Episodes 13
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Sporadic
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2025

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Brought to you by Spika Design & Manufacturing, Inc., in Lewistown, Montana, this podcast is a companion to Spika Knowledge Center (https://spikamfg.com/knowledge), bringing you professional insights from the shop floor, about work and worker safety at varying heights and over-reaches in complex manufacturing and assembly environments across different industries. Spika stands for safety and productivity. Learn more about our work at https://spikamfg.com.

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Recent Episodes

Driving CapMetro to Zero Emissions - A Conversation with Dottie Watkins, President & CEO, CapMetro.

Jun 23, 2025 47m

Spika's Knowledge Center had the privilege of hosting a conversation with one of the foremost leaders in the transit industry, one who is driving CapMetro toward a zero emission future, Ms. Dottie…

Schooling for ZEB Skilling – Deciphering the 2024 GAO Report on Transit Workforce Development.

Jun 23, 2025 32m

Enjoy this virtual fireside chat style conversation with Mr. Andrew Von Ah of the U.S. Government Accountability Office about the research effort that he directed at the behest of the U.S. Congress,…

Will ZEB become a verb - Crystal ball gazing with Mike Hynes of CALSTART

Jun 23, 2025 29m

Join us for a fireside chat as yet another subject matter expert on Zero Emissions in mass transit walks us through his journey, his team's research and talks about where all the road signs to zero…

S1E10 For ZEB, Top of Bus Is Top Of Mind - A conversation with David Carr of CapMetro

May 22, 2024 37m

In this fascinating and highly informative deep dive on the topic of transit agencies adopting Zero Emission Bus fleets, Mr. David Carr, Director, Zero Emission Vehicle Program, CapMetro, in Austin,…

How to train for the Bus – The Zero Emission Bus (ZEB), with James Hall of ZEB Tech

Feb 15, 2024 51m

James Hall, Principal & Founder of ZEB Tech, in conversation with Bekhi Spika, Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer, Spika Design & Manufacturing, Montana. James is an…

Zeroing in on New Standards for the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Fleet - with Bryan Sooter P.E., Director - Standards, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Feb 10, 2024 30m

The Spika Speaker Series in Spika Design & Manufacturing's Knowledge Center presents a conversation with Bryan Sooter, P.E., Director - Standards, American Public Transportation Association…

S1E7 The Versatility of Work Platforms and Their Use in the Defense Industry - presented by @SpikaMfg.

Aug 24, 2021 19m

In the third webinar in our series titled 'In Our Defense', learn from  the experience of the team at Spika Design & Manufacturing about the  versatility of work platforms and their uses in the…

Lessons from ACTransit & Stanford's ZETBTA Study on Zero Emission Bus - @SpikaMfg Knowledge Center Event

Aug 19, 2021 1h 14m

The Knowledge Center at Spika Design & Manufacturing, Inc., in conjunction with OSHA’s 2021 Safe + Sound Week presents a recording of a special event on the Zero-Emission Transit Bus Technology…

Heights Of Safety: Lessons from Maintenance of StarMetro Electric Buses in the City of Tallahassee.

Mar 24, 2021 38m

This is a conversation on best practices in safety at heights and  cantilevers around sensitive equipment during fleet maintenance,  featuring MRO and Safety leaders from the City of Tallahassee's…

Best Practices in Purchasing Work Platforms for Rotorcraft Manufacture and Maintenance - by SpikaMfg

Mar 16, 2021 24m

In this new webinar series titled 'In Our Defense', learn from the  experience of the team at Spika Design & Manufacturing about best  practices in the defense industry for the procurement of…

S1E3 Don't Miss the Electric Bus: Fall Protection Lessons from Public Transportation Industry - A SpikaMfg Knowledge Center production

Nov 09, 2020 32m

In this audio version of the virtual event by the Knowledge Center at Spika Design & Manufacturing, Inc., held on November 4, 2020, the featured speaker is a subject matter expert from the public…

S1E2 Designing Fall Protection Around Human Nature - by Spika for OSHA's 2020 National Safety Stand-Down

Sep 22, 2020 32m

This is the audio recording of an event by the Knowledge Center at Spika Design &  Manufacturing, Inc., held on September 18, 2020, in conjunction with  OSHA's 2020 National Safety Stand-Down for…

S1E1 3 Lessons from OEM and MRO Users of Safety Stands - by SpikaMfg.com in an OSHA Safe+Sound Virtual Event on 08142020

Aug 21, 2020 26m

Enjoy this recording of a virtual event held online as part of the OSHA Safe and Sound Week on August 14, 2020, during which Spika's leaders discussed a few of the many insights gained over a 20-year…

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