
Building a Company-Wide Culture of Preparedness
Building a culture of preparedness is one of the best things you can do for your organization today.
But where do you start?
In this episode, Jeffrey Trask, the Enterprise Emergency Management, Business Continuity, and Insurance Risk Manager at ISO New England, joined Peter to share his advice for creating a strong safety culture in your workplace.
Topics they discussed:
- How to assemble an effective communications infrastructure
- The importance of building relationships with local public safety officials
- 4 steps to create a “culture of preparedness” in your organization
The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here.

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