Safety Wars

Safety from a point of view that you didn't see coming.

Safety Wars is a commentary podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #478

  August 11, 2026 Trump's Executive Order on Vaccines

  Aug 11, 20261 hourS5

  Summary: This Safety Wars episode covers Trump's executive order overhauling childhood vaccine recommendations, splitting the MMR shot into three doses and cutting recommended vaccines from 18 to 11. Only six vaccines retain full recommendations. Critics like Senator Bill Cassidy call the order unscientific and dangerous, while the White House cites comparisons to peer nations. The host revisits a December 2025 hepatitis B deep dive, since ACIP recently ended universal birth-dose vaccination for infants of hepatitis B-negative mothers, shifting to individual decision-making. He reviews hepatitis B basics, declining infection rates since 1991, and CDC's rationale. He also presents a strongly-worded counterargument from Jake Scott (Genetic Literacy Project), warning that screening gaps, missed diagnoses, and administrative friction could cause thousands of new pediatric infections, cancers, and deaths, especially among underserved families. The episode closes questioning whether declining trust in public health institutions—accelerated since COVID—is worsening amid these controversial policy shifts, encouraging listeners to consult their own healthcare providers rather than take a firm stance.\ For all your safety needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or Jim@safetywars.com . www.safetywars.com . www.jamespoesl.com Music: Love is a Safe Workplace (c) Jim Poesl Don’t Rock the Safety Boat (c) Jim Poesl Front Page Pulse, Jim Poesl, 6a19097bb3e919218f59a681 (c) Jim Poesl Safety Professionals, Get Off Your Knees!, Jim Poesl 695f0b5368eab6e0057ca0d6 (c) Jim Poesl I Can’t Drive 55, (c)2025 Jim Poesl The Kiss of Safety, (c) 2026 Jim Poesl Pond5.com Licenses Falling, 25821615, Eric B. USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music Matrix, 166797566, Encomia Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl

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  Episode #477

  Safety Wars August 3, 2026 Who Enforced the Pandemic

  Aug 3, 202646 minS5

  Title: Who Enforced the Pandemic? COVID-19 Accountability and the Safety Professionals Left Behind Summary: Jim Poesl examines Dr. Fauci's Senate hearing on COVID-19, where he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times despite a federal pardon. Rather than pursuing "pain for pain," Jim argues real accountability requires harder questions about evidence, authority, and decision-making. He critiques how "face coverings" were promoted instead of proper NIOSH-rated respirators, sidestepping OSHA's respiratory protection standards and creating dangerous confusion between masks, filtration, and fit. He also examines school closures, inconsistent vaccine messaging, and oversight failures in NIH/EcoHealth funding of Wuhan research. Central to his argument: safety professionals were forced to enforce policies they didn't create, absorbing anger from both workers and management, then abandoned when guidance changed. His core framework—capacity, resilience, and accountability—calls for building real preparedness (equipment, training, data, authority) rather than assigning blame. The call to action: document what happened, learn from it, and demand safety professionals have a voice in future emergency policy, ensuring accountability reaches everyone who authorized and enforced decisions, not just the person who delivered them. For all your safety needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or Jim@safetywars.com . www.safetywars.com . www.jamespoesl.com Music: Pond5.com Licenses Falling, 25821615, Eric B. USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music Matrix, 166797566, Encomia Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl #randpaul #joshhawley #BernieMoreno #Joniernst #JohnFetterman #AshleyMoody #ronjohnson #jameslankford

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  Episode #476

  Safety Wars July 30, 2026 Dr. Fauci's Testimony and the Accountability Gap

  Jul 30, 20261 hourS5

  Summary: In this special live episode, Jimmy Poesl reacts to Dr. Fauci's Senate testimony, where Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment despite having immunity and a pardon. Poesl argues safety professionals were unfairly blamed for enforcing pandemic policies they didn't create, damaging trust between workers and safety staff. He critiques how COVID communication ignored established respiratory protection science (NIOSH standards, mask filtration mechanisms) in favor of unproven mandates, and how "zero" safety goals replaced honest messaging about capacity and resilience. Drawing parallels to behavior-based safety failures, he says workers were blamed instead of addressing systemic issues, and perverse incentives discouraged honest COVID reporting on job sites. He contrasts Fauci's evasive hearing with strong crisis communication examples like the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse response. Poesl calls for real accountability—reaching beyond frontline enforcers to those who created and authorized policies—and positions Safety Wars as a platform for honest safety leadership going forward. For all your safety needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or Jim@safetywars.com . www.safetywars.com . www.jamespoesl.com Music: Love is a Safe Workplace (c) Jim Poesl Don’t Rock the Safety Boat (c) Jim Poesl Front Page Pulse, Jim Poesl, 6a19097bb3e919218f59a681 (c) Jim Poesl Safety Professionals, Get Off Your Knees!, Jim Poesl 695f0b5368eab6e0057ca0d6 (c) Jim Poesl I Can’t Drive 55, (c)2025 Jim Poesl The Kiss of Safety, (c) 2026 Jim Poesl Pond5.com Licenses Falling, 25821615, Eric B. USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music Matrix, 166797566, Encomia Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl #randpaul #joshhawley #BernieMoreno #Joniernst #JohnFetterman #AshleyMoody #ronjohnson #jameslankford

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  Episode #475

  7-16-2026 Simulation Theory, OSHA Fines, and Testosterone

  Jul 15, 20261 hourS5

  Jim opens Safety Wars with legal disclaimers before riffing on simulation theory, prompted by a Safety FM symposium with Todd Conklin, Nick Weatherly, and Jay Allen, exploring manipulation, behavior-based safety vs. human/organizational performance, and coincidences suggesting we're "living in a simulation." He covers Supreme Court security concerns tied to threats against justices, then transitions into world news: US strikes on Iran, EU gold sanctions on Sudan, World Cup semifinals, and Strait of Hormuz shipping fees. The bulk of the episode reviews recent OSHA/DOL citations — a fatal crawl-space excavation death, confined space violations at Fleet Pride, and cheap-fix safety failures at Monroe Inc. He also discusses regional wildfire smoke air quality, China's new AI companion regulations, Hong Kong bookstore raids, escalating Ukraine drone strikes, Hyundai's robot labor dispute, Meta's AI-driven layoff lawsuit, plastic bag bans, and a new Pentagon testosterone testing program for service members, closing with skepticism about long-term health risks. For all your safety needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or Jim@safetywars.com . Music: Love is a Safe Workplace (c) Jim Poesl Don’t Rock the Safety Boat (c) Jim Poesl Front Page Pulse, Jim Poesl, 6a19097bb3e919218f59a681 (c) Jim Poesl Safety Professionals, Get Off Your Knees!, Jim Poesl 695f0b5368eab6e0057ca0d6 (c) Jim Poesl I Can’t Drive 55, (c)2025 Jim Poesl The Kiss of Safety, (c) 2026 Jim Poesl Pond5.com Licenses Falling, 25821615, Eric B. USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music Matrix, 166797566, Encomia Piano Serious Cinematic: Narration Ambient Dramatic Documentary Background P-5 96480894, LindsjoMusic. Documentary Ambient Background, 115055242, Andrew Weiss Historical Discovery Documentary 229556173, The_Mountain Flight of the Bumble Bee 46196460. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Also Sprach Zarathustra, 260221327, ihsandincer Vintage Benny Hill, Sound_Art 33380676 Ride of the Valerie, LeoSymphony Orchestra, 221053301 Funky Benny Hill, 32450528, HyppocampeSound

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  Episode #474

  Safety Wars 7-9-2026 Paperwork, Fitness Tests, and Flock Cameras

  Jul 9, 202659 minS5

  Safety Wars 7-9-2026 Safety Wars Recap: Paperwork, Fitness Tests, and Flock Cameras Jim opens Safety Wars with disclaimers on OSHA/EPA citations, then covers severe flooding in the Northeast, including the washed-out Palisades Parkway near West Point — a reminder to know local roads and have backup routes. The main segment focuses on safety paperwork, invoking Marshall McLuhan's idea that "the medium changes the message." Jim argues records like OSHA 300 logs, SDS sheets, training matrices, and emergency plans aren't bureaucratic clutter — they're an organization's memory and evidence, becoming critical the moment an incident occurs. He warns that digital systems, while powerful, require constant maintenance, access control, and human oversight, while paper can survive when links break or passwords expire. After an FSN Radio News break (Iran-US tensions, India-Australia uranium deal), Jim reviews the relaunched Presidential Fitness Test, backed by RFK Jr. and WWE stars, detailing test benchmarks for curl-ups, planks, mile runs, and push-ups. The show closes with a deep dive into "Flock" license plate cameras, examining privacy backlash, vandalism incidents, and a Milwaukee officer accused of misusing the system — raising broader questions about trust, oversight, and surveillance in American communities. For all your safety needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or Jim@safetywars.com . Music: Love is a Safe Workplace (c) Jim Poesl Don’t Rock the Safety Boat (c) Jim Poesl Front Page Pulse, Jim Poesl, 6a19097bb3e919218f59a681 (c) Jim Poesl Safety Professionals, Get Off Your Knees!, Jim Poesl 695f0b5368eab6e0057ca0d6 (c) Jim Poesl I Can’t Drive 55, (c)2025 Jim Poesl The Kiss of Safety, (c) 2026 Jim Poesl Pond5.com Licenses Falling, 25821615, Eric B. USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music Matrix, 166797566, Encomia Piano Serious Cinematic: Narration Ambient Dramatic Documentary Background P-5 96480894, LindsjoMusic. Documentary Ambient Background, 115055242, Andrew Weiss Historical Discovery Documentary 229556173, The_Mountain Flight of the Bumble Bee 46196460. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Also Sprach Zarathustra, 260221327, ihsandincer Vintage Benny Hill, Sound_Art 33380676 Ride of the Valerie, LeoSymphony Orchestra, 221053301 Funky Benny Hill, 32450528, HyppocampeSound

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