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Safety Training for Supervisors

What We’ll Cover

• Safety program objectives

• The importance strong leadership

• The responsibility of management

• The role of the supervisor

• Communicating employee

responsibility

• Living a culture of safety2

Safety Program Objectives

• Moral obligation to protect our employees

• Reduce injuries and their

costs• Comply with safety and health

regulations• Reduce insurance costs• Provide a good public image

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6 Safety Program Keys

1. Management commitment

2. Written policies and procedures

3. Worksite inspection and audit

programs

4. Employee training

5. Accident reporting and investigation

6. Performance management system

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The Importance of Strong Leadership

• Establish company values

• Set and enforce policies

• Consistently demonstrate

commitment

• Be a role model for desired

behavior

• Communicate expectations

• Create the desired work culture

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The Leaders 4 A’s

• ATTITUDE

• AWARENESS

• ACTION

• ACCOUNTABILITY

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The Responsibility of Management

• Assume primary responsibility for the safety

program

• Establish policies, goals, objectives, and

measurements

• Push authority and accountability to supervisors

– Supervisors will perform to the level they are

measured

– Tie accountability to incentives and evaluations

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The Role of the Supervisor

• Know all safety work practices and rules

• Reinforce safety regulations

• Perform regular inspections

• Report and correct unsafe conditions

• Accept responsibility to ensure the application

of safe work practices

– Ensure employees are trained and competent

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Communicating Employee Responsibility

• Safety is a condition of

employment• Work safely to the best of their ability

• Report unsafe conditions immediately

• Obey safe work rules

• Follow safety instructions

• Deviations from established safety

procedures is prohibited

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Living a Culture of Safety

• A common set of attitudes, values, and beliefs shared by an organization

• A strong safety culture creates an environment where each employee is responsible for their safety and the safety of their fellow employees

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Benefits of a Safety Culture

• No job is worth getting hurt over

• Every job will be done safely

• Safety is a shared responsibility

• Reduced insurance premium

• Changes in attitudes toward safety

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Final Thoughts• Reinforcing safe habits is as important as

eliminating unsafe behavior• Safety is a condition of employment• Safe work is influenced through peer pressure• Positive reinforcement helps maintain consistent

behavior

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