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Jake Mazulewicz’s Practical Guide to Enhancing Safety

This week on Safety Labs by Safety Products Global: Jake Mazulewicz. EHS professionals know that theory alone won’t make workplaces safer - but Jake helps us bridge that gap. He translates ideas from approaches such as Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) and High Reliability Organizations (HRO) into clear, practical habits. From understanding errors to building resilience, he shares tools that all safety practitioners can start implementing today.

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In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Jake Mazulewicz, a former firefighter, EMT and paratrooper, who is now a Human Reliability consultant and author. Jake translates ideas from Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) and High Reliability Organizations (HRO) into clear, practical actions EHS professionals can use on the job.

He explains why incidents rarely have a single root cause and shows you how to learn from accidents without blame, strengthen team performance, and build resilience so mistakes don’t disable operations. Jake shares many helpful safety enhancement ideas including balancing control-based and learning-based approaches, active vs latent errors, and separating the error from its consequence.

Jake also tackles myths about psychological safety, outlines different review types, and highlights classic defenses - which have been keeping workers safe for decades. This interview is packed with actionable steps you can implement immediately.

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Jake Mazulewicz

Jake Mazulewicz helps technical experts prevent dangerous and expensive errors. He works with teams worldwide. He has 10 years experience in electric utilities, and has served as a firefighter, an EMT, and a military paratrooper. His new book, “Seven Practical Steps” is now available on Amazon.

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