The purpose of this course is to provide managers and safety professionals with a deeper understanding of their role in implementing and determing the outcomes of a safet…
The purpose of this course is to provide managers and safety professionals with a deeper understanding of their role in implementing and determing the outcomes of a safety program. 'How to be a Leader in Safety and Health' focuses on the importance of top management involvement in guiding the process of implementing new approaches to health and safety. The course addresses the change management process which can be a challenge for some organizations seeking a significant improvement in their health and safety performance. When routine and traditional risk reduction approaches do not produce the desired results, a new strategy should be put in place. With many real life examples and interactive exercises, a step-by-step process is introduced to enable participants to influence health and safety policies and procedures in their organizations. Moreover, participants will be ready to take a leadership role in promoting good health and safety practices and implementing related changes.
Course Methodology
The course is designed to be interactive and participatory and includes various pedagogical tools to enable participants to operate effectively and efficiently in a multi-functional environment. The course is built on four pedagogical pillars: concept learning (lectures and presentations), role playing (group exercises), experience sharing (round table discussions) and exposure to real world problems and policy choices confronting delegates.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Summarize the role of management, employees and communication in enhancing organizational safety and health
Design hazard analysis and control, and Emergency Action Plans (EAP)
Develop skills in safety supervision, leadership and evaluation
Initiate and conduct an effective accident investigation
Create and lead a safety culture program
Assess and measure a safety and health culture program after implementation
Target Audience
Safety officers and other safety professionals involved in developing, implementing and making safety an integral part of the overall organizational culture.
Target Competencies
Health and safety management
Planning and organizing
Investigating and assessing
Providing and receiving feedback
Building rapport
Analyzing and evaluating
Leadership
Course Outline
Introduction to safety management
Top management commitment
Employee involvement
Cost impact on business
Total quality safety management
The health and safety management system
Effective communication
Analyzing incidents and accidents
Hazard analysis and control and Emergency Action Plans (EAP)
Hazard defined
Controlling exposure
Hazards categories
Components of an effective EAP
Evaluating my workplace
Determining the steps in developing an EAP
Policies and procedures
Safety supervision and leadership
Safety responsibilities
Identifying and correcting hazards
Ensuring safety accountability
Creating a culture of consequences
The four categories of consequences
Tough-caring leadership
Leadership styles
The five levels of leadership
Effective accident investigation
Initiating the accident investigation
Characteristics of an effective accident investigation
The six-step process for conducting an investigation
Seven rights of the interview process
Conducting events analysis and causes
Writing the report
Management aspects of an effective safety culture
Management role
Demonstrating commitment
Elements of the safety and health management system
Defining and developing accountability
Developing programs that support the safety culture
Measuring the safety culture
Nature of all safety systems
Assessment techniques
The Deming cycle
What should be evaluated
Evaluation tools
Developing and implementing the action plan
Schedule & Fees
2026 Schedule & Fees
There are no public sessions remaining for the course this year. Please contact us if you wish to have a customized in-house session, or to find out how an additional public session can be scheduled.