Supervisor and Manager Safety Training
Some organizations consider the safety and health function as primarily a human resource or staff responsibility.
They fail to understand safety as a part of overall operations (production or service), and even worse, they believe safety education and training need not be given to line managers: A big mistake. Consequently, some employers neglect to adequately educate managers about general safety and health concepts and how to apply them in the workplace.
Managers who understand the extent to which effective safety and health protection impacts on the overall effectiveness of the business are far more likely to ensure that the necessary safety and health management programs are designed and perform well.
First-line supervisors have an especially critical role in safety and health protection because they are directly responsible for safety of their workers and for the work being performed. Effective supervisor training will address their safety and health management responsibilities as well as information on hazards, hazard prevention, and response to emergencies. A short list of topics for supervisor safety training include:
- how to conduct a safety inspection
- hazards in their specific workplace
- how to conduct an accident investigation
- how to properly recognize and discipline employees
- what is safety leadership
- how to conduct a Job Hazard Analysis
- how to apply hazard control strategies
- introduction to the safety management system
- how to conduct on-the-job training (OJT)
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2-6. First-line supervisors have an especially critical role in safety and health protection because _____.
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