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Apr 12, 2025
Global Guardians: Safeguarding the Health, Safety and Security of a Worldwide Workforce
Show contributors: Joe Olivarez, Dr. Myles Druckman, Polly Willis, Arthur Jones
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For companies with workers and job sites all over the world, how do you take care of every employee?
Emerging technologies and digital tools are a critical part of the solution, but it all must be integrated into a sound, resilient strategy that relies on track record and local experience. This strategy needs to span time zones - and clients/partners - to ensure the health, safety and security of every colleague is paramount, no matter if they’re a hybrid employee, based in an office or working on a job site.
To ensure this strategy works on the ground, you also need the right partners. Our guests for this episode are Joe Olivarez, Executive Vice President and Leader of Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Enterprise Quality at Jacobs, Dr. Myles Druckman, Global Medical Director and SVP at International SOS and Polly Willis, Strategic Account Manager and Market Lead at International SOS.
Tune in to find out
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What are the best ways to protect global employees across remote offices and job sites?
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What role does culture play in health and safety programs?
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What is the true cost of workplace injuries, and how can we reduce it?
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How should you build a global preparedness toolkit for your company?
About our guests
Joe M. Olivarez is an Executive Vice President and Leader of Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Enterprise Quality at Jacobs, with more than 37 years’ experience in government, private and public sector HSE and Security. Joe is dedicated to collaboration and genuine respect and admiration for his team and colleagues. A family man first and dedicated to helping others up in their personal and professional lives, Joe serves as the President of ASIS International and is a board member on the United States State Department, Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) appointed by Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Married for 25 years to Marian, a former Investigator before starting a family, together the pair have three children — Nicholas, Kaitlyn and Ashley (twins) and reside in League City, Texas, just south of Houston. Having three active children, all of Joe’s spare time was spent at the ballpark in their younger years; now it's spent sharing their university journeys with them. Thankfully, there's now a bit more time for Marian and Joe to vacation.
Dr. Myles Druckman, SVP and Global Medical Director at International SOS is a well-known author, media resource and thought leader in international corporate health, pandemic planning and health innovation and technology. He has been with International SOS for more than 20 years, spending 10 years working in Russia and China. He is based in Los Angeles where he provides expertise to global organizations on health risk management and workforce resiliency. He is also co-chairman of the non-profit International Corporate Health Leadership Council and an alumni of the World Economic Forum’s Global Leaders of Tomorrow Network.
Polly Willis is Account Director at International SOS, where she collaborates with multinational organizations to ensure the health, safety, and security of their global workforce. With 15 years of experience in this field, Polly has developed a deep interest in global events and how they impact organizations and their employees. Before joining International SOS, she was an Account Manager at Control Risks, specializing in travel security technology. Polly is passionate about her work and is dedicated to helping organizations protect their employees, no matter where they are in the world.
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About If/When
In Jacobs’ series of interviews with some of the industry’s leading subject matter experts, inspirational leaders and trailblazers, we pull back the curtain on some of the hottest topics and trends across critical infrastructure, climate resiliency, water, advanced manufacturing, energy transition, sustainability, technology and artificial intelligence. We unpack the innovation, core values and close collaboration between Jacobs and its relationships with clients, partners and the communities in which it serves. We explore how we’re building social value across all that we do to create digitally enabled, science-based and sustainable solutions that drive climate response and human wellness.