Supervisory

Develop a foundation in supervisory roles and workplace health and safety responsibilities. This course explores the duties of workplace parties, hazard recognition, fatigue, communication and influencing behaviour. It also reviews worker rights, resources available to supervisors and the importance of being a role model.

Supervisors looking for a basic introduction to supervisory roles and responsibilities.

• Review the health and safety duties of workers, supervisors, employers and constructors.
• Discuss competent-worker and competent-person concepts and the general duty clause.
• Explore monitoring fatigue.
• Review supervisor roles, communication and influencing behaviour.
• Discuss worker rights and resources available to supervisors.
• Explore hazard recognition and the R.A.C.E. approach: recognize, assess, control and evaluate.
• Consider the effect of consequences on behaviour.
• Discuss setting an example as a supervisor.