Safety For Supervisors

Resources

• Injury Facts®
• Safety+Health magazine
• The Supervisor Connection

Defensive Driving Course Self-Study Program Providing employees with safe driving instruction protects thousands of motorists, passengers and pedestrians each year. Learn more

Supervisors are vital to safety efforts. But they come at all levels of commitment. For the less-than-enthusiastic supervisor, safety can seem like just another task on a long list, or worse, an extra burden put upon them by you – the safety professional.

To overcome this attitude, you need to change the supervisor’s perception of you from “cop” to “coach.” They need to see you as the person who is going to keep them out of trouble. You can shift their image of you in several ways, including:

• Adjust your own attitude.
• Realize not all supervisors are created equal.
• Shed the "outsider" label.
• Understand the pressures that drive supervisors.
• Realize you have expertise supervisors need.
• Support them in their safety responsibilities.

Workplace Safety Compliance

As revealed in the December 2005 edition of Safety+Health magazine, OSHA released the most frequently cited standards of 2005. Check out the Top 10 list of violations as well as training opportunities available through the National Safety Council to ensure that your workplace is compliant. Learn more...

The Supervisor Connection

From the January 2005 edition of Safety+Health magazine, this article covers how Safety Directors and Supervisors can earn support for safety efforts. NSC members can read the article free of charge by signing in here. Non-members can download the article here.