PAPod 598 - What If Risk Never Leaves? Exploring Transportable Hazards

About this episode

Todd Conklin explores the dynamic nature of risk and its management in organizations.

In this episode, Todd Conklin questions whether risk can ever truly be removed or if it simply moves around. He distinguishes between hazards and risk, discusses how organizations shift risk through contracting and worker practices, and argues that while hazards can be managed, risk remains dynamic and persistent. Todd also highlights the role of controls, barriers, and margin in starting work safely, and teases upcoming conversations on psychological safety, AI and safety, and leadership.

People in this episode

Host: Todd Conklin

Topics covered

• risk management
• transportable hazards
• organizational practices
• psychological safety
• AI and safety
• leadership

Keywords

• risk
• hazards
• controls
• barriers
• safety
• contracting
• worker practices

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