# Creating a Strong Safety Culture with Joe Geng

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2020-01-20
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-01-20-creating-a-strong-safety-culture-with-joe-geng
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Joe Geng, Vice President at Superior Glove and author of 'Rethinking Hand Safety', discusses how to build a culture of safety in manufacturing. He explains that trust between leadership and workers is the foundation for reducing injuries, contrasting companies that blame employees with those that investigate root causes. Geng highlights the importance of PPE comfort to ensure compliance and warns against the 'cut-proof' myth, advocating for proper ANSI rating selection. He also shares actionable strategies, such as using positive peer pressure and focusing on emotional buy-in from CEOs, to improve safety outcomes.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-01-20-creating-a-strong-safety-culture-with-joe-geng#t=0) Introduction and Guest Background
- [6:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-01-20-creating-a-strong-safety-culture-with-joe-geng#t=383) The Foundation of Trust in Safety Culture
- [10:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-01-20-creating-a-strong-safety-culture-with-joe-geng#t=623) Debunking the Cut-Proof Myth and PPE Comfort
- [17:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-01-20-creating-a-strong-safety-culture-with-joe-geng#t=1044) Cognitive Biases and the Psychology of Safety
- [19:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-01-20-creating-a-strong-safety-culture-with-joe-geng#t=1191) Hierarchy of Controls and Hazard Elimination
- [24:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-01-20-creating-a-strong-safety-culture-with-joe-geng#t=1483) Gaining Executive Buy-In and Actionable Advice

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Superior Glove (company)
- Rethinking Hand Safety (product)
- DuPont (company)
- ANSI (other)

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