The Risk Matrix

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Episodes: 145

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The Risk Matrix brings weekly safety conversations that cut through the noise. Hosted by Dr. L.F. Martin (32-year veteran, Board of Global EHS Credentialing Impact Award winner) and James Junkin (ASSP's 2024 Safety Professional of the Year), they tackle OSHA rollbacks, legal trends, and the topics keeping safety managers up at night. Featuring guests from regulators to frontline leaders. New episodes every Tuesday. Powered by Veriforce. www.veriforce.com

Episode Date
Inside ASSP Safety 2026: AI, Contractor Management, and the Future of Safety
Jun 30, 2026
When AI Watches: Worker Monitoring and Psychological Safety
Jun 23, 2026
Treating OSHA Standards as Suggestions: The Real Cost of Non-Compliance
Jun 16, 2026
Moving Beyond Paper Safety: Contractor Management and Training Gaps
Jun 09, 2026
Prepare Before the Storm: Heat Safety and Severe Weather Planning
Jun 02, 2026
Using AI to Improve Your Safety Practice with Todd Hudson
May 26, 2026
The Heavy Cost of Dirt: Excavation Safety and the Price of Negligence
May 05, 2026
The Industrial Athlete: Rethinking How We Protect Workers' Bodies
Apr 28, 2026
The Great Safety Hypocrisy: Why Metrics Are Failing Workers
Apr 21, 2026
It's Conference Season: Are You Ready to Make It Count?
Apr 14, 2026
Subcontractor Management: The Hidden Costs of Poor Oversight
Apr 07, 2026
Operation Epic Fury: What It Means for Your Safety Program
Mar 31, 2026
Ladder Safety: Tips, Resources, and Lessons from the Field
Mar 24, 2026
Simultaneous Operations (SimOps) Is Not Just a Safety Checkbox
Mar 17, 2026
Sleep Debt and Workplace Safety
Mar 10, 2026
The Contractor Worker Credentialing Gap
Mar 03, 2026
Defining Your Company's Risk Tolerance
Feb 24, 2026
Safety Leadership and Influence with Justin Barksdale
Feb 17, 2026
A Safety Professional's Guide to OSHA's Multi-Employer Citation Policy
Feb 10, 2026
NIOSH Is Back: Here's What You Need to Know
Feb 03, 2026
Safety Outlook for 2026
Jan 27, 2026
Beyond Heinrich's Triangle: Defining What Serious Really Means
Jan 20, 2026
OSHA Logs Are Due: Don't Make These 5 Costly Mistakes
Jan 13, 2026
Holiday Safety Tips from Dr. Martin & James
Dec 22, 2025
Mental Health at Work: Why Awareness Isn't Enough
Dec 16, 2025
2025 Predictions Revisited: What We Got Right and What We Missed
Dec 09, 2025
Preventing Workplace Violence: Warning Signs, Culture, and Preparedness
Dec 02, 2025
Getting Ready for Winter What Safety Leaders Need to Know Now
Nov 18, 2025
Detecting Impairment, Not History: How Safety Leaders Navigate Legalization 
Nov 11, 2025
The H2S Training Standard: What Safety Professionals Must Know
Nov 04, 2025
From Piracy to Participation: Why Standards in the Training Industry Matter
Oct 28, 2025
More Than Orientation: Building Effective Safety Onboarding Programs
Oct 21, 2025
The Documentation Defense: What OSHA Actually Wants to See
Oct 14, 2025
Beyond the Checkmark: Can You Defend Your Training When It Matters Most?
Oct 07, 2025
OSHA's Top 10 Violations: What Safety Pros Are Missing in 2025
Sep 30, 2025
Top 10 Ethical Dilemmas for Safety Professionals
Sep 23, 2025
436 Heat Fatalities: The Litigation Safety Pros Need to Know
Sep 16, 2025
Navigating Risk Matrices in Safety Management
Sep 09, 2025
Accountability or Blame? Safety Investigations and the No-Blame Debate
Sep 02, 2025
Hurricane Katrina at 20: Lessons in Loss, Leadership, and Recovery
Aug 26, 2025
Season 2 Kickoff: Debating OSHA’s Proposed Rollbacks
Aug 19, 2025
Conference Season is Here: Plan Smart, Network Hard, Win Big
Jul 22, 2025
Breaking Down OSHA's Proposed Updates: What Safety Leaders Should Know
Jul 15, 2025
The Case for Antecedent-Based Safety
Jul 09, 2025
Safety Starts with Well-Being
Jul 01, 2025
Celebrating Our 100th Episode!
Jun 24, 2025
How to Modernize Your Operator Qualification Program
Jun 17, 2025
How to Get Budget for Your Safety Program
Jun 10, 2025
You Ask Anything, We Answer Everything!
Jun 04, 2025
How Hiring Clients Manage Risks in Their Supply Chains
May 20, 2025
Do You Really Know Everything OSHA Does?
May 13, 2025
Psychosocial Hazards Are Real
May 06, 2025
You Ask Anything, We Answer Everything!
Apr 29, 2025
Past and Future of Contractor and Subcontractor Management
Apr 22, 2025
How Telematics Drives Safety
Apr 15, 2025
Rumble In the Jungle: What Happens When Procurement, Safety and the Execs are in One Room
Apr 08, 2025
ALARP: As Low As Reasonably Practicable
Apr 01, 2025
Predictive Analysis: The State of the Future
Mar 25, 2025
Training the Trainer: The Art of Safety Training
Mar 18, 2025
Navigating the Unthinkable: Black Swan Events in Safety Management
Mar 11, 2025
Safety's Founding Fathers: Giants Who Changed How We View Risk
Mar 04, 2025
Seasoned Safety Pros - What's Changed?
Feb 25, 2025
The Trials and Tribulations of Being an Emerging Safety Pro
Feb 18, 2025
OSH Outlook for 2025
Feb 11, 2025
Top 10 Overlooked Winter Time Hazards
Feb 04, 2025
Safety Professionals: From Burnout to Balance - Your Action Plan
Jan 28, 2025
Safety Professionals: When Your Own Safety is at Risk
Jan 22, 2025
How To Help Manage Risk with Insurance
Jan 14, 2025
How To Use Professional Services & Consultants
Jan 07, 2025
Looking Towards 2025
Dec 17, 2024
SAB PANEL: After the Catch Stories Part 2
Dec 10, 2024
After the Catch Stories - Things We've Learned in our Career
Dec 04, 2024
Mind-Boggling Facts Behind Data Centers
Nov 26, 2024
Process Safety: Leadership Lessons that Save Lives
Nov 19, 2024
Military-Grade Drones: Your New Eye in the Sky for Industrial Safety
Nov 12, 2024
30% H2S: The Exposure That Should Have Killed Me
Nov 05, 2024
The Bad and the Ugly of H2S Incidents
Oct 29, 2024
Want to Get Into Safety? A Safety Career Journey
Oct 22, 2024
Workplaces & Active Shooter
Oct 15, 2024
Program Inspections by OSHA
Oct 08, 2024
How Do I Prepare For An OSHA Inspection?
Oct 01, 2024
How To Get Into Consulting
Sep 24, 2024
Ready for the Turnaround - Mastering 3000 Workers Safety Downstream Oil/Gas/Chemical Safety
Sep 17, 2024
Safety Career Pro Tips
Sep 10, 2024
What You Don't Know About Process Safety - But Need To
Sep 03, 2024
Become an Influential OSH Leader
Aug 27, 2024
OSHA v Supreme Court
Aug 20, 2024
AI in Safety
Aug 13, 2024
ASSP Is Here! The Ultimate Safety Pro's Guide to Crushing Conference Season
Aug 05, 2024
Should I Quit My Job
Jul 30, 2024
The Lies We Tell: Unraveling Organizational Deceit in Safety Behavior
Jul 23, 2024
The Asbestos Awakening: Why 2024 Changes Everything for Risk Pros
Jul 16, 2024
Hey, Safety Pro! Is Your 'HSE' Really Just 'S' with Some Fancy Letters?
Jul 09, 2024
Elevating Your Safety Career
Jul 03, 2024
And The Survey Says...
Jul 03, 2024
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Jul 03, 2024
Research...The Good & The Bad
Jul 03, 2024
Safety Pros: Finding Your Mission
Jun 04, 2024
Catastrophic Events
May 28, 2024
Understanding the Legal Risks in Information Security
May 21, 2024
Pitfalls in Incident Investigation
May 14, 2024
Training & Certifications: Which Ones Do You Need?
May 07, 2024
Delivering Feedback as a Safety Manager
Apr 30, 2024
Just Culture, Responsibility, & Accountability
Apr 23, 2024
Save Lives: Pushing Boundaries in Human Factors
Apr 16, 2024
Driving Safety
Apr 09, 2024
Procurement and Insurance
Apr 02, 2024
Ramping Up Your Safety Training
Mar 26, 2024
Confined Spaces Hazards & Tips
Mar 19, 2024
Boots on the Ground: Field Safety
Mar 12, 2024
Covering All Bases: Risks in Every Form
Mar 05, 2024
How Safety Works (or Doesn't) with Procurement
Feb 27, 2024
The Risk of Bad Leadership
Feb 20, 2024
Respiratory Protection Program for Administrators
Feb 13, 2024
The True Cost of OSHA Violations
Feb 06, 2024
Psychological Safety & Organizational Culture Assessment
Jan 30, 2024
Psychological Safety
Jan 23, 2024
Your Role working with Legal Counsel
Jan 16, 2024
Are You Ready For OSHA?
Jan 09, 2024
Safety Risk and Performance
Jan 02, 2024
Taking Safety Home
Dec 26, 2023
Top Ten Safety Toolbox for 2024
Dec 19, 2023
Forced and Child Labour Legislation for Supply Chains
Dec 14, 2023
Owner Responsibility in Safety
Dec 05, 2023
From Local to Global: Thriving in Cross-Culture Settings
Nov 28, 2023
Hiring Client & Subcontractor Responsibilities | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 20
Nov 14, 2023
Are You Unknowingly Breaking Child Labor Laws? | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 19
Nov 08, 2023
Technological Advances in Safety | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 18
Oct 31, 2023
Unveiling the Unintended Consequences of ‘No Blame’ Ideologies | Risk Matrix by Veriforce | Ep 17
Oct 24, 2023
Winter is Coming | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 16
Oct 17, 2023
Life Saving Rules | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 15
Oct 10, 2023
Industrial Hygiene | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 14
Oct 03, 2023
Unexpected Weather Events Are Now To Be Expected | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 13
Sep 26, 2023
Is Safety Hard to Manage Post-COVID? | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 12
Sep 12, 2023
Evolution of Third party Verification Systems | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 11
Sep 05, 2023
Incident Prevention Through Design | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 10
Aug 29, 2023
ESG Is Here | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 09
Aug 22, 2023
Does this sound like your job site? | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 08
Aug 15, 2023
It All Comes Down To The L Word | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 07
Aug 08, 2023
Our Safety Equivalent of the Highway Rumble Strip | Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 06
Aug 01, 2023
Lives at Stake | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 05
Jul 25, 2023
The Truth Behind Human Error | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 04
Jul 18, 2023
Burnout in the Safety Profession | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 03
Jul 11, 2023
Safety Management Systems | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 02
Jul 05, 2023
Paper Safety is NOT Safety | The Risk Matrix Podcast by Veriforce - Episode 01
Jun 27, 2023