Imagine 20,000 calls per day. On average, that's what Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) is handling, from minor disturbances to life-and-death situations. And as a decorated 911...

<p >Having been in construction since his teens, Hank Botterman has seen every angle of the industry and has remained a leader in safety culture for decades. As former Health & Safety Director/VP of Walsh Construction —...

<p >In the second half of a two-part discussion, Ozinga co-workers Mick Jansey (ready mix driver), Caleb Callaway (safety trainer) and Bill Cheeks (safety manager) speak with Ozinga Health & Safety VP Adam Pummer about...

<p >With over two decades of experience providing medical care to athletes of all stripes, Dr. Sargon Benjamin Odisho founded The Chicago Fix in 2016, combining chiropractic care, physical therapy, sports rehab and...

<p >In the first half of a two-part discussion, Ozinga co-workers Mick Jansey (ready mix driver), Caleb Callaway (safety trainer) and Bill Cheeks (safety manager) speak with Ozinga Health & Safety VP Adam Pummer about...

<p >As the world's leading manufacturer of construction equipment, Caterpillar knows a thing or two about safety, which led to the eventual creation of Caterpillar Safety Services, helping companies — especially those...

<p >Since 2004, BIOKINETIX has been using their expertise in kinesiology, sports medicine and occupational health to develop preventative programs and create better work environments for risk-prone industries like...

<p >In 1992, working as an industrial electrician, Gary Norland came in contact with a live power line, sending 12,000+ volts through him instantly. Sustaining electrical burns over more than a third of his body, and...

<p >Thanks both to improvements in technology and sustained, intentional safety protocols, the railroad industry has lowered employee fatalities by 94% in the last four decades. But, what had to happen for these changes...

<p >Ozinga's Monday morning safety call — attended by hundreds of co-workers, from owners to the frontlines — has led to a nearly 40% reduction in incident claims this year alone. Today, Ozinga Health & Safety VP Adam...

<p >Because communication is a vital component to safety, Ozinga comms and public affairs director Jim Sibley and his team are a key part in helping deliver pertinent information to job sites — and the company at large...

<p >Over 50,000 people trained. That's the incredible reach of John Newquist, former assistant regional administrator for OSHA. With over 30 years experience as a certified safety professional, he continues to help the...