# Mark French

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Episode 210: Knowledge and Learning

This week on the Leading and Learning Through Safety podcast, Dr. Mark French examines two tragic workplace fatalities that highlight a common issue: the critical role of training, hazard recognition, and collaborative safety leadership. The first incident involves a 20-year-old worker who died aft…

Across the Table with Mark French

Join in on the conversation this week as Dr. Matt and Dr. Micah sit across the table with Mark French, the Pastor of Children and Young Families at Germantown Baptist Church. They will discuss Mark's testimony, call to ministry, and where God has brought him through his life. We hope you enjoy the …

Episode 211: Learning Motivation

Safety training can check every regulatory box and still fail to connect with the people who need it most. In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French explores one of his longtime professional interests: how to transform required workplace training from a compliance exer…

Episode 212: What Should We Learn

What makes workplace training meaningful? It may have less to do with the presentation itself and more to do with what happens before the first slide appears. In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French continues the discussion on learning design by exploring the Analysi…

Episode 213: The Safety Gemba

Going to where the work actually happens sounds simple. So why can it be so difficult? In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French explores Gemba, the Lean management practice of going to the “actual place” to observe work, interact with employees, and understand what is…

Episode 214 - Safety System

Safety systems are more than tools for preventing injuries—they can become the foundation for how an organization operates and improves. In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French explores how organizations can build effective systems from the ground up, particularly du…

Episode 215: Statistical Safety

In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French explores how statistics and risk prioritization can help safety professionals focus limited resources on the hazards that matter most. Using an example from his career in a chemical plant, Mark describes an unusual incident in …

Episode 216: Safety Tasks

In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French explores how the tasks leaders assign can influence employee engagement, leadership credibility, and the effectiveness of workplace safety programs. Drawing from research published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psycholo…

Episode 217: A Proactive Approach

In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French challenges a common approach to measuring safety performance: relying on OSHA recordable injuries and other lagging indicators as primary measures of success. Using the simple example of water on the floor, Mark explains how th…

Episode 218: Defining Safety

In this episode of Leading and Learning Through Safety, Dr. Mark French goes back to the fundamentals of safety, motivation, and leadership to explore a deceptively simple question: What does it really mean for people to feel safe? Using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a starting point, Mark examine…