Supervisor Safety

Creating a safe work environment:

• Familiarize yourself with the Safety Resources Hub.

• Review  Work Planning and Controls (WPC) for information about training, compliance, and safety hazards related to your job and those for your direct reports. If you have questions about WPC, contact your Division Safety Coordinator.

• Understand the work your employees do and the hazards they confront.

• Ensure safe working practices for your employees.

• Verify that required safety training for yourself and each employee is current.

• If the employee is on assignment to another division (i.e., matrix assignment), confirm the lead or supervisor finds time for the employee to attend safety training before work is allowed.

• Acknowledge safe work practices and behaviors.

• In the event of an incident, injury or question, immediately contact your supervisor and the Division Safety Coordinator.

• Model positive safety behaviors - your employees are looking to you to set the tone.

Make Safety a Frequent Topic of Discussion

• Set clear expectations for working safely.

• Ensure your employee’s workstation is set up ergonomically correct.

• Reinforce the need to analyze hazards before beginning work.

• Provide clear direction about staying safe when there is a change in a work process.

• Reinforce the use of the “STOP WORK” policy by anyone at any level if they have a concern about  safety and risks to themselves or to others.

• Ask employees to let you know of any safety concerns.

• Use the  1 Minute 4 Safety slides to reinforce safety messages both in meetings and with individuals.

• Conduct “lessons learned” safety discussions with your employees.