Introduction: Your Role in the Safety Program

Welcome. Safety at work is built through small, everyday choices, such as moving a box out of a walkway or saying something about a frayed cord. As a supervisor, you make many of those choices in front of your team.

Picture the start of a shift. A new team member waits while you check the work area, and a box sits near the walkway where people will pass. You can step around it, ask someone to move it, or move it yourself and mention it to the team.

Think of one hazard you walked past this week before reading on.

The following topics help you spot hazards and use the protections your employer provides, and they show how to carry out your employer’s safety plan day to day:

• Spotting hazards: noticing what could hurt your team before it does.
• Speaking up: making it easy for people to report concerns.
• Your safety rights: knowing what protects you and your workers.
• Injuries and emergencies: knowing what to do first when something goes wrong.

Here’s where each one shows up at work: