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Welcome to Portside Safety Chats, a podcast for people responsible for keeping flight operations safe, compliant, and moving forward. Hosted by Todd Thomas and Anne Marie Sollazzo, each episode features practical conversations about safety management, reporting, and real-world challenges across aviation. Tune in for timely topics, thoughtful insight, and clear takeaways you can actually use, all in under 30 minutes.
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S5E5 The Safety Conversations Aviation Leaders Need to Hear
In this episode of Portside Safety Chats, the team recaps major themes from BASS 2026, including gaps in TCAS RA reporting, the importance of proactive safety data, and why accountable executives…
S5E4 More Reports, More Insight: Unlocking the Power of ASAP
In this episode of the Portside Safety by Baldwin podcast, we explore why ASAP reporting is one of the most powerful and underused tools in aviation safety. The team discusses what low reporting…
S5E3 SMS Is a Team Sport: Culture, Communication, and Leadership in Aviation Safety
Meet Ryan Smith, Portside’s newest safety manager, as he shares his journey from the U.S. Air Force to civilian aviation. In this episode, the team explores why SMS is a team sport, how to build a…
S5E2 Safety Chats: SMS in the Maintenance World
Anne Marie Sollazzo sits down with Jermaine “Caddy” Cadogan, President of Convergent Performance and former U.S. Marine Corps aviation maintainer, to discuss Safety Management Systems (SMS) in the…
S5E1 Beyond the ERP Binder: Building Real Emergency Readiness
An Emergency Response Plan is more than a document - it’s a living system.In this episode of Safety Chats, Senior Safety Managers Anne Marie Sollazzo and Todd Thomas discuss what real emergency…
S4E5 Navigating the Unpredictable: Why Complex Systems Defy Prediction
In this episode, Jason Starke explores the unpredictability of complex systems, using the example of raising children. Drawing on insights from John Gall’s System Antics, he challenges the concept of…
S4E4 Is Safety Culture Measurable Without Surveys?
Jason Starke explores an intriguing question: Is it possible to measure an organization’s safety culture without relying on a formal survey? Jason shares insights and practical observations from his…
S4E3 Beyond the Numbers: Statistics That Drive Safety
Jason Starke dives into the world of statistics and how it plays a vital role in safety management. Whether it's understanding standard deviations, running t-tests, or using correlation coefficients,…
S4E2 The Leadership Trap: How Over-Commitment Can Harm Safety
In this episode, Jason dives into a topic inspired by an article about Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior. He explores how a strong commitment to an organization can sometimes lead to unintended…
S4E1 Hazards vs. Risk: The Power of Semantics in Aviation Safety
In this episode of the Safety Chat Podcast, Jason delves into the critical importance of semantics in aviation safety, particularly focusing on the distinction between "hazards" and "risk." He…
S3E19 Staying Safe in the Skies: A Guide to Weather Hazards
In this episode, Jason delves into the common hazards of clear air turbulence, thunderstorms, and extreme heat. Drawing from his meteorology expertise, he provides practical safety insights for…
S3E18 Navigating Fairness in Organizational Responses
This podcast episode discusses fairness within organizations, focusing on distributive and procedural justice. The host, Dr. Jason Starke emphasizes the need for formal procedures and policies to…
S3E17 Creating a Culture of Safety - Part 2
This week's podcast, hosted by Mark Myers, features Part 2 of the engaging conversation with Jim Adams on safety leadership and risk management. They delve into creating a learning organization from…
S3E16 Creating a Culture of Safety - Part 1
In Part 1 of this week's podcast, Mark Myers and Jim Adams discuss safety leadership. Jim, an industry expert, shares his journey from flight nurse to CEO, highlighting the importance of a…
S3E15 Balancing Passion and Participation
In this podcast we delve into the "Too Much of a Good Thing" effect, abbreviated as TMGT, relating it to organizational behavior and safety management. The discussion touches on Aristotle's…
S3E14 The Global Impact of Aviation Standards and Beyond
This podcast discusses the historical background of aviation standardization, particularly focusing on the Chicago Convention of 1944, where 52 countries met to create a framework for global aviation…
S3E13 Understanding Risk Assessment Mathematics
Join host Jason in Anaheim as he delves into risk assessment math. From marathon rankings to risk prioritization, Jason explores nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio measurements. Learn why ordinal…
S3E12 Attribution Theory in Safety Management
Host Jason explores Attribution Theory, investigating how people assign both external and internal factors to individual behaviors. He examines distinctiveness, consensus, and consistency,…
S3E11 In Pursuit of Just Culture
Host Jason reflects on incidents like the tragic case of Nurse Redonda Vaught, who faced criminal charges after a medication error led to a patient's death. By examining failures in controls and the…
S3E10 The Information Black Hole
Explore captivating insights into black holes from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Uncover the correlation between the formidable characteristics of black holes and the organizational…
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Safety Chats Podcast has published 87 episodes since January 2022, covering topics in Aviation, Business.
Safety Chats Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 16m.
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