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Podcast: The Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast
Episode: Episode 248 - Use the Employee's Safety Plan
Description: In this short but powerful episode, Dr. Ayers explains why safety leaders should lean into the employee’s own safety plan rather than imposing their own. When an employee tells you how they intend to perform a task safely, they’ve already bought into that plan — and that buy‑in is far more valuable than anything you could dictate.
According to the episode description, the leader’s role is to review, clarify, and support the employee’s plan, not override it.
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🔑 Key Points
🧠1. Employees Already Have a Plan
Workers usually know how they intend to do the job. Startin...