Behavior-based Safety for Supervisors


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Expertise Level



Overview/Description

This course is intended to provide supervisors with an overview of the concepts of behavior-based safety. This training will aid those supervisors who have not used these techniques in their day-to-day duties and responsibilities in the past. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. 

These course materials and content are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation or constitute a legal opinion with respect to compliance with any federal, state, or local laws. Transmission of the information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship and is not intended to constitute legal advice or to substitute for obtaining legal advice from an attorney licensed in your state. Readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel. The information contained herein is provided only as general information that may or may not reflect the most current legal developments.



Target Audience
Safety committees, corporate managers, department managers, first line supervisors, and accident investigation team members

Expected Duration (hours)
0.6

Lesson Objectives

Behavior-based Safety for Supervisors

  • Behavior-based Safety for Supervisors
  • identify ways to reduce at-risk behaviors in your company as part of a behavior-based approach to safety
  • Knowledge Check: Behavior-based Safety
  • define the roles and responsibilities of the supervisor and the employee
  • Knowledge Check: Roles of Supervisors and Employees
  • identify the environmental and personal factors that cause incidents
  • Knowledge Check: Incident Causation
  • identify the influences on behavior, and how to observe and reinforce behavior
  • Knowledge Check: Behavior Principles
  • cite ways to effectively motivate employees by addressing the human factors that may come into play
  • identify ways to motivate employees using financial incentives
  • describe the relationship between behavior and attitude
  • Knowledge Check: Motivational Techniques
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_d63_sh_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone