Beyond Compliance: Building a Safety Culture That Actually Protects People, Insights from Dennis Pivin

Episode notes

Confined spaces in underground infrastructure are nothing like factory floors, and treating them the same is a mistake. In this episode of The Canary Report , host Michael Zalle sits down with Dennis Pivin , Director of Health, Safety, and Environmental at NASSCO , to talk about building better safety cultures, why simulators matter, and how to actually get executives to listen. It’s about worker-first training, data that proves impact, and the human side of safety leadership. If you care about real-world risk, this one's for you. Topics that we discuss: How underground confined space risks differ from overground industrial settings Why NASSCO's new simulator represents a breakthrough in safety training The critical differences between Canadian and U.S.