Chesapeake Region Safety Council offers the NSC Supervisors’ Safety Development Program (SSDP) to train supervisors and managers to incorporate best safety practices into their daily management activities. Supervisors will acquire the knowledge, leadership skills and methods to apply safety as part of their responsibilities and become effective safety leaders and advocates. A key feature of the program requires participants to demonstrate they have acquired the knowledge and skills from training to be prepared to implement them in the workplace.
Who would benefit from taking this program?
- New supervisors/managers unfamiliar with safety responsibilities
- Experienced supervisors/managers who want “refresher” safety training or want to develop and improve on specialized skills
Course Objectives:
- Learn to confidently address critical safety and health issues
- Enhance safety responsibilities and safety management systems, including safety inspections, incident investigations, safety meetings and employee engagement
- Identification and control of hazards, incident prevention, OSHA compliance, and continuous improvement in all areas of safety and health
- Promote a positive safety culture
- Learning to support workers with on-going safety training, on-the-job training and promoting safe behavior
Topics Include:
- Safety Management
- Communication
- Safety and Health Training
- Employee Involvement
- Safety and Health Inspections
- Incident Investigation
- Industrial Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE )
- Ergonomics
- Hazard Communication
- Regulatory Issues
- Machine Safeguarding
- Hand Tools and Portable Power Tools
- Materials Handling and Storage
- Electrical Safety
- Fire Safety
Supervisors’ Safety Development Program is a required course toward earning the Safety Leadership Certificate Program, Supervisor Track.
Course Includes: Participant workbook, Lunch and refreshments for in-person classes.
Prerequisite: None
This course is available as a private course with customizable topics . Please contact us for more information.
