The Shop Floor, Top Floor Talk Show: Casual Convos with Manufacturing Pros
Manufacturing leaders face daily challenges—from quality pressures to efficiency demands. This show brings real conversations from those who've solved these problems.
But behind every high-performing plant are leaders solving big problems with innovative strategies, transformative technologies, and counter-intuitive approaches that challenge the status quo.
In each episode, you'll hear candid conversations with manufacturing professionals sharing their unique perspectives on top-of-mind topics and actionable advice you can apply immediately.
Walk away with actionable ideas and new perspectives on continuous improvement, from people who truly understand your daily challenges.
The Shop Floor, Top Floor Talk Show: Casual Convos with Manufacturing Pros
Safety Third? Brutal Truths from a Career in Safety
In this episode of Shop Floor, Top Floor Talk Show, host Josh Santo sits down with Bruce Gane, Safety Manager at Morrow Steel. Together, they explore the realities of managing safety in manufacturing, where production pressures often push safety down the list of priorities. Bruce shares his approach to creating a strong safety culture—one built on open conversations with employees, careful audits, and a focus on finding and fixing root causes before they become serious issues.
Bruce explains why most injuries are preventable and why he avoids calling them accidents. He describes how real change starts when teams look beyond compliance and invite frontline workers to share ideas and concerns. Through stories from his career, Bruce highlights the challenges of balancing productivity, quality, and safety, emphasizing that companies often value output over worker well-being until it’s too late.
Throughout the conversation, Bruce offers practical advice on building trust, recognizing warning signs of poor culture, and keeping safety at the table alongside quality and productivity. His philosophy centers on listening, acting on every concern—no matter how small—and making sure everyone goes home safe at the end of the day.
