Alfred Ajao
Co-Host of Did History (Actually) Teach Us Anything?
Alfred is a highly qualified Chartered Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) professional, as well as a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Public Health (UK) and the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (UK).
With over 17 years of extensive experience in health, safety, and environmental management, he is also GRI-trained in sustainability practices.
His unwavering dedication to safeguarding people, property, resources, and the environment through active participation in professional safety initiatives has earned him the prestigious Dr. Donald E. Rhodes Award (2018) from the World Safety Organisation Management Center (USA), as well as the Nigeria Safety Award for Excellence Touch Bearer Award (2017).
Alfred Ajao has hosted two Episodes.
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The Balvano Train Disaster - 1944
2 September 2026 | Season 1 | 14 mins 14 secs
asphyxiation, balvano train disaster, battipaglia station, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide posioning, disaster, health and safety, iosh, italy, italy train disaster, nebosh, osha, poisioning, potenza, rrc, safety, safety laws, train, train disaster, tunnel, tunnel poisioning, wartime, wartime disaster, wartime tragedy, world war ii
Join us as we travel back to World War II to uncover the perfect storm of factors that led to the tragic Balvano train disaster, and reflect on the human cost of wartime travel for the innocent people travelling that day.
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Apollo Theatre Collapse - 2013
2 May 2025 | Season 1 | 12 mins 53 secs
apollo theatre, health and safety, iosh, london, metal ties, nebosh, roof collapse, rrc, safety, shaftsbury avenue, the curious incident of the dog in the night time, theatre, theatre collapse, west end
In this episode, we uncover the shocking details surrounding the Apollo Theatre ceiling collapse and explain what circumstances led to the drama being turned up a notch on that December evening…