Supervisors / Managers
Supervisor safety training courses are designed to equip managers and leaders with the knowledge and skills to promote a safer and healthier work environment. Explore the resources and courses to learn how to incorporate safety in your work environment.
What you need to know
- Supervisors are authorized to assign required safety training to their employees. Please refer to the FAQs for specific instructions.
- Supervisors do not receive email notifications when their employees register for a training course. Supervisors should regularly communicate expectations, especially accounting for time used while attending training courses.
- Supervisors generally receive notification when employees do not complete required training within the specified due date. It is the supervisor’s responsibility to ensure training is completed in a timely manner.
- Supervisors should complete and retain an attendance form for all safety talk sessions.
- Employees are not allowed to register for online required safety training courses. However, employees are allowed to register for injury prevention and safety awareness training courses.
- The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is a great resource for Learning and Development Portal assistance.
- The Supervisor Safety – Get Started is a great resource to assist supervisors with maintaining a safe work environment.
| Training Course | Course Description | Time / Frequency | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavior-based Safety for Supervisors | This course is intended to provide supervisors with an overview of the concepts of behavior-based safety. It will define behavior and identify the scope and purpose of a behavior safety program, distinguish the roles and responsibilities of the supervisor and the employee, identify factors that cause incidents (environmental vs. personal factors), identify the influences on behavior, determine how to effectively observe behavior, identify behavior reinforcement concepts, specify ways to motivate employees and address the human factor, and recognize the importance of attitude and how it affects safety on the job describe transactional analysis. | 60 Minutes Initial | Learning & Development Portal |
| Environmental Health and Safety for Supervisors/Managers – Human Resources LEAD Program | This course is designed for supervisors and managers to assist them with the implementation of safety policies and procedures within their work environments. Course participants will receive an understanding of EHS services, general overview of university safety policies, and supervisor safety responsibilities. | 60 Minutes Initial | Human Resources |
| Job Hazard Analysis | This course is intended to provide information that will help improve the quality of work environments, reduce absenteeism, help maintain a healthier workforce, reduce injury and illness rates, and make workers feel good about their work. This course was specifically designed for supervisors and managers to help enhance existing techniques in job hazard analysis. | 15 Minutes Initial | Learning & Development Portal |
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