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Episode 289: Did you know that 300,000 people are expected to be in Portage County, OH, for the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th, 2024? Local emergency management professionals are expecting more traffic and potential cell phone disruptions.
McKenzie Villatoro, the EM Specialist and LEPC Information Coordinator for the Portage County EMA, joined us to chat about the solar eclipse and share some safety tips to keep in mind for this once in a lifetime event.
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Connect with Portage Prepares on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/PortagePrepares
Connect with Portage Prepares on X (Twitter) at: https://twitter.com/PortagePrep
For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com/

Episode 288: Allison Sharer, Senior Consultant at Working Partners, and Katie Szumigala, Training Coordinator at Safex, joined us to talk about new drug trends threatening Ohio's workplaces and give us a preview of their 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation.




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For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/
To contact Allison, visit Working Partners website at: https://www.workingpartners.com/
To contact Katie, visit Safex's website at: https://www.safex.us/
For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at: https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com/

Episode 287: Public speaking is one of the biggest fears of safety professionals. Rachel Ippolito of Rippolito Strategies joined us to give a few tips & tricks and provide a preview of her 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation.




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For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/
To learn more about Rachel, check out the Rippolito Strategies website at: https://www.rippolitostrategies.com/
For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com/

Episode 286: Thomas Beers is the EMS Program Manager for the Cleveland Clinic and a Full-time Firefighter/Fire Investigator in Cleveland Heights. He joined us on our podcast to give us a preview of his 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, The First Response to Human Trafficking. 
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For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/
You can connect with Thomas on Twitter (X) at: https://twitter.com/OneTallMedic
Visit the Cleveland Clinic Emergency Medical Services Education website at: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/ems
For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com/

Episode 285: Tommie Jo Brode is the President of Venice Solutions Group LLC, a practicing lawyer and business consultant. She joined us on our podcast to give us a preview of her 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, Effective Written Communication in the Workplace.
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For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/
To contact Tommie Jo, please visit Venice Solutions Group's website at: https://venicesolutionsgroup.com/
For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com/

Episode 284: Randy Anderson is the co-founder of E3 Professional Trainers, LLC. He joined us on our podcast to give us a preview of his 2024 Ohio Safety Congress presentation titled, Confronting Difficult Underperformers.
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For more info on OSC24, visit the website at: https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/
To learn more about Randy, check out the E3 Professional Trainers website at: https://e3professionaltrainers.com/
For more information about the PCSC, visit their website at:  https://portagecountysafetycouncil.com/