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Fatality Free Future® Podcast
The program and podcast for safety
We want to see a world where people go to work and come home safely every day.
Over the past decade, more than 1,880 people have lost their lives to traumatic injuries in Australian workplaces. More than 1.16 million workers have made serious compensation claims involving extended time off work (Safe Work Australia, 2024).
We believe these incidents are not inevitable. With the right focus, strategies, and support, they are preventable.
Our mission is simple. To help individuals and organisations focus on what really matters, building safer routines, stronger strategies, and ultimately, saving lives.
The Fatality Free Future® podcast is hosted by Safety Leadership Coach John Barclay and Content Developer Holly Ferguson. We discuss with experts SIF history, ideas and research while providing practical examples, hearing real-world examples and imparting tangible take-aways for listeners to implement in their workplace.
Bookmark the Fatality Free Future® page for quick access to episodes and all the tools and materials we talk about in each episode. barclayss.com/fatality-free-future/
Fatality Free Future® Podcast
Latest Episodes
Seeing Only 45%: The Hidden Gap in Hazard Recognition
In this episode of the Fatality Free Future podcast, John Barclay and Holly Ferguson talk with Alan Stevenson about why even experienced supervisors only identify around 45% of workplace hazards. They explore a practical hazard typology (obviou...
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Rethinking Pre‑Employment Medicals: Mark Armstrong on Fit4Work
In this episode of the Fatality Free Future podcast, John Barclay and Holly Ferguson speak with Mark Armstrong, founder of the Fit4Work screening tool and a specialist in physical performance and ergonomics. Mark shares how a client’s frustrati...
Five Brave Seconds: Theo Venter on Safety, Survival and Purpose
Survivor and safety speaker Theo Venter joins John Barclay and Holly Ferguson to share how a routine job and a split-second decision led to a 22,000-volt electrocution that should have killed him. Theo talks through the moment he ignored his gu...
The Incident That Changed Everything: John Barclay’s Story
In this Season 3 opener of the Fatality Free Future podcast, Holly Ferguson speaks with John Barclay as he revisits the workplace fatality that reshaped his life and career. John shares his experience as a young emergency responder, the impact ...
Safety 1, Safety 2, HOP & More: Is there a right choice? | Fatality Free Future S2 #12
In the Season 2 finale, we explore the growing noise in the safety space as different principles such as HOP, New View, Safety Differently, and many others continue to emerge. This conversation unpacks the confusion that can arise when multiple...