Season 2, Episode 3
Safety in the workplace and Buy In to Safety Culture
Dr. Joel Moody is the Chief Prevention Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister at Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. He joins Gus and Eric to discuss setting expectations and goals for health and safety programs and development of the workforce safety culture. Dr Moody discusses how important it is to buy in “you can have all the great policies, you can have all the men and women that are in the workplace but if you don’t have synergy of working together you’re not going to advance and improve safety”.
Guest Profile: Dr Moody, American-born, has studied across North America, earning an undergraduate degree in civil and environmental engineering at Duke and a masters of public health studying international health and epidemiology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. He did post graduate work in epidemiology and biostatistics and also earned a medical degree at George Washington University and then did additional work at the University of Toronto in cancer epidemiology. He also spent 17 years working with various labor organizations. His diverse background is an asset as he speaks, and listens, he emphasizes, effectively with different groups.
Hosts & Guest

Gus Minor

Eric Demers
