112 Introduction to Safety Supervision

Modules:
2
Hours:
1
Sectors:
General Industry
Target Audience:
Employee, Manager, Supervisor
Fee

Description

Course Description

This course introduces the foundational elements of effective safety supervision, focusing on five critical supervisor responsibilities: providing oversight, delivering training, ensuring accountability, supplying necessary resources, and offering psychosocial support.


Free Access

As an OSH Center student, you have complimentary access to all our training materials, including knowledge checks and course activities. To obtain official documentation of your training—such as exam scores, certificates, and transcripts—you can purchase a certificate package.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 List and explain the five key components of the “Five Star” safety supervision model.
LO 1.1.2 Describe a supervisor’s legal responsibilities as an “agent of the employer” under the General Duty Clause of the OSH Center Act of 1970.
LO 1.1.3 Identify employee rights and entitlements protected under the OSH Center Act of 1970.
LO 1.1.4 Explain protections against employee discrimination and the four broad categories of protected activities.
LO 1.1.5 List and describe the five general categories of workplace hazards using the MEEPS model (Mechanical, Environmental, Ergonomic, Psychological, and Situational).
LO 1.1.6 Identify and explain four primary tools supervisors can use to detect and correct workplace hazards.
LO 1.1.7 Define and provide examples of injury analysis, surface-cause analysis, and root-cause analysis.
LO 1.1.8 Describe and illustrate hazard control methods using the “Hierarchy of Controls” approach.
LO 1.2.1 Explain the supervisor’s responsibility for delivering safety training.
LO 1.2.2 Describe best practices and key steps involved in the On-The-Job Training (OJT) process.
LO 1.2.3 Define safety accountability and provide examples of effective implementation.
LO 1.2.4 List and explain the essential elements of a safety accountability system.
LO 1.2.5 Identify and give examples of the four main categories of physical resources supervisors should provide.
LO 1.2.6 Describe how supervisors can offer psychosocial support and give real-world examples.
LO 1.2.7 Define, compare, and apply the principles of safety management versus safety leadership.
Key Topics
  • ✔ Supervision
  • ✔ Legal Requirements
  • ✔ Agent of the Employer
  • ✔ Employer Responsibilities
  • ✔ Employee Rights
  • ✔ Discrimination
  • ✔ Identifying Hazards
  • ✔ Supervisor Tools
  • ✔ Training
  • ✔ Supervisor-lead Training
  • ✔ Show and Tell Model
  • ✔ Documentation
  • ✔ Accountability
  • ✔ Progressive Discipline
  • ✔ Supervisor Obligations
  • ✔ Effective Accountability System
  • ✔ Resource
  • ✔ Materials
  • ✔ Equipment
  • ✔ Environment
  • ✔ People
  • ✔ Support
  • ✔ Workplace Stress
  • ✔ Management vs. Leadership
  • ✔ Tough-caring Leadership

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