Health and Safety Manager Careers | 2 H&S pros on starting, challenges, and how to be successful.

[@AllySafety]

Hey everyone, thanks for watching. In this week's video I talk to Terry Gregory from the KZbin channel Safety Spiel about our two different perspectives on a career in EHS. Let me know your thoughts!

[@awuonhunter5944]

Safety at some of the bigger companies do EVERYTHING!!! What I’ve learned is its best to earn the respect of your team it makes your job soooooooo much easier

[@DanielleBest]

I just discovered there are Safety KZbinrs! Thanks for this great content, and I appreciate not only are you safety Pros, but you are working hard to market yourselves and the importance of safety as well. Impressive and inspirational.

[@SafetySpiel]

Safety KZbinrs are the best youtubers 🤘🏻

[@AllySafety]

Thank you!

[@jeffersontandugon4075]

Both of you guys are amazing. I am a Safety Technician by accident as well and your videos help me a lot! Stay safe out there!

[@AllySafety]

Thanks so much! Appreciate your feedback!

[@destinyperez3856]

great video! I’m currently studying Safety Management and I always look forward to attend my classes. I’m excited to be able to work in the field in the future (:

[@petermiller1876]

Good afternoon, ma'am. I love all your videos; I get so many tips for my morning's toolbox discussions. thank you.

[@AllySafety]

Thank you!

[@liamgleason1452]

This was useful to watch! It confirmed a lot of things I've already heard about the field and gave me some new topics to pick through.

[@AllySafety]

Awesome! I’m so glad to hear that!

[@jonnham]

I've worked in EHS for the past 10 years. Really excited to see both of you working together. Exciting to see the growth in the field. Great content from both of you! Plus it's also good to see a safety professional on youtube.

[@AllySafety]

Awesome! Thanks so much. I appreciate the feedback.

[@benkleschinsky]

That's all great points about how you speak to workers. Instead of telling them they are doing it wrong, rephrase it as what you can do for them to help them. After all EHS workers are there to protect workers. Also having a good sense of humor and social skills helps. Talk to workers like they are human beings instead of robots.

[@AllySafety]

So true. I always try to ask myself how I want to be addressed and adjust from there. It also helps to have a big respect for people in the trades. We are not on a different and are in fact, on the same team. We all win by getting work done safely.

[@twmlloyd5257]

I have been employed as a HSE adviser for nearly 20 years in UK, and you both are spot on with everything you say

[@AllySafety]

Thank you! That means a lot!

[@twmlloyd5257]

@@AllySafety No problem , stay safe and be careful out there

[@mandyhamiltonwinger1193]

Great video. I'm currently studying health and safety certificate from NEBOSH through ROSPA in the UK. I thought I could use my experience as a Groundsman. I got diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome and as a result need to start a new career. So thanks for the imput.

[@AllySafety]

Oh I see. I'm sorry to hear that! Hopefully with less exposure your symptons will subside and you'll have a fun new career too!

[@SafetySpiel]

Rachel thank you so much for having me on, I had such a great time chatting with you! Would love to do it again🤘🏻

[@AllySafety]

Same here! It was fun!

[@maliksutton6634]

Hi Rachel, always good to hear your insight on safety and an extra voice to share their thoughts helps too.

[@AllySafety]

Thanks Malik!

[@asagehopkins]

People skills, yep. Talked to a sub this morning. He was running an auger rig, but doing something outside of it with a pneumatic tool, messing with the bit. No PPE at all. I knew he would be a turkey just by looking at him. Long, gray beard, smoke hanging out of his mouth, perma-scowl on his face. He was an owner-operator, probably because he hated having anyone tell him what to do. He got pretty angry at me when I asked him to put his stuff on. Said I would have to wait until his son could bring him his hard hat, and I said “ok.” Son came in truck, parked, and got out with two cowboy hard hats; one for himself and one for pops. Pops put his on, along with his class II vest, and walked up to our supervisor, who was standing next me, and said to him very sarcastically, “good thing I have this hard hat on, I would hate to have a bird shit on my head.” As he walked up, I noticed that the hard hat had the Gadsden Flag with the rattle snake right in the middle of it. I laughed, and his perma-scowl started to break into a faint grin, but only because he knew that he landed a nice jab on my chin. The guy is kinda my hero, even though he is kind of like a gopher in the garden I am trying cultivate. The biggest thing about people skills is to care about serving them, even and especially the ones that bite. It will come across, even if you have some rough edges in your approach. Spot on about different hats. Some of this stuff gets heavy, and yes, you have to bury it and not let others feel it. Like maybe you just got into a knock-down drag out brawl over something that you KNOW just isn’t right, and then you have to switch it off immediately so that when you go approach a new-hire, you don’t freak him out. And while all of that is going on, you might get a call about an injury while you are trying to address some sketchy wiring that is kind of freaking you out a little bit. And then you need to just turn it all off as you drive home.

[@modrikisadopted6337]

I like the music. Sqfety rocks.

[@burningokane6320]

I went in for an interview for an entirely different position and they wanted me as a safety. That’s how I got into this position.

[@AllySafety]

Haha, that’s a good one!

[@hit2hard71]

me to, I was going for a forklift position..lol

[@AllySafety]

Haha, that's kinda my story too!

[@habibikhattak3462]

The discussion very useful for me, thanks so much really appreciated

[@AllySafety]

Great, glad to hear it!

[@Prabhakaran0608]

Hi Ally thanks for the video. Recently i switched my carrier from consultant to safety officer.

[@AllySafety]

Awesome! Best of luck in your new career!

[@NoogaJack]

I'm a process technician for Sanofi . i do enjoy the job but am looking into EHS as a future position . Thank you for this !

[@AllySafety]

Thanks Jack! That’s great to hear. Best of luck if you do decide to make the leap!

[@kevinstewart3961]

What an insightful video! Thank you for this. I am retiring from the military soon and I have decided that I will pursue a career in safety. What are your thoughts and tips on reaching out to a company and asking for an internship so I can learn more and understand what I will be walking into? Also, I will not have the credentials most companies might be looking for. I will only have a BA in business, OSHA10/30 certification, HAZWOPER, forklift certification, lean six sigma green belt certification and logistics management certification. I understand the importance of continuing education, but is this a good start for my path?

[@AllySafety]

I think you should have a pretty good background to go into safety right away. With your experience and training, you are well positioned for a full-time role if that's where you want to start. I'd recommend looking for a company where there will be other safety pros at the same location so you can learn from them as well. That can make a huge difference. Sometimes when you're just starting out if you get placed on your own it can be a rocky start. That being said, I've worked with some really excellent safety pros who had a military background. They bring a lot to the table! Best of luck in your search!

[@patriciayoung8956]

Love the video, thank you. However, the background music is too loud and disturbing. We're trying to pay attention to the amazing info you guys are sharing, but the music is making it really hard. No music is better I think.

[@AllySafety]

Noted!

[@TailTaleOutdoors]

Tip #8...I completely agree. This tip is why I see HSE-Q departments as being a bit conflicting. If possible, an organization should have HSE, Quality, and Operations run in parallel without intersecting in the org structure.

[@harleyehuffinejr2432]

Great information thank you very much and Terry had some good points

[@AllySafety]

Our pleasure!

[@nicolegregory4429]

Great info! Just getting started so I appreciate the insights and tips. Thanks! ~N

[@AllySafety]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dr.saravananparamasivam7754]

Informative.

[@awuonhunter5944]

I got into safety by accident in the navy

[@Green_clouds6581]

Are international Eligible to work as safety professionals in States

[@allanwright5231]

Thankyou for this video

[@AllySafety]

You are so welcome!

[@christyrose3830]

I'm from the UK, looking to pursue masters in Health, Safety and Envrionment Management, do you know if its possible to work internationally in this kinda sector? I'd love to work abroad one day

[@AllySafety]

Great question! I actually have a video coming out next week where I talk to someone with a ton of international experience about that!

[@CaptainCowboy476]

I have been in all different aspects if construction around all types of equipment. I am thinking of earning a degree in Health and Safety, as it is important to me . Would you recommend some communication courses when pursuing this career?

[@AllySafety]

Yeah, definetely! I think Columbia Southern's online safety degrees are pretty well known. I personally went to Montana Tech which was in person but was a great degree program as well.

[@admiral.pitbullofficial1644]

How to build a thick skin. I just finished my certification. I cant get a job

[@AllySafety]

So true. If can be tough out there! Are you on LinkedIn?

[@admiral.pitbullofficial1644]

@@AllySafety yes linked,indeed and zip recruiter

[@hartybunny5184]

What age is one qualified to work in Safety?

[@AllySafety]

There's really not a specific age limit. I started in my early 20's.

[@hartybunny5184]

Wow that is young. I am 24 with a healthcare background. I want to start this journey, but absolutely scared to shit 😅

[@neillanc65]

How many 18 year old’s think ‘ I want to be a health and safety manager’

[@AllySafety]

Generally it’s people who are further into their career.

[@FredrickMoss5374]

Don’t do safety. It’s horrible.

[@AliE-cd9yo]

Why so?

[@SafetySpiel]

maybe YOUR safety people are