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Better Safety Conversations

This week on Safety Labs by Safety Products Global: Daniel Hummerdal. Daniel reveals the power of authentic safety conversations to create social structures where collective intelligence flows and collaboration thrives. He explores six types of safety dialogue that uncover hidden risks and foster learning beyond traditional incident reporting. This thought-provoking episode offers EHS professionals clear guidance on building more meaningful relationships within human-centred workplaces.

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In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Daniel Hummerdal, a psychologist who focuses on the role of humans in safety and organizational improvement.

Drawing on insights from his new book, ‘An Invitation to Safety Conversations’, Daniel uncovers how dialogue closes the distance between leaders and workers, creating cultures where truth flows, partnerships develop, and safety performance improves.

The interview offers fresh perspectives on safety leadership and the role of a safety professional, moving away from checklists, control and compliance towards curiosity, compassion and courage.

Daniel shares his six types of conversations that uncover hidden risks, make sense of everyday work complexities, and help workplace safety become a collaborative effort.

This episode invites EHS professionals to reconsider what safety work means and how they can learn and keep workers safe through more humanistic leadership.

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