The Safety Checklist Lie

18/12/2025 33 min
The Safety Checklist Lie

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Episode Synopsis

Safety isn’t just a compliance checklist anymore.As regulations shift and oversight relaxes, companies are being challenged to uphold their own safety standards while keeping operations running at full speed. The question is, how do you protect people and productivity at the same time?In this episode, Ellen Wood talks with Justin Malone, Director of Field Safety at Miner, about how organizations can build safety cultures that last. Justin shares how proactive maintenance, near-miss reporting, and leadership accountability can turn safety from a cost center into a competitive advantage.In this episode:Why fewer regulations mean stronger internal responsibilityHow near-miss reporting prevents costly incidentsThe link between safety culture and operational performance