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Helping Workers Make Safer Decisions with Aaron Potash

This week on Safety Labs by Safety Products Global: Aaron Potash. Drawing on his experience in workplace safety, emergency response and scuba instruction, Aaron shares compelling examples of how people behave when conditions change and why rule-based approaches often fall short. He shares a number of tools and approaches to help EHS professionals support workers in making safer decisions. This conversation offers practical guidance to help you strengthen trust, improve communication and build resilience.

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In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Aaron Potash, an experienced EHS Design Program leader with a background in emergency response and diving instruction.

Drawing parallels from these two high-pressure, unpredictable environments, Aaron explores why rule-heavy approaches often fail to support real-world decision-making.

He explains how practice, repetition and exposure to realistic scenarios - rather than regulations - are key to helping people develop resilience and reliable judgement.

This wide-ranging interview provides practical tools rooted in trust, curiosity and open communication to help EHS professionals support workers in making safer decisions.

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