Leadership
for Safety Excellence
This program was designed for management and
supervisory positions. It enables supervisors to build safety and health into
their everyday planning - making safety a daily part of their supervisory function.
Communication skills are stressed and practised.
Seminar Content:
- To define the supervisor's role
- To explain the supervisor's responsibilities for ensuring safety on the worksite
- Provide the knowledge required to satisfy the legal duties
and responsibilities
of a supervisor under the Workplace Safety and Health Act.
Length of Course:
Two days of training (16 hours)
Prerequisites:
None, however this course is required to achieve COR™ status.
Course Content:
The course is divided into four half-day modules supported by lectures, manuals,
workshops, and regulatory information.
Supervisor's Role
- Understanding the importance of the supervisor's role
- Implementation and maintenance of the company safety program
- Manager, supervisor, and worker responsibilities
- Corporate culture
- Lead by example
Inspections
- Purpose and types of inspections
- How to conduct an inspection
- Prioritization of hazards and concerns
- How to interpret, document, and develop recommendations
- Selling recommendations to workers and management
Investigations
- Reasons for investigations
- When to investigate
- Effective guidelines to follow in preparation, conducting, and reporting
- Legislative requirements
- Follow-up
- Selling recommendations to workers and management
Training
- Reason for training
- Planning and conducting training sessions
- Orientations (three types)
- On the job training
- Getting the most out of all your training
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