JCP Technical Services, LLC

09/04/2026

Safety Wars 9-3-2026 When We Fail to Watch Out for Each Other

Jim opens Safety Wars discussing the Lindsay Clancy postpartum mental health trial, arguing society readily condemns individual mental health crises while ignoring the ~5,000 annual workplace deaths caused by negligent leaders. He connects this to broader failures in caring for coworkers, wives, and family. News segments cover an Iran-US missile strike investigation, El Niño's persistence, Indonesian wildfires, and NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launch. Department of Labor updates include a $733,000 wage recovery for Florida restaurant workers and weekly unemployment claims data. The show's core disaster-preparedness segment covers emergency action plans, evacuation routes, accountability logs, and backup communication methods (radios, maps, emergency contacts) when phones and cell networks fail, as during 9/11 and Superstorm Sandy. Jim closes with personal stories about workplace fatalities, safety leadership, and the importance of showing coworkers and family they matter — tying back to mental health resources like 988 for anyone needing help.

www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Music:

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl

08/28/2026

Jim opens with news: deadly Nepal flooding, US-Iran tensions, a Pakistan hospital fire, and Dolly Parton's political legacy. The core segment digs into a WWII OSS manual on "simple sabotage," showing how ordinary workplace behaviors—slow meetings, excessive approvals, hoarded knowledge, delayed orders, and endless paperwork—can quietly cripple organizations just like intentional sabotage. Jim connects this to safety culture, warning that bureaucracy and liability-driven paperwork often masquerade as safety without actually reducing risk. He stresses capacity and resilience as core safety principles, and cautions against confusing procedure with genuine hazard control. The episode wraps with rapid-fire news: FAA controller firings after a LaGuardia crash, Pentagon influencer controversies, AI-written op-eds, to***co ni****ne patches, a possible Jesus tomb discovery, and Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America."

www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Music:

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl , , , , , ,

08/27/2026

Safety Wars – August 26, 2026 (Simple Sabotage Edition): How Saboteurs Hide in Plain Sight at Work

Jim Poesl opens with FSN Radio News: Meta's $18B child-safety settlement with 29 states, Canada's retaliatory tariffs on the US, Prince Harry and Meghan's return to Britain, and new US sanctions on Iran. He then digs into RFK Jr.'s public clash with PA Governor Shapiro over measles deaths and vaccine misinformation, questioning whether 2026's rising measles case counts reflect real trends or reporting shifts. OSHA news follows: a Pennsylvania brick manufacturer faces ~$500K in fines for willfully exposing workers to silica dust, and new federal guidance addresses workplace wellness/to***co-surcharge programs.

The core segment covers the WWII-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual," a declassified OSS guide on disrupting enemies through faulty decisions, endless meetings, deliberate inefficiency, and small acts of workplace disruption. Jim draws parallels to modern workplaces — bad hiring/vetting, bureaucratic obstruction, poor maintenance, and morale-killing tactics — asking listeners whether these sabotage patterns are quietly happening in their own organizations, sometimes unintentionally.

www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Music:

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl , , , ,

08/26/2026

This episode of Safety Words opens with a tribute to Dolly Parton, who passed away at 80, highlighting her advocacy for literacy and education. The show then covers international news: US Treasury sanctions targeting entities tied to Iranian oil smuggling and nuclear procurement, Pakistan's efforts to broker US-Iran peace talks, and China-India border negotiations. A segment on the Democratic Socialists of America examines the movement's growing influence within Democratic politics.

The host shifts to health and workplace safety topics, including a study linking a common erectile dysfunction drug to increased glaucoma risk. Labor news dominates the second half: a USMCA labor dispute resolution with a Mexican auto parts manufacturer, a Wisconsin food manufacturer fined after three worker deaths from industrial kettle explosions, and multiple child labor violations at restaurants in Tennessee and South Carolina involving minors operating hazardous equipment and working illegal hours. The host discusses employer liability, exempt vs. non-exempt employee classifications, and the importance of documenting management authority to avoid personal liability.

The episode closes with EPA updates: new lead-in-drinking-water guidance, a gasoline supply waiver to lower prices before midterms, PCB sampling in Montana rivers, and the deletion of multiple Superfund sites from the National Priorities List following successful cleanups.

www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Music:

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl , , , , ,

08/24/2026

Safety Wars 8-19-2026 AI Data Centers, Flock Cameras, and the War on Common Sense

Summary:

This episode of Safety Wars covers a wide-ranging mix of safety culture, tech policy, and current events. Jim opens with disclaimers and housekeeping before discussing how to handle difficult or psychopathic personalities in the workplace—stressing immediate, professional responses rather than escalating to HR.

The show moves into news headlines: Iran weighing strikes on U.S. assets in Europe, Harry and Meghan's return to the UK, a Meta whistleblower alleging child safety was deprioritized, and a breakthrough personalized cancer vaccine from Moderna and Merck.

Jim then pivots to AI's societal impact—warning that AI erodes critical thinking and writing skills, citing an MIT study on reduced brain activity among AI-assisted writers. He critiques tech companies' community "buy-in" campaigns for data centers, drawing a skeptical parallel to Atlantic City's failed casino jobs promises, questioning whether local Georgia residents actually have the skills for promised AI jobs, and predicting AI will ultimately replace many jobs, including his own field of safety.

The episode closes with an investigation into Flock Safety's AI-powered surveillance cameras, controversial for tracking individuals beyond license plates, and a call for public transparency and reciprocal oversight of police. He wraps with news on a former Fauci aide's guilty plea and a new FDA commissioner nominee.

www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Music:

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl , , , ,

08/24/2026

Safety Wars 8-18-2026
Don't Rock the Safety Boat: Confronting Bullies, Big Fines, and the AI Confidence Gap

**Summary:**

This episode of Safety Wars opens with a call to speak up—both in society and on the job—before diving into news headlines covering Iran-U.S. tensions, the Meta youth mental health trial, and Ukraine's drone strikes on Moscow. The host then shifts to the core theme: safety professionals often become "victims of their own success," letting bullying or intimidation from workers go unaddressed because past professionals stayed silent. Through personal anecdotes—including turning a complainer's own NFPA objections back on him and confronting a job-site intimidator named John—the host argues problems must be handled immediately, not deferred, and that AI shouldn't replace the human skill of thinking on your feet. The episode closes with a rundown of major OSHA enforcement actions: a $3.5 million chemical spill case in Texas, a fatal crawl-space excavation death, confined space and fall protection violations, a fatal tanker asphyxiation, and a Maine pulp mill fire that killed two workers with hydrogen sulfide exposure, plus a new OSHA–Coast Guard maritime safety agreement. The throughline: proactive confrontation and real safety management beat paperwork and after-the-fact fines.

www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Music:

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl , , , , , ,

08/12/2026

Summary: This Safety Wars episode covers Trump's executive order overhauling childhood vaccine recommendations, splitting the MMR shot into three doses and cutting recommended vaccines from 18 to 11. Only six vaccines retain full recommendations. Critics like Senator Bill Cassidy call the order unscientific and dangerous, while the White House cites comparisons to peer nations.

The host revisits a December 2025 hepatitis B deep dive, since ACIP recently ended universal birth-dose vaccination for infants of hepatitis B-negative mothers, shifting to individual decision-making. He reviews hepatitis B basics, declining infection rates since 1991, and CDC's rationale.

He also presents a strongly-worded counterargument from Jake Scott (Genetic Literacy Project), warning that screening gaps, missed diagnoses, and administrative friction could cause thousands of new pediatric infections, cancers, and deaths, especially among underserved families. The episode closes questioning whether declining trust in public health institutions—accelerated since COVID—is worsening amid these controversial policy shifts, encouraging listeners to consult their own healthcare providers rather than take a firm stance.\

For all your safety needs give us a call at 845-269-5772 or [email protected]. www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

Music:
Love is a Safe Workplace (c) Jim Poesl
Don’t Rock the Safety Boat (c) Jim Poesl
Front Page Pulse, Jim Poesl, 6a19097bb3e919218f59a681 (c) Jim Poesl
Safety Professionals, Get Off Your Knees!, Jim Poesl 695f0b5368eab6e0057ca0d6 (c) Jim Poesl
I Can’t Drive 55, (c)2025 Jim Poesl
The Kiss of Safety, (c) 2026 Jim Poesl

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl , , , , ,

08/06/2026

Title: Beyond the Building Codes: Insurance, Risk, and Resilience with Dawn Becker
Summary:
Jim (Safety FM) welcomes back insurance industry veteran Dawn Becker (VP, Acrisure) for a wide-ranging conversation on risk, liability, and safety. They open by revisiting the Champlain Towers collapse and other structural failures (parking garages, aging infrastructure) to discuss how building loads, materials, and deferred maintenance create hidden liability. The conversation moves into insurance fundamentals — adequate coverage limits, third-party litigation funding, negligence vs. gross negligence, and roof/shingle claims — before shifting to wildfire and storm resilience, covering Firewise communities, defensible space, chimney inspections for a log cabin, and lessons from California and Florida communities that engineered their way around disaster.
A major thread is AI's growing role in insurance and safety: drone roof inspections, AI-driven underwriting, and the risks of over-trusting AI outputs (including a live demo showing AI gave technically correct-but-context-wrong safety data). Both speakers agree AI is a useful tool but can't replace human judgment, field experience, or in-person relationship-building. They close with personal stories — teaching kids entrepreneurship and safety habits (fire exits at hotels), a favorite "lucky find" story about solving a work problem with a random book, and reflections on how AI and interpersonal connection intersect in the safety and insurance professions.

www.safetywars.com. www.jamespoesl.com

https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Music:

Pond5.com Licenses
Falling, 25821615, Eric B.
USA National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner Use), 155546928 Supernova Music
Matrix, 166797566, Encomia
Music: Safety Warriors, The Music of Safety Wars Volume 1 (c) copyright 2026 James Poesl poesl, , , technical, , Allen

12/28/2025