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We look back at a year where safety became more human and useful, then map the practical shifts leaders and workers need in 2026. Clear priorities, simpler systems, and real trust move safety from a report to a relationship.

• Human-centered safety gains across fields
• Useful tech that reduces friction
• OSHA focus on heat, air quality, chemicals, noise, contractors
• Cultural lessons: over-communication, moments, standards, storytelling
• Worker priorities: clarity, support, realistic workloads, trust
• Leader moves for 2026: curiosity, simplify systems, daily presence, training, fatigue as operational risk
• 2026 trends: human performance, modernization, real-time data, ops integration, mental health core
• Podcast updates: field guests, full mentor moments, tactical scripts, community Q&A, Jan 20 relaunch, bi-weekly, new branding and potential video

We’re going to take a little time off for the holidays and then relaunch in 2026 on January 20th

Hosted by: Joe Garcia, Safety Leader & Culture Advocate
New Episodes Every Other Tuesday
Safety on Purpose

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We explore how to turn leadership setbacks into stepping stones through clear mindsets and a simple playbook. A quiet failure story shows why fit with real work matters more than plans on paper, and how modeling learning builds team resilience.

• setbacks as feedback not verdicts
• story of a failed safety initiative
• misalignment between design and real work
• three mindset shifts for resilience
• pause, name, seek challenge, adjust one step
• modeling transparency to shape culture
• monthly reflection exercise to turn regret into insight

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Hosted by: Joe Garcia, Safety Leader & Culture Advocate
New Episodes Every Other Tuesday
Safety on Purpose

Follow & Connect:
🔸 Instagram: Instagram
🔸 LinkedIn: Joe Garcia
🔸 Spotify | Apple | Podcasts: Search "Safety on Purpose"

Got a thought or question? We’d love to hear it—write to us and you might be featured on a future episode

We show how operational empathy turns safety from paperwork into a lived experience that workers trust. Through real stories and practical steps, we shift from blaming people to fixing conditions, building trust that makes reporting and safer choices routine.

• defining operational empathy and why it matters
• safety as experience versus policy on paper
• the hard hat headache story and human constraints
• five ways empathy improves safety outcomes
• micro moments that build trust and candor
• human factors shaping decisions on the floor
• practical steps to add empathy to daily work
• learning culture over punishment to boost truth
• a supervisor’s turnaround using listening and action
• safety as connection through respect and care

Hosted by: Joe Garcia, Safety Leader & Culture Advocate
New Episodes Every Other Tuesday
Safety on Purpose

Follow & Connect:
🔸 Instagram: Instagram
🔸 LinkedIn: Joe Garcia
🔸 Spotify | Apple | Podcasts: Search "Safety on Purpose"