In this episode, Ted and Barb introduces us to Michael Teague, CSP. He started his journey by being enlisted in the US Air Force in 1983. He then completed his training as an EMT while serving the country. After being discharged, he worked as a paramedic for an ambulance company. Once he retired, he decided to go back to school and earn a degree in Fire Technology and Psychology. He is currently enrolled in the Masters of Psychology degree program while currently working as the Senior Health and Safety specialist at Heavenly Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe, California. Michael is very passionate about his work and talks about the importance of knowing how to make the right decisions especially in high-risk environments. He gave us some of his insights on the journey and challenges he encountered in his profession as a Safety Specialist. 

According to Michael, he became interested in Psychology and Safety when he encountered two significant incidents that almost killed 10 firefighters while working as a Department Safety Officer.  He shared that he was trying to figure out why certain decisions were made. He wanted to figure out all the different ways that we make mistakes during a decision making. He also shared that making decisions is part of our daily lives and it’s part of the safety realm that we should be looking at because it really does affect us every day.

Resources:

Total Health & Safety Solutions

Safety FM

Michael Teague on LinkedIn