135: A Holistic Approach to EHS: Caring Inside and Outside of Work

About this episode

Stacy Dubin shares her journey from teaching to becoming an EHS leader, discussing the importance of relationships and influence in safety improvements.

What happens when the teacher becomes the student? Meet Stacy Dubin, an EHS leader whose journey began in the classroom as a middle and high school teacher, and evolved into an impressive career in industrial hygiene and safety. Stacy shares how creating hands-on lessons in toxicology and epidemiology sparked her move into EHS, the challenges of transitioning from teaching to industry, and how she leveraged project management skills to find her footing. She and Jill discuss why EHS professionals are "the ultimate influencers," succeeding through relationships rather than authority, and how curiosity, reciprocity, and listening to employees help earn trust and drive real safety improvements. From integrating EHS into everyday operational conversations, to observing work and collaborating with supervisors to identify hazards, Stacy offers practical insights on influence and impact—along with her vision for building consistent, engaging global EHS frameworks rooted in authenticity and connection. The Culture Map [https://erinmeyer.com/books/the-culture-map/] Purchase The Culture Map on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Map-Breaking-Invisible-Boundaries/dp/1610392507]

People in this episode

Guest: Stacy Dubin

Topics covered

• EHS
• industrial hygiene
• safety
• education
• influence
• project management

Keywords

• EHS
• safety
• industrial hygiene
• influence
• project management
• toxicology
• epidemiology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HSI

Books & works: The Culture Map

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