LEADERSHIP IN SAFETY ONLINE COURSE
Designed for supervisors, this course helps participants understand their role in supporting their health and safety management system. This course consists of four modules:
- Supervisor’s Role
- Hazard Identification, Assessment, and Control
- Formal Workplace Inspections
- Accident/Incident Investigation
Leadership in Safety Online CEU points: 0.6
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LEADERSHIP IN SAFETY ONLINE MODULE DETAILS
MODULE 1 – SUPERVISOR’S ROLE
Includes safety responsibilities, safety related tasks, legislated responsibilities, and corporate culture.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
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MODULE 2 – HAZARD IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND CONTROL
Includes how to recognize safety hazards, conduct assessments of work activities, and control identified hazards.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
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MODULE 3 – FORMAL WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS
Includes how to conduct effective work site inspections; the difference between hazard assessment and inspections; and how to interpret observations, document findings, and develop appropriate recommendations.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
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MODULE 4 – ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
Includes when and why investigations are necessary as well as appropriate steps to follow when conducting an investigation.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
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LEADERSHIP IN SAFETY ONLINE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION:
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available to download and print.
Leaders have a critical role in safety performance even if they may not be personally executing the task that necessitates safety precautions. An organization’s leadership sets its norms and principles and has the authority to enforce safety regulations. For these reasons, it’s essential for leaders to have a thorough awareness of the difficulties workers encounter on a daily basis in the course of their work.
Individual employees, in addition to the organisational leadership team, are crucial to upholding safe procedures and fostering a culture of safety. As a result, among the group, natural safety leaders frequently develop. Your company will keep up a great record of workplace safety if you identify these individuals and provide them the authority to assume leadership roles within their teams.
Any business that wishes to promote a safe working environment must recognise the value of safety leadership. To further your dedication to safety, learn how to develop the natural leaders on your team.
Safety Leadership: What Is It?
A safety leader is someone who models good safety practises and encourages others to follow suit. These are the folks that not only strictly adhere to safety rules but also speak out when they notice that others may be acting in a safer way including:
recognising and observing safety precautions
reporting safety concerns as soon as they appear
Preventing safety concerns proactively
putting additional procedures in place to increase security
encouraging others to prioritise safety
Anybody who cares about enhancing safety throughout the organisation and has a positive social effect over their peers is eligible. It’s crucial to remember that a safety leader should act more like a cultural influencer than like a hall monitor. The finest safety leaders are those that unwittingly assist their subordinates in improving. They are the team members that other members turn to for guidance on best practises because they are confident they will receive an answer that is both accurate and helpful.