Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
8025
Course Name
Safety Management Training for Supervisors
Contact Hours
4.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
RETTEW Associates, Inc
Primary Contact
Ed Kauffman
ed.kauffman@rettew.com
717-760-9168 Ext.
Website
Description
The purpose of this course is to provide an approximately 4 hour interactive instruction to assist Pennsylvania American Water supervisors manage safety effectively.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
Justification
• Moral / Legal / Financial (Incorporate PAW Life Saving Rules)
What Makes an Effective Safety Program?
1. Management Commitment
2. Clear Written Programs
3. Applicable Training
4. Necessary Equipment
5. Employee Involvement / Buy-In
6. Continuous Auditing
7. Appropriate Corrective Actions
8. Continuous Improvement
How Can I be an effective safety leader?
1. Safety Training (Stress importance of being an example)
• Deliver Weekly Safety Talks
o Preparation & Delivery (Set tone of importance)
Exercise: Small groups - Prepare and deliver a 1 minute safety talk followed by a critique.
• Actively Attend Training
o OSHA 10 Hour General and/or Construction
o First Aid/CPR
o Other Applicable Topics (e.g. Workzone, Trenching, Ergonomics, NIMS, Confined Space, Defensive Driving, Process Safety Management, Electrical Safety, ERP Tabletops…)
• Use the knowledge you learned and pass it on.
2. Planning for Safety
• Briefing of Crews Daily
• Empower crews to provide input and m
Target Audience
Water and wastewater supervisors for PAW.
Training Format
Classroom