Safety Heroes Podcast With Mousa Yassin

Today, we're excited to share our latest Safety Heroes episode with Ergin Akbas.

With over a decade at AVANGRID managing EHS systems across wind farms, solar projects, and critical infrastructure serving 3 million customers, Ergin has learned one truth: systems only work when they're built WITH the people who use them, not FOR them. 

He shares stories about achieving zero findings during ISO audits, why his 6-year-old think...

Episode Summary

Fuzzy Bitar has led safety and operations at global scale, including serving as bp’s Senior Vice President for HSE & Carbon and chairing the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). He’s known for a plain-spoken, human-first approach that keeps ownership where it belongs: in the line. 

In this conversation, Fuzzy goes beyond slogans. He explains why “good operations is good safety,” how to keep...

Tim Page‐Bottorff didn’t “choose” safety—he was drawn to it, and has spent his career transforming how organizations think about risk, culture, and technology. In this episode, the ASSP Vice-President of Safety shares the defining moments that shaped his journey from Marine‐trained leader to industry innovator. You’ll hear how he turned PPE drills into gamified challenges, built trust with a simple “REAL” framework, and now leverag...

Declan Davis isn’t just leading safety from the top—he’s walked the path from the site to the boardroom. As Health and Safety Director at Ferrovial, Declan brings a deeply human approach to leadership, shaped by years of hands-on experience in the field. In this episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, he reflects on his journey from site engineer to safety director, sharing how his passion for connecting with frontline teams has beco...

In this powerful episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, we sit down with Steff Williams, Director of Safety for Sonoco Europe and APAC. From his humble beginnings on a farm on the west coast of Scotland to leading safety for over 25,000 employees across more than 300 sites globally, Steff shares how his early values of hard work and care for others shaped his people-first approach to safety. He opens up about his “why”—a deep-rooted...

In this episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, we sit down with Kate Donovan, a passionate environmental advocate and senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Kate shares eye-opening insights on the intersections between environmental law, public health, and corporate accountability, challenging the way we think about sustainability and the role of businesses in shaping a cleaner, safer future.

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In this compelling episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, we sit down with Claus Rose, Managing Director of SafeSteps24, to explore how safety can become an instinctive part of our daily work routines. Claus shares his eye-opening insights on why traditional change management fails 70% of the time and how organizations can move from simply following compliance checklists to truly embedding safety into behavior. He draws powerful par...

What does it mean to truly make safety personal? In this episode of The Safety Heroes Podcast, Bridget Todd, Global Head of Enterprise Health & Safety at Baker Hughes, shares how safety isn’t just about compliance—it’s about people, families, and the real-life impact of every workplace decision.

Bridget discusses the ‘Make Safety Personal’ initiative, a campaign designed to reinforce that safety is about who you go home to at th...

The G+ Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation is a groundbreaking voluntary organization at the forefront of driving change in safety across the offshore wind industry. In this episode, Mousa sits down with two pivotal members of the G+ board: Kate Harvey, General Manager, and David Griffiths, Chair of the Board of Directors. 

They share their mission, passion, and pioneering work to develop critical safety resources and stand...

In this episode, Mousa sits down with Arijit Paul, a seasoned HSE leader with over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. Currently serving as the Director of Practices at SLB, Arijit shares his insights into energy transition, sustainability, and digital transformation.

From life on the front lines of oilfield operations to shaping a global culture of safety and innovation, Arijit discusses how his experiences have shaped h...

In this episode, Mousa sits down with Mick Breet, Director of Health, Safety, and Wellbeing for Europe at Danone, to discuss his 17-year experience in the field and his passion for the human element of safety. 

Listen as Mick shares the importance of mindfulness in high-stress environments and how it can empower frontline workers to stay present, focused, and, most importantly, safe. He emphasizes the value of understanding safety f...

It’s been one whole year of Safety Heroes, and what better way to celebrate than to welcome our first-ever guest back to the studio to reflect on a year of inspiring safety conversations?  

In this week’s episode, Mousa is joined by Malcolm Staves, Global VP of Health and Safety at L’Oreal, to look back and analyze the key themes that have emerged from the dozens of conversations we’ve had over the past year. From the power of hones...

In this week’s episode, Mousa sat down with Ben Legg, an HSEQ expert with nearly 30 years of experience in construction and support services from the UK to the Middle East. He shared how he challenges the traditional safety paradigms, advocating for leaders to engage in real conversations with the workforce to bridge the gap between policy and practice. Throughout the discussion, Ben shared the lessons he’s learned about creating i...

In this week’s episode, Dr. I. David Daniels shares his journey from a young firefighter to becoming a leading expert in occupational health and safety, with a deep focus on psychological well-being. Dr. Daniels opens up about his early years in the fire rescue service, detailing the thrilling, varied, and sometimes tragic experiences he encountered over 30 years on the frontline, where he witnessed life-threatening hazards, the lo...

In this episode, Melissa Mark-Joyce, Vice President of HSE at Smiths Group, shares her career journey, which spans over two decades in the oil and gas industry and more recently, in manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. 

She reflects on her early passion for health and safety, rooted in her time working in the North Sea, a region known for its advanced safety culture following the Piper Alpha disaster. 

Melissa explains how significant ...

In this episode, Mousa Yassin interviews Simone Santos, the Global Head of HSE for Enercon, a leading company in renewable energy solutions. 

Simone elaborates on her career journey, starting from her background in environmental engineering and the pivotal moment when she transitioned into HSE. She discusses the challenges and complexities she faced while managing safety in construction projects, especially when working with a wide ...

This episode is for the books. We welcome Dr Jennet Arshimova, Managing Director of New HSE and Founder of SHE Time as she shares her personal and eventful journey from being a medical doctor to becoming a health and safety consultant. 

Jennet emphasises the importance of teaching people to find their own solutions, understanding their strengths, and fostering a safety culture that begins from within. It all starts with the question...

In this week’s episode, Marieta Yordanova, Asahi's International Group Health and Safety Director, shares her invaluable insights gained over 24 years in the industry.

Marieta underscores the fundamental human right to safety at work and emphasises the importance of transparency and collaboration between organisations to enhance safety standards.

Her journey from food engineering to a leadership role in health and safety reveals...

In this episode, we sit down with Marco Barsanti, Senior Vice President of HSSE for asset operations at Uniper where in a matter of 5min covers how the safety mindset and vision transpire into the overall organisation.

He also discusses the role of technology, particularly virtual environments, in optimising both the quantity and quality of engaging employees in health, safety, sustainability, and environmental (HSSE) prac...