{"podcast":{"title":"The Safety Consultant Podcast","slug":"the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961","podcast_index_feed_id":863961,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-safety-consultant-podcast","website_url":"https://thesafetyconsultantpodcast.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/szZlzgGHUoeL3CZtB7wBvul9Xc7UAaoSyqVP0rfszPA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDM1/MzAwOGY1N2RlYTFm/MThmYTdmOTAzYzJl/YjBiMS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Sheldon Primus, MPA, COSM, COSS","episode_count":357,"summary":"The Safety Consultant Podcast with Sheldon Primus is your ultimate weekly guide to starting or growing a profitable occupational safety and health consulting business. Are you ready to be your own boss and make a greater impact? Your expertise can help more people create safer workplaces, and your skills deserve a platform where they can truly shine. If you feel limited in your current role and believe your knowledge could serve the broader workforce more effectively, this podcast is for you. Join us as we explore the steps to launch your own safety consulting business, share insights on navigating the industry, and provide strategies to maximize your impact on workplace health and safety. Now is the perfect time to take control of your career and make a difference!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T14:22:32.118292+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961"},"episode":{"title":"OSHA Safety Champions Program Series Part 1","slug":"osha-safety-champions-program-series-part-1","published_at":"2026-04-04T16:40:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961/osha-safety-champions-program-series-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/76767749","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/76767749/c6eb24ba.mp3","summary":"In this first episode of a 3-part series, Sheldon introduces OSHA’s new Safety Champions Program (SCP) and explains how it differs from SHARP and VPP. He frames SCP as a practical, voluntary pathway for organizations that want to start building a stronger safety and health program from the ground up, rather than waiting until they are already operating at a mature recognition-program level. In the episode, Sheldon explains that SCP is built around three phases — Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced — and OSHA’s seven core elements of an effective safety and health program. Sheldon also highlights how the program uses a tracker and SGE support to help employers document progress and move step by step through the process. He contrasts SCP with SHARP, which is aimed at smaller employers using OSHA consultation, and VPP, which is geared toward mature, high-performing safety systems. This episode is for safety professionals, consultants, and leaders who are asking: What’s next for our safety system? How can we start preparing for OSHA’s new Safety Champions Program? Sheldon also introduces his upcoming Safety Champion Readiness Workshop, where he’ll spend four hours helping attendees break down the steps, understand the tracker, and build a readiness roadmap.","meta_description":"In this first episode of a 3-part series, Sheldon introduces OSHA’s new Safety Champions Program (SCP) and explains how it differs from SHARP and VPP. He…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1753,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961/episodes/osha-safety-champions-program-series-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961/osha-safety-champions-program-series-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}