Alex Hogan, the Global Product Line Manager for Keen Utility, a family-owned hybrid footwear company, discusses the latest trends in safety footwear. She also talks about her job working with product and the changes she's seen in recent years to fit workers' needs.

In this episode, editor Benita Mehta talks to two experts with Honeywell, Manas Dutta and Mukesh Kumar, about connected worker technology and intelligent wearables and how they are being used to improve operations and increase efficiency.

Dr. Brian Taylor, Doctor of Audiology, talks about some of the health issues related to occupational hearing loss and offers his advice on how to prevent loss and reduce risk when working in industrial settings. 

Lars Wismer, director of A+A, International Trade Fair for Safety, Security and Health at Work, talks to us about the world’s leading trade show for the occupational health and safety industry and what makes it stand apart from other events. 

Gavin Coyle, CEO and founder of The Coyle Group, a safety consultancy, discusses issues currently facing safety professionals, including budget cuts. He has more than 25 years of experience in the safety field, and is the author of ''Workplace Safety on a Budget,” which is aimed at anyone with an interest in health and safety.

In this podcast episode, safety professional Heather Chapman, MS, CSP, CHMM, CEAS, shares her thoughts on the current state of the safety industry and where she thinks it is heading this year. 

Chris Moore of GPRS talks about utility safety. He has worked in the utility locating and concrete scanning industry for more than 16 years. In this episode, he discusses the importance of scanning and why ground penetrating radar is beneficial in locating subsurface utilities, as well as worker safety and injury prevention.