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700 Introduction to Safety Management
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Safe On-The-Job Training (OJT)

Ideally, supervisors, who are directly responsible for the safety of their workers, should be involved in safety training. But why is this important?

On-the-job safety training works!

"If supervisors lack the knowledge and skills to train safe procedures, they can't effectively supervise or hold employees accountable.

The Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) is an excellent tool the supervisor can use to get involved in safety training

In the next few sections, we'll discuss the seven steps in the safe OJT training process that makes sure learners don't get hurt while being trained: That might sound funny, but it's happened. You'll notice in Step 4 that the learner must get permission to continue so he or she doesn't get hurt.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

7-7. Why do supervisors need adequate knowledge and skills on the procedures their employees perform?