The Canary Report: Safety & Risk Management · 2026-01-27 · 38 min
"I've been and seen 400 page safety manuals. I'm like, dude, nobody reads these. If we can make it relatable, if we can make it consumable for the people so that if you don't have to think as hard, it makes sense.” Josh Brown, VP of OHS at B&S Site Development In this episode of The Canary Report: Safety & Risk Management , I sit down with Josh Brown , VP of OHS at B&S Site Development , for a grounded, honest conversation about what real safety leadership actually looks like in the field. As organisations scale across regions and complexity grows, Josh makes a compelling case for why empathy, presence, and practicality matter more than bloated manuals and checkbox compliance. We talk about walking the job, listening to crews, and designing safety programmes that people will actually use, not just sign off on. Josh also shares how he scaled a safety function from a one-person role to a 30-person team in under two years, without losing trust or burning people out. This is a conversation about leading humans, not enforcing rules, about turning safety from an obligation into an advantage. If you’re building, scaling, or rethinking your safety approach, this one’s for you.
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