Rated R Safety Show with Jay Allen

Barriers shattered and audio static burns, the broadcast signal for September 28, 2026 rips through Safety FM’s Orlando vault with zero apologies. Forget your precious protocols… This episode hijacks the corporate signal, punctures the Black Iron Prison, and pipes pure multiverse current right into your eardrums. Today, we torch bureaucracy’s comfort zone and toss out the sanitized scripts—the only thing that matters is who’s tuned in and who’s got the guts to think for themselves. If you’re ready to short out the grid and spark a low-entropy safety culture war on The Map itself, strap in.

This whole show runs on sheer operational defiance and raw psychological combustion. We gut the idea that hierarchy and endless committee layers keep you safe—they’re just high-entropy garbage stacking atop real progress. Here, the system’s rigged, and this show’s an escape plan for anyone ready to rip holes in the official map and redraw the boundaries.

Track Breakdown & Segment Notes
The Bureaucratic Intrusion: The show goes cold iron on endless organizational layering, torching the myth that more structure means more safety. When the Black Iron Prison wants you docile inside some 10-layer committee, you flip the script—new signal, new power.

Low-Entropy Safety Culture: The playbook gets rewritten for creating truly effective safety committees. It isn’t about box-ticking “compliance,” it’s about splintering the walls and letting worker energy break free from bureaucracy’s high-entropy mess.

The Map vs. Real Signal: Cutting through the noise, the episode exposes how so-called “official” solutions drive circles around the problem while the real answers come from unpredictable, often chaotic corners of the workplace—never the Map fetishists.

Feature Story News & Global Multiverse Feed
Terror Plot at the Edge: Five arrested near a US Air Force base in England, chemicals and viable devices found, with both US and UK on delta-level alert while the investigation rages [05:05].

Doomsday Rhetoric Flies: Iran’s Foreign Minister threatens “doomsday war” while dangling a diplomatic carrot and Trump shoots down proposals to reopen Hormuz [06:41].

Political Signal Distortion: Republicans scramble in Florida as once-loyal candidates scramble to distance themselves from Trump’s sinking numbers [08:04].

Bizarre Transmissions & Oddities
DIY Surgery—China Edition: Docs pull a sewing needle from a guy’s heart after he’s discovered stuffed with random metal objects, and nobody knows why [28:26].

Double Scratch-Off Chaos: North Carolina woman cracks the lottery matrix twice with identical wins off the same game, leaves probability in the dust [28:31].

Shortest Firefighter Gets the Call: A 4’5” Floridian sets a global record, crawling through the system’s tiny spaces and redefining what “fitting in” actually means [29:30].

The Bass Fishing Blackout: One unlucky angler ends up minus a leg after a freak infection in Florida turns a family outing into a grind against survival and GoFundMe economics [31:09].

Chapter Timestamps
00:00 - Intro & Multiverse Broadcast
05:05 - Feature Story News: Terror Plot and Global Tension
08:04 - US Political Meltdown & Campaign Ads
15:27 - US Embassy Security Alert & ATM Fee Settlement
19:02 - Bill Gates on AI Extinction Risk
25:31 - Fetterman’s Party Switch Blunder
28:26 - DIY Surgery and Oddball Lottery Wins
29:30 - Shortest Firefighter & Record Breakers
31:09 - Flesh-Eating Bacteria Nightmare
32:32 - Main Story: Safety Committees vs. The System

Reference Architecture & Production Sources
This broadcast seamlessly decodes and cross-references operational data, audio logs, and systemic literature across the following source files:

The Signal Transmission Trilogy by J. Allen, PhD

The Tao of JKD by Bruce Lee

My Big TOE Trilogy by Thomas Campbell

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick

Select news and stories provided by The Morning Skoop.

Music Attribution & Audio Clearance
Music featured throughout this broadcast (Intro, Mid-Show, and Outro) is fully cleared and broadcast-ready under the following master network file:
Artist Name: Hue Hinton

Song Name: Better Late Than Never

License #: 4182387143

Creators and Guests

Host
Jay Allen, Ph.D.
Jay Allen, Ph.D., is challenging the traditional safety narrative. As the founder of Safety FM and host of the Rated R Safety Show, he explores the messy, unfiltered reality of workplace culture and human behavior.

What is Rated R Safety Show with Jay Allen?

Finally, a safety show with the balls to call it exactly as it is. Rated R Safety Show is an unfiltered, no-holds-barred look at what it actually takes to lead safety culture in the modern industrial world. Hosted by Jay Allen, Ph.D., this show is strictly intended for mature audiences who are tired of corporate PR and boring compliance checklists.

We tear down the wall on what really happens on the front lines of EHS (Environmental Health and Safety), Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), risk management, and workplace safety leadership. No filters, no sanitized corporate-speak—just raw, real conversations about human performance, organizational failure, and the messy reality of keeping people alive on the job.

If you are a safety professional, an EHS director, or a leader looking for real-world strategies without the corporate fluff, you’ve found your home.

Hit subscribe to join the conversation that corporate legal departments don't want you to hear.

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Speaker A [00:00:05]:
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Neha Punia [00:00:13]:
Stand still.

Speaker C [00:01:33]:
The following program is rated MALSV. It contains strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It is intended only for mature audiences.

Speaker D [00:01:40]:
Finally, a show with the balls to call it like it is.

Speaker C [00:01:46]:
Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM.

Speaker E [00:01:49]:
Countdown to audio torture.

Speaker A [00:01:53]:
The Rated R Safety Show starts in 3, 2, 1.

Speaker E [00:02:00]:
Ah, let the eardrum pain begin.

Speaker C [00:02:06]:
Forget the corporate bullshit. This is the Rated R Safety Show with your host, Dr., uh, it doesn't matter who the host is. Oh, you know it already.

Speaker D [00:02:19]:
It does not matter who the host is. What has always mattered is who the listeners are. Anyways, today's Monday, September the 28th. of 2026, and we are broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida, and coming across the multiverse known as Safety FM and then hanging out with our friends and colleagues over there. Radiohead, USA, Canada, UK. Oh yes, that's the way that it goes. We're doing all the fun stuff, hanging out with the people over there because, you know, it's always a fun time when we get to do that. No doubt about that one. So with that being said, well, how are things? How has, um, how was the weekend for you? Were you able to do anything, um, that you enjoyed? Did you get to do anything that was exciting? Did you get to do anything out of the ordinary? Hopefully the answer to all of them was yes. So with that being said, let's talk about what we do here. Our show consists of safety and the news, news and safety. That is exactly what we do. That is what we talk about, and that's kind of how we handle the bulk of our show. So with that being said, I do have some, uh, professional broadcasters that come in, talk about what the hell's going on inside of the world of the multiverse, and then I kind of go from there. I come in at some point, talk about some level of a main story, and then we run, run, run, run, run, run. Yep, that's the whole kit and caboodle. So with that being said, Why don't we do this? Why don't we let you know that if you're interested in getting in contact with the show, interacting with us is the way that I like to put it, is go to callinradio.com. That's callinradio.com. Once you get there, audio, video, and text messaging, that is the options of the things that are available to do. And then we kind of go from there. What do you think? I'm just asking because it always becomes an interesting scenario. In regards to the things that happen. I'm not joking. So go there, um, and take a look around. Audio, video, text messaging. I get a prompt over here on the screen, lets me know. All you have to do is go to callinradio.com and that'll get everything moving and grooving. So with that being said, why don't we go ahead and, um, do this? Why don't I go ahead and bring in my friends from Feature Story News? Let them tell us about what the hell is going on inside of the world of the multiverse, and then we just get rolling. I think that that's the best part of the plan of what we can do. So let's do that right now because they're already waiting.

Speaker E [00:05:01]:
Here is the news on the Rated R Safety Show.

Neha Punia [00:05:04]:
From Feature Story News in New Delhi, I'm Neha Punia. 5 men have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack close to an airbase in England used by the US Air Force in its war against Iran. Authorities are investigating a possible link to Tehran, though the police operation was reportedly not based on advance intelligence. Ollie Barrett has more from London.

Ollie Barrett [00:05:27]:
Thousands of residents spending Sunday night away from their homes, having been evacuated. We are told by Gloucestershire Police that they received a call in the early hours of Sunday morning, local time, suggesting that there were 3 vehicles moving suspiciously in some way towards RAF Fairford. them to launch their policing operation. 5 men were arrested initially on suspicion of explosives offenses, but they were later rearrested on suspicion of the preparation of a terrorist act of some sort. Now, the UK's terrorism legislation means that those men can be held in custody without being charged for up to 14 days. Police very much stressing that investigations are ongoing and they are asking the public not to speculate about the case. But we have been hearing from US President Donald Trump with his suggestions that these were individuals potentially that had been being tracked by the Americans and the British for some time, that they were potentially preparing some kind of major plot.

Neha Punia [00:06:41]:
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned he is prepared for fighting with the United States to resume even as it leads to what he called a doomsday war, while saying Tehran remains open to a diplomatic resolution. The remarks made to NBC over the weekend came after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Nick Harper has more from Washington, D.C.

Nick Harper [00:07:05]:
Abbas Araghchi has been speaking to U.S. media, including NBC, and saying that Iran is ready for a return to conflict, saying that it's even prepared if it comes to a doomsday war. However, the foreign minister also pushing diplomacy and pushing it into Donald Trump's court, saying it is up to the president to choose. But as we know, President Trump has been putting out mixed signals, talking about the possibility of diplomacy but also suggesting that he might be ready to annihilate Iran and that he might be ready to return to a bombing campaign. So as it stands, really no moving forward in terms of that proposal.

Neha Punia [00:07:42]:
More than 60 people have died in India and Nepal in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall. And India's Uttar Pradesh state authorities say rescue operations continue. Nepal, which is still recovering from devastating flash floods that killed thousands last month, is now seeing water levels rising in major rivers and tributaries. From bureaus worldwide, this is FSN.

Simon Marks [00:08:04]:
With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks. Today, the campaign ad that speaks volumes about the crisis facing Republican candidates in America's midterms. If there was one state the party did not think it would have any difficulty dominating, It's Florida. And if there's one district there where at the start of the year they thought everything was fine, it's the one in Miami where Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar is seeking reelection. She won it with a 20-point margin 2 years ago. But now, with Trump's standing among Americans cratering, she is bailing on him.

Speaker I [00:08:39]:
Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far. Be careful what your advisors are telling you about immigration policy. The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today. You can be for immigration what Lincoln was for slavery and Reagan was for communism. I'm not talking about giving them amnesty. I'm talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land. And only you can do that.

Simon Marks [00:09:05]:
She's not the only one making 11th-hour efforts to separate herself from the president. Byron Donalds, hoping to replace Ron DeSantis as Florida's Republican governor, last week removed virtually all references to Trump from his campaign website. Which is quite a thing, given that in 2023, he was one of the frontrunners in the race to become the president's running mate. If Republicans are in trouble in Florida, they may be in trouble everywhere. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks.

Neha Punia [00:09:35]:
The main news again. 5 men have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack close to an airbase in England used by the US Air Force in its war against Iran. Iran says it's prepared for prolonged fighting with the US but says only a diplomatic solution can end the conflict, even as Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz but says he expects more talks. And that is the latest feature story news. Neha Punia reporting.

Speaker A [00:10:03]:
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Nick Harper [00:10:07]:
What?

Speaker A [00:10:07]:
This has to be an error. That host is not a radio god. Anyways, this is the Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM.

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Speaker E [00:14:52]:
Hello. We at Safety FM are not responsible for what this idiot behind the microphone is saying.

Speaker J [00:15:05]:
He is trying to be entertaining.

Speaker E [00:15:08]:
Rated R safety show.

Speaker D [00:15:10]:
Oh, sounds like a good plot, that's for sure. Anyways, let's continue talking about some things that are going on inside of the world of the multiverse, uh, because that's what we do around here. So let's start talking right away about some of the major news stories that are going around inside of the world out there. So let's do that right now. The U.S. Embassy in the UK is urging Americans to exercise caution after 5 men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of preparing for a terrorist act targeting the US military base. Police were alerted around 12:45 AM after a local resident reported seeing men behaving suspiciously around 3 white vans near the base. Authorities say that later they found viable devices and chemicals inside of the vehicle. About 85 nearby homes were evacuated As armed police, counterterrorism officers, and military bomb disposal teams searched the area. The bomb disposal robot was, uh, seen examining the vans yesterday. President Trump praised British authorities, saying that the suspects had been under investigation and were allegedly looking to do big damage to the base. British police say that the situation is now believed to be contained, but the investigation remains ongoing. RAF Fairford, uh, has been, uh, placed on Delta Alert, the highest U.S. military threat level that, that exists. Security also says that, um, reportedly has been— that has been— security has been increased at the American bases in Britain, including RAF. Authorities are urging the public not to speculate while the investigation is determined exactly what the suspects were allegedly planning. So there you go. I mean, it gets interesting quick. Let's not lie here in regards to the things that are going on, because you take a look around and go, oh, that, that changed from what one expected. So there you go. A lot of stuff going on inside of the multiverse. I guess we're gonna have to see that one as things continue on, because if not, we're gonna be sitting here going, I don't know exactly what's going on. So take a listen to this one. Millions of Americans could be eligible for a piece of a proposed $167.5 million Visa-Mastercard settlement over fees charged for independent ATMs. The lawsuit alleges that rules from Visa and Mastercard prevented independent ATM operators from offering lower fees when transactions could have been routed through competing networks, potentially resulting in its consumers paying more than its its own, for paying for its own, for their own cash, which has always been the ATM issue. Visa and MasterCard deny wrongdoing but agreed to settle without admitting liability. The settlement covers qualifying ATM transactions. Are you ready for this? Because I hope you're sitting. From October 24, 2007 through August 14, 2026. So you have a 19-year coverage there. You may qualify, um, if you paid an access fee of Independent ATM and your bank didn't, uh, fully reimburse you. Credit card transactions, prepaid cards, and cash advances aren't included. There is no payout— there is no set payout. You share— your share will depend on the number of valid claims and qualifying transactions. Claims must be filed by February 10th, 2027. So how long do you keep records for is going to be really the thing there, because there's just no other way to think about it.

Nick Harper [00:18:54]:
Duh.

Speaker D [00:18:55]:
It's one of those weird things entirely in regards to what is going on. So here you go, take a listen to this one. Bill Gates is warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence could create enormous risk if the technology falls into the wrong hands. During an appearance on Meet the Press, the Microsoft co-founder said that AI could potentially contribute in Contribute to events resulting in billions of deaths, particularly if people with malicious intentions use the increasingly powerful AI tools. Gates said that one major concern is the difficulty of distinguishing legitimate scientific research from work that could be used for biological weapons. He argued that sophisticated AI systems should be closely monitored, with records kept on how they're being used. Gates called the U.S. to take the lead in establishing safeguards. While noting that, uh, regulating AI safety is a separate issue from the larger debate over whether the development of the technology should be slowed. So what do you think here? I mean, it's getting to the point that these conversations seem to get stranger and stranger as we are, um, going. So I'm wondering, are we at the point that you have to start considering a lot of this stuff? Like, do you put these safeguards that a lot of people are calling for, or are we going to be looking at a scenario here in the not too distant future and go, oh yeah, we probably should have listened to that person because, well, it definitely seems like they know what they were talking about and we absolutely did the wrong thing in regards of what needed to be done. It seems like it goes that route. But I could be absolutely wrong.

Speaker E [00:20:44]:
We at Safety FM are not responsible for what this idiot behind the microphone is saying. He is trying to be entertaining. Rated R safety show.

Speaker D [00:20:55]:
I'm just saying, just something to think about. Don't hate me for it.

Speaker E [00:21:00]:
Who truly cares what this guy has to say? Who gives a shit? Rated R safety show.

Speaker D [00:21:06]:
Okay, so there you go. I guess Yes, it's a double whammy kind of morning when it comes to that stuff. Okay, so let's continue talking about some other things. The White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One as a TV pool network covering the President Trump trip to Tennessee on Saturday. CNN confirmed that it was removed from the scheduled rotation of networks providing pooled television coverage of the president because there is limited space for reporters and equipment on presidential trips. turns providing video that is then shared with other news organizations. The move comes amid escalating fight between the Trump administration and several news organizations. Last week, the White House banned CNN, Politico, and MSNBC from its grounds. A federal judge later ordered that the administration to restore their credentials, ruling Thursday that the outlets' exclusion violated due process rights. However, the ruling did not address the separate decision to remove CNN from the television pool after CNN was taken out of the rotation. CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox declined to take its place. The networks' decisions effectively suspended the normal pool television coverage for much of the week, leaving significantly less video of the president's White House activities available to the broader news media. Now, with CNN being excluded from the TV pool, the Trump's Tennessee trip The dispute over access to the president is continuing even after the judge ordered the White House to restore the network's credentials. So there you go. Wasn't it last week too, Trump TV announced, and I'm not joking.

Speaker K [00:22:53]:
Duh.

Speaker D [00:22:53]:
Well, not like Ed TV from like the old movie that came out a long time ago, but I mean, it gets interesting. Oh, you don't want to cover it the way that I want you to do it? Okay, I'll just create my own TV network. I mean, it sounded a lot like that. I could be absolutely wrong. But it's just weird. A lot of stuff gets weird in regards to what we're, um, looking at. So there you go.

Speaker L [00:23:15]:
Okay.

Speaker D [00:23:15]:
Texas defensive star Colin Simmons apologized for the bizarre celebration during Saturday night's game against Tennessee, resulting in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. But the Longhorns coach Steve made it clear that he wasn't about to destroy the sophomore over that. Simmons appeared to sack Tennessee's quarterback Faison Brandon on the 3rd down, which would have forced A 4th and 29. Instead, Simmons stood over Brandon and pretended to urinate on the field. Officials immediately flagged him for simulating using the restroom, wiping out the defensive stop. The moment happened with President Trump in attendance at the stadium following the dramatic Air Force One flyover and a huge reception from the crowd. ABC's announcers Kirk Heppett and Chris Fowler— yeah, Chris Fowler—

Speaker E [00:24:03]:
Fowler.

Speaker D [00:24:04]:
were highly critical of the celebration. Kirk called it an absolute idiotic move while Chris said that it was about as vulgar as it gets. So there you go. So they said that the player needed to clean up his act. Said that the team had specifically talked about controlling its emotions and not getting caught up in the crowd, calling Simmons' celebration an example of exactly what they had warned against. The coaches pulled Simmons from the game and addressed the situation with him and then went back in. And Simmons responded to the field with 5 sacks. 5 sacks. That was pretty cool, Zacharian said. Simmons later apologized for the celebration, saying that he got caught up in the moment and feeling myself. Texas ultimately held on to win, handling Tennessee its first— or handling— handing Tennessee its first loss and improving 4-0.

Speaker J [00:24:58]:
I—

Speaker D [00:24:59]:
hold on. I don't understand this excitement here. So you were so excited that you thought that the best way to celebrate was insinuating that you were peeing on someone?

Speaker E [00:25:14]:
Okay.

Speaker D [00:25:15]:
I guess, um, things sometimes get extremely weird.

Speaker A [00:25:18]:
You are listening to something magical. You're listening to the Rated R Safety Show.

Speaker D [00:25:25]:
Okay, so let's start talking right away about some other stuff that is going on inside of this multiverse of ours. No doubt there. Senator John Fetterman had, um, an awkward political slip while, um, while speaking on Saturday at the Texas Tribune Festival. During a discussion, the Pennsylvania Democrat accidentally referred to himself as a lifelong Republican. The moderator quickly reminded him that he is is in fact a Democrat. Fetterman, who is known for occasionally breaking, uh, breaking with members of his own party, appeared to realize his mistake immediately and put his hand over his head after the comment. The senator has long been considered an unconventional Democrat, frequently taking positions that differ from the party on certain issues. But for a moment at the festival, he apparently switched teams, at least verbally. Take a listen.

John Smalls [00:26:15]:
Hindi from Dallas, and they asked, why not become an independent?

Speaker D [00:26:20]:
Because I'm a lifelong Republican.

John Smalls [00:26:23]:
Democrat.

Speaker D [00:26:25]:
That's a moment right there that's clippable, ladies and gentlemen.

John Smalls [00:26:32]:
Circulate.

Speaker D [00:26:33]:
Go, go, go. Internet, spin wildly.

John Smalls [00:26:36]:
Wildly spin, internet.

Speaker D [00:26:38]:
Yeah, I guarantee you that's going to break through. That'll get clipped. Yeah, I'm a lifelong Democrat, though. Yeah, even after he did the correction, he almost screwed it up again, which is kind of funny. I mean, don't get me wrong. It's just one of those weird things in life. So there you go. Okay. So I don't feel comfortable doing this because I think it's just silly. Football scores are out for yesterday. If you want to see who won, I guess look for it. Because I mean, I don't know. There's so many football games that happened. I really just don't want to spend the next 5 minutes just going over all that. Sorry. That's just kind of the way that it goes. But let's talk into some weird stuff because if we want to talk about some odd stories, yeah, we can do those. Odd stories I love. Serious stories get me kind of weird. Okay, a 35-year-old man in China went to a hospital because he was having trouble urinating and noticed blood in his urine. His doctor ordered imaging and made a startling discovery. Multiple needle-like metal objects were lodged through his body, including one that had pierced the sac surrounding his heart. Doctors believed that the man had inserted objects into himself, although he was unable to explain how they got there. He had previously undergone treatment to have foreign objects removed from his abdomen, Surgeons successfully removed a 1.4-inch sewing needle from around his heart. The corded needle had apparently been there for some time and had caused damage. The doctor decided to monitor other objects rather than risk additional complications by removing them. The man was discharged 9 days later after the surgery, and his heart function had recovered in 9 months of follow-up. So there you go. That's, that's definitely, uh, An interesting one. So there you go. I don't know, it's a weird one. It's a weird one. Okay, let's continue talking about some other stuff. Lou and Chico from Lexington, North Carolina had apparently figured out something the rest of us haven't. When you win $100,000 on a scratch-off, maybe you should buy the same ticket again. Chico recently bought Ruby Red 7 scratch-off while shopping at the Food Lion and Winston-Salem and won another $100,000. The crazy part, she had already won $100,000 playing that exact same game in August of 2025. Chico says that she has been thrilled to death and chalked it all up to luck. Her second win came— gave her $72,016 after state and federal taxes, which was actually more than what she took home her first win. when she won the $100,000. The first time she won, Chico used the money to help her 4 grandchildren. This time she says that she and her husband are planning to put the money towards a beach vacation. So I guess that's the way to look at it. Okay, let's continue talking. Let's do that thing. Welcome to Florida. WTF. Okay, take a listen to this one real quick. A Florida firefighter is officially the shortest woman in in the profession according to the Guinness World Records, and she has— her size has never stopped her from doing the job. At 4 feet 5 inches, the firefighter has spent the past 5 years working in St. Pete Beach, Florida, and previously was working in the corporate world. She had— she said her fellow firefighters originally encouraged her to join the department, and her, uh, record-setting height eventually became something of a running joke. And around the firehouse. When a firefighter decided to actually look up whether, uh, the Guinness World Records for the shortest firefighter that was a female, there was. And after a formal measuring, uh, process, she discovered that she qualified. Her height can actually be taken advantage of the job. She says that being smaller makes it easier to crawl through windows, squeeze into tight attic spaces, and maneuver in places where Taller firefighters might, um, have a harder time. That doesn't mean the job is easy. She still runs into burning buildings, carries heavy equipment, and works in extreme conditions. Her fellow firefighters have nicknamed her Spider Monkey. I hope that's a term of endearment because she can climb in and about anything when the job requires it. She said that, uh, she hopes her record encourages other people not to let their physical stature Determine, um, what they can accomplish. So there you go. Let's keep it here in Florida for a moment. A Florida man's fishing trip with his family turned into a life-changing medical ordeal after he was, uh, contacted a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria infection that eventually led him to an amputation of his leg. Ben West was fishing near St. Joe's along the Intracoastal Waterways in August of 2025 when he believes his rubber boots rubbed the skin on the leg raw, creating an opening for bacteria to enter. His leg began swelling dramatically, leading to multiple hospitalizations as doctors battled the infection. After more than a year of complications, West ultimately had to have his leg amputated. The ordeal also left West unable to work, creating significant financial pressure for him and his family as he had to rebuild his life. His family established a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the mounting expenses associated with the medical treatment and recovery. That is an odd one. Let's just be realistic. That is a pure odd one, not something that you would, um, expect to happen out of the blue. But it is definitely one of those things that we get to talk about. Man, what a weird time that is for sure. There is no information directly about the GoFundMe besides what is stated there that I just told you. Okay, so with that being said, Let's do it. Let's do that thing because it is 32 minutes past the top of the hour. Why don't we go ahead and get into that thing that we call our main story? Because it seems the time to do that right now.

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Here is our main story on the Rated R Safety Show.

Speaker D [00:32:46]:
Okay, so let's talk about it. Let's talk about how, um, some of the stuff goes. Let's talk about some of the establishment pieces. Let's talk about some of the things things that happen inside of the workplace that sometimes we have a hard time talking about. And maybe that is the reason why we're here today to have the conversation. So, I got a question for you. How structured is your organization? Like, is there layers and layers and layers and layers and layers of structure? Like, I've told you in the past here, as we are hanging out, that I used to have a safety committee that I got to report to or got to share information with, and then a risk committee, and then I had the executive board. So that's kind of how it would go for me. I would go boom, boom, boom. So boom, boom, boom, boom. And keep in mind that in part of being part of the safety committee, I never wanted to lead the damn thing out. The reason that I say that though, the reason that I didn't want to lead the safety committee is because I wanted other people's aspects in regards of talking about it. So, I never wanted to be the main person inside of the safety committee. I just wanted to be part of the safety committee, even though I was the highest-rated person inside of the organization for safety. But I didn't want that responsibility because I wanted to hear how other people were seeing things. And the reason that I'm bringing this up this morning in talking about this, because I think safety committees are important. And I think that they need to be established, not just places for to have conversations, but actual structure. And when I talk about structure, I'm talking about actual minutes. I'm talking about follow-up to the minutes to the next meeting and an actual established timed guideline, meaning that if you're having a safety committee meeting, it has to have set times. So meaning, hey, we're having a meeting between 9 and 10, and 10 o'clock is the cutoff time. It's not, hey, we can extend longer. Those meetings that last super-ass long, that go way past their time, is just a bunch of bullshit. But we'll leave that for a different conversation. But well-established guidelines in regards to when they're supposed to be done. And the reason that this structure needs to be in place is because this is a place where you're able to talk as an organization because it's mostly people in the organization. And it's mostly, if you picked it out right, hopefully it's randos, meaning just random people throughout different departments throughout the organization. If you're able to do this, to have the conversation, and it's not really a bitching session or a complaining session, it is a session to have a conversation of what exactly is going on when it comes to some of the safety aspects. Don't get me wrong, some operation things creep in in there because they kind of go hand in hand, and let's just be realistic about it.

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Speaker D [00:35:39]:
So this is where the conversation needs to go. The conversation needs to go somewhere where when you're having these discussions, things can move forward. And if you don't do it in that format, it becomes extremely strange. If not, it just becomes another meeting where people are complaining at. So what you want to do here is have this structure and really open it up. I'm going to tell you that the, normally the first couple of ones suck. They just do. They don't go well. People are not sure what the hell's going on, and that's okay. And as you establish these safety committees, make sure that they're open enough where people are able to talk. Remember, notes can be taken and it does not have to be discussed on who quote unquote said the thing. If it needs to be secretive. Now, in regards of safety committees, a good committee will rotate their people out ever so frequently. I normally ask them for a commitment of a year, and we normally try to meet— we had it kind of in a couple of different setups. We met once a month. I've also had some where they were once a quarter. And the reason that we did this Is because having these conversations are so important. And sometimes we need someone to turn to, or we can go as far as saying someone to lean on, in regards of when we're having some of these structural issues that need to be repaired. And the problem that we run into is that sometimes we don't focus on the repairing portion of it. We don't focus on what is going on. So this is why these committees get put into place. And sometimes you have people inside of the organization that have a better understanding on what needs to be repaired inside of their department, opposed to it just being one of those things that they just go around going, I have no idea what's going on, let's just walk in circles. Um, and I've had people join safety committees that wanted to be there. I've had people that would join safety committees that I think they were kind of Yeah. Forced to join. And I had safety committees that people were just there because there was food available. And I get it. I mean, I get all the scenarios there in regards to doing it. But if you put value in this, if you put value on where you might see this going, I think things can change for you. But you have to see the value. If you're not looking at that, this is going to be a value add into the organization you're essentially wasting your time. And I don't want to kind of dog down on safety committees, or I don't want to hype up safety committees. I want you to understand that there is a good, perfect structure in regards to how they can be set up. Just what the understanding here is that they're not that easy to run. And sometimes some of the follow-up stuff is some of the most difficult things to do. Like, I will tell you, if you have a safety committee and you're doing a meeting Let's say in December, probably not a lot of things are going to be accomplished during that month. I'm just saying, people are just kind of gung-ho on everything that's going on within the organization, what time off looks like, and all those lines. It becomes a little bit more difficult to do. So, if you do not have a safety committee and you're looking into doing a structure for a safety committee, I would encourage you strongly To start looking into that. If you need structure, here's what I'm going to recommend to you, and I hope you're ready for it. The first Tuesday of every month, there's a call that takes place. If you go to a website called hopphub.org, that's hopphub.org. Do not go to the .com because you'll end up on a beer website. But if you go to .org, The first Tuesday of every month, they do a phone call at 2:00 PM Eastern time. And this phone call is kind of where some people look at foundations of safety committees. If you've never done one of these phone calls, I'm going to encourage you strongly to go to that website. Matt Florio and Andrea Baker actually do this call, that normally are the ones that are hosting it. And they will ask the question, what do you want to talk about? And they spend an hour with a group of people that will go in. Look at that call if you do not have a good structure in regards of your safety committee, and take a look at that as the first time and let me know what you think. I think you'd be amazed on what comes out of that call, and maybe that structure that they use there could be what the structure of your next safety committee could look like.

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Okay, here we are, 45 minutes past the top of the hour, hanging out on this lovely Monday, September the 28th of 2026. This is still the Raider Dar Safety Show, and we are still hanging out on Safety FM and RadioBig.fm. A lot of stuff going on inside of the world of the multiverse, no doubt about This right here, you're taking a listen to Hugh Hinton, Better Late Than Never. Songs readily available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Pandora. So there you go. We would like to thank Hugh Hinton for allowing us to play this here on the Rated R Safety Show. No doubt about that. Okay, so let's continue talking about some other things. And if— when I say that, This is what I mean. I am about to talk to you about the most important thing that I will ever tell you in my lifetime, and that's about my friends at To Write Love on Her Arms. No matter what you're facing, you deserve to be connected to help, and we want you to know that people have been where you are now and things can get better. Healing is possible. To find out more information, all you need to do is go to twloha.com. That's twloha.com. And click on the section that says Find Help. Once you get there, you're going to see information related to addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury, suicide, trauma, grief support, just to name a few. That's twloha.com, To Write Love on Her Arms. So there you go. Go there. It can change things for you. I have to tell you, by far one of the best websites that I have been to in regards of help. Seriously, just go in there, twloha.com, far right-hand side, find help, all kinds of information. If you say, hey, this is not for me, there's just stories, there's resources, there are other things on that website. Take a look around, let me know what you think. twloha.com, to write love on her arms. Anyways, before I forget, February 7th through the 10th, Global Safety Innovation Summit. Taking place in Queensland, Australia. We'll be broadcasting live from there. We'd love to see you there. By the way, there is a significant time difference in regards of it, but love— we'd love to see you there, um, in regards of what's going on. Unless you live on that side of the planet, then there's no time difference. Taking place in February, warmer one, warmer month for the area, let's be realistic. So that's kind of a cool part in regards that we'd love to see you there. They'll be doing a 3-day event. Taking place in, in that area and discovering all kinds of information, because that's what we do. We kind of just go around and talk about a whole bunch of stuff, but we will— I will be there from a broadcasting scenario, so I'll be having all kinds of fun. Would love to sit down and talk to some people while there. So if you want to find out more information, all you have to do is go to safetyinnovationsummit.org. That's safetyinnovationsummit.org.

Speaker C [00:48:55]:
Safetyinnovationsummit.org.

Speaker D [00:48:56]:
Whole rundown of the program, what's taking place. Uh, first day is that Sunday the 7th, and then we kind of just run from there. And that's this kind of the whole kit and caboodle, and it's going to be some fun times. I will tell you, they did have something called Safety Stock the last time that I was there. This is the second version of it, by the way. If that party ends up being anything like the first one was, it's gonna get scary. And I mean that in the best way possible because it was a good time. Um, live music, cool venue, all kinds of fun stuff. So there you go. Global Safety Innovation Summit. All you have to do, safetyinnovation.org. Taking place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. So there you go. A lot of stuff going on. Let's go ahead and do this. Let's bring some John Smalls into our life. Let him tell us about what the hell's going on with the Motivation Minute, and we'll have life The Motivation Minute.

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Courtesy of JaceCaseMedical.com. Today's quote was submitted by Jim. Natalie Coughlin said, without goals, training has no direction. I like this, but I'm gonna admit I've always had a little bit of a problem with goals. I worked for a great radio company in Iowa. They made us write down our goals, and I had a very candid discussion about the difference between a goal and a wish. I felt like their goals were just a nice way to describe a wish. There was very little calculation involved, but a little math. Basically, whatever you're doing, add 20% more, and boom, there's your goal. I still feel like that was more of a wish, but I had to fill out a form that showed how I was gonna get there. I'd randomly guess and hope. I was not very good at that. Instead, these days I focus less on that and more on helping my clients hit their goals. And that helps me. This has been the Motivation Minute. I'm John Small. Thanks for listening. Your favorite motivational quotes can be submitted for upcoming programs at motivationminute.org.

Speaker E [00:50:51]:
Here is the news on the Radio R Safety Show.

Speaker L [00:51:02]:
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted 6 ballistic missiles launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces as regional attacks continue amid the wider conflict involving Iran.

Speaker M [00:51:13]:
Saudi officials said the missiles were intercepted before reaching their targets, while safety alerts were issued around Jeddah and Mecca. Authorities continue monitoring threats as regional attacks intensify and threaten wider security. Benjamin Wright reporting.

Speaker L [00:51:27]:
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore White House access for CNN, MSNOW, and Politico after their credentials were revoked.

Speaker D [00:51:36]:
Judge Timothy Kelly said the journalists were denied constitutionally required due process before losing access. The administration must restore their credentials while the legal dispute over the restrictions and presidential media policies continues. Lawrence Keller reporting.

Speaker L [00:51:49]:
5 Indianapolis police officers have been charged with allegedly misusing license plate reader technology for personal reasons, according to court records released Wednesday.

Speaker D [00:52:00]:
Prosecutors said the officers used camera data to track people for purposes unrelated to police work. The cases are prompting scrutiny of safeguards around automated surveillance tools used by law enforcement. Kyle Norris reporting.

Speaker L [00:52:11]:
2 Royal Air Force pilots ejected safely before their training jet crashed in Wales, with officials saying both suffered only minor injuries.

Speaker M [00:52:19]:
The Hawk T2 aircraft came down during a training flight. After the pilots escaped and emergency crews quickly located them, investigators will examine the cause of the crash and damage on the ground. Gary Beck reporting.

Speaker L [00:52:33]:
A large structure fire in Woodridge, Illinois, Forced the closure of a major road Thursday as firefighters worked to contain flames in a residential building.

Speaker D [00:52:43]:
Officials said crews were evacuating nearby residents and asked drivers to avoid the area. Authorities had not immediately reported the cause, injuries, or the number of people affected by the fire. Liam White reporting.

Speaker L [00:52:54]:
President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House for talks focused on trade, technology, and strained relations between Washington and Beijing.

Simon Marks [00:53:04]:
Trump and Xi began meetings after a formal arrival ceremony, with artificial intelligence, tariffs, and Taiwan among the issues drawing attention. The leaders are also scheduled to attend a state dinner. Chris Anderson reporting.

Speaker L [00:53:15]:
A fire at an apartment complex in Atlanta has led to a police investigation after firefighters found a woman dead inside a smoke-damaged apartment.

Simon Marks [00:53:25]:
Firefighters responded Wednesday night after reports of a fire but found no active flames when they arrived.

Speaker D [00:53:31]:
Authorities say the woman's death is considered suspicious and remains under investigation by local agencies.

Simon Marks [00:53:37]:
Kevin Sanders reporting.

Speaker L [00:53:38]:
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims fell to 197,000 last week, the lowest level since mid-July.

Speaker K [00:53:46]:
The Labor Department reported claims declined from a revised 198,000 the previous week. The figures indicate layoffs remain historically low, even as hiring has slowed compared with earlier years. Jessica Oakley reporting.

Speaker M [00:53:59]:
And that's the latest news headlines with Alan Edwards.

Speaker C [00:54:03]:
Pop quiz, hotshot. During a heat wave, what's more important, air conditioning or air guitar?

Speaker D [00:54:15]:
Um, is it air conditioning?

Speaker C [00:54:17]:
Air guitar. The answer is always air guitar.

Speaker D [00:54:23]:
Oh yes, the answer is always air guitar. Don't doubt that by any way, shape, or form. Okay, let's talk about some things that happened back on this date. Back in 1867, Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario. Let's see, Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games. That happened in 1930. In 1944, first MTV— excuse me, first TV musical comedy takes place. In 1968, Beatles' Hey Jude single goes number 1 and stays at number 1. for 9 weeks. And in 2008, SpaceX launches its first ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1, into orbit. So there you go. Let's talk about some birthdays going on today. Turned 62. Jeffrey Jones, 80. Mira Cervino turns 59. Naomi Waps, 58. Bam Margera turns 47. And Hilary Duff She turns 39 today. So there you go. A lot of things going on inside of the world of the multiverse, that is for sure. Let's talk real quick about some things that you ought to know. Here are Friday's winning Mega Million number jackpot. It was for $277 million. Uh, let's see, it was 25, 57, 58, 67, 68, and then— and that was it. And then here's Saturday's winning Powerball numbers. Jackpot was $360 million. 14, 40, 52, 55, 57. Powerball was 24. Power Play was 3. So there was no jackpot winner. Tonight's jackpot will be for $389 million. Also, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected the 3rd attempt of a Missouri Republican to put a new congressional map in place before November midterms election. The proposed map would have given Republicans a chance to gain another seat in the House. So there you go. Also, President Trump and Chinese President, uh, Xi Jinping, um, have agreed to establish a direct communication channel for incidents involving artificial intelligence. The agreement came as both presidents— or President of China, better saying— uh, 3-day state at Washington as concerns grow over potential risk of increasingly powerful AI systems. The White House says that the 2 countries will also launch broader U.S.-China Superintelligence Dialogue to discuss both the risk and benefits of the emerging AI technology. Their next exchange is expected by November, with the incident communication channel intended to provide a way for 2 governments to communicate when, uh, serious AI-related problems arise. So there you go. Also, Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for the Trump administration to use the expanded federal database to help States check voter registration records, possibly non-citizens, ahead of the November midterm election. The 6-3 ruling lifted a, lifted a lower court order that had blocked the program. The database, called the Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlement, or SAVE, it maintained the Department of Homeland Security and the administration expanded the system and incorporates Social Security information and allows states to conduct broader, including bulk checks of voter records. So there you go. That's a lot of stuff to talk about. Anyways, that's going to sum up our time together at the top of the hour. I will be going over to radiobig.fm for the next couple hours or so talking about the world of music and entertainment. If you would like to go over there and hang out with me, you can go to radiobig.fm, or you can hang out here with the likes of Sheldon Primus as he'll be talking about the world of safety consulting. So there you go. If I can leave you with some words of wisdom for the day, the difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake. And then if you need some advice for today to avoid dying, don't sing in bed. That's an interesting one. What, like, is the person next to you gonna beat you up? I mean, I don't know, some stuff to think about. Anyways, that's gonna sum up our time together. I know who you are. Duh. You know who I am. Love ya, mean it, and goodbye.

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