3M Science of Safety

Part two in our series on exposure assessment awareness. In this episode, 3M’s Katie Hacker and co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells continue their discussion on workplace exposure assessment awareness. Listen in as they go deeper into exposure standards, monitoring, and other considerations and best practices for conducting exposure assessments. Katie Hacker is a Certified O

Welcome back to another episode of the Global Science of Safety podcast. In this episode co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells, along with guest Katie Hacker discuss exposure assessment as a component of workplace hazard awareness. Having a systematic method to characterize workplace exposures to chemical, physical and biological agents is fundamental to occupational health and

In this episode, Eric Fallen joins co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells to discuss a common challenge: how to hear important sounds in the work environment while being protected from hazardous sounds. Eric is a technical specialist with the 3M Personal Safety Division supporting protective communication hearing protectors. He holds a Doctor of Audiology degree and is a retired Li

In this episode, Shari Smith joins co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wellsto to discuss silica. Shari is a segment specialist in the 3M Personal Safety Division and also a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Tune in to learn more about potential workplace exposure to silica including applications that may generate respirable crystalline sili

Today on the podcast co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells continue their discussion on workplace hazard awareness with guest Lucre Pfefferman. Lucre is a Certified Occupational Hygienist working for 3M New Zealand in the Personal Safety Division. In this episode, the team discusses the concept of hazard recognition, which is another important element of occupational health and sa

Welcome back to another episode of the Global Science of Safety podcast. In this episode, 3M’s Lucre Pfeffermanand co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells discuss workplace hazard awareness with a focus on anticipating hazards. Tune in to learn more about this important aspect of workplace health and safety. Lucre Pfeffermanis a Certified Occupational Hygienist working for 3M New

In this episode of the Global Science of Safety Podcast, join co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells as they discuss full body harnesses with 3M’s David Baker. David is the 3M Personal Safety Division EMEA Fall Protection Application Engineering Leader based in the United Kingdom. Full-body harnesses are used in many segments including construction, oil and gas, utilities, and he

Welcome back to the Science of Safety Podcast. Today on the podcast, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells welcome Don Rust, a Certified Industrial Hygienist, and Certified Safety Professional in 3M’s Personal Safety Division. In this episode, they discuss head protection including types of hard hats, selection considerations, donning tips, care and maintenance, and much more. H

In this episode of the Science of Safety Podcast, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells, along with special guest Katie Aune, a Specialist Application Engineer, and Certified Safety Professional in 3M’s Personal Safety Division, discuss eye hazards in the workplace. Eye hazards can be found in nearly every industry from construction, heavy manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas

In this episode, co-hosts Mark Reggers and Laurie Wells reflect back on some of the highlights from this first global season of the podcast. From selection fundamentals for respiratory protection, hearing protection, and fall protection to the science of fit. This season of the podcast has been full of guests from around the world. best practices, and more. Listen in as Mark and La