Introduction

Introduction

This course offers an overview of the fundamental components of effective safety supervision, focusing on five essential supervisor responsibilities: providing oversight, delivering training, ensuring accountability, supplying resources, and offering psychosocial support.

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Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you should 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 describe the five key elements of the “Five Star” safety supervision model.
LO 1.1.2	Explain basic supervisor legal responsibilities as “agents of the employer” under the General Duty Clause of the OSH Center Act of 1970.
LO 1.1.3	Discuss basic employee rights and protections guaranteed by the OSH Center Act of 1970.
LO 1.1.4	Describe employee protections against discrimination and the four main categories of protected activities.
LO 1.1.5	Identify and describe the five general workplace hazard categories (MEEPS).
LO 1.1.6	Discuss the four primary tools supervisors can use to identify and correct hazards in the workplace.
LO 1.1.7	Define and give examples of “injury analysis,” “surface-cause analysis,” and “root-cause analysis.”
LO 1.1.8	Describe and provide examples of each hazard control method in the “Hierarchy of Controls.”
LO 1.2.1	Explain supervisor responsibilities related to providing safety training.
LO 1.2.2	Outline the requirements, best practices, and steps involved in the On-The-Job Training (OJT) process.
LO 1.2.3	Define effective safety accountability and provide examples of how it is demonstrated.
LO 1.2.4	List and describe the essential elements of an effective safety accountability system.
LO 1.2.5	Identify and provide examples of the four categories of physical resources supervisors must provide.
LO 1.2.6	Explain how supervisors can offer psychosocial support, with examples.
LO 1.2.7	Define, contrast, and provide examples of safety management and safety leadership.