You’ve Just Been Made the Safety Manager—Now What?

You’ve Just Been Made the Safety Manager—Now What?

Non-Member: $55
Utah Safety Council Members: FREE

Course Length: 1 Hour
Format: Live, instructor-led, in-house training
Included: Practical guidance for building or improving a workplace safety program

Course Description

Have you recently been assigned responsibility for workplace safety and are not sure where to begin?

You’ve Just Been Made the Safety Manager—Now What? provides new and developing safety professionals with a clear starting point for organizing and managing workplace safety responsibilities. Participants will learn the basic components of an effective safety and health management system and receive practical guidance for establishing a new program or strengthening an existing one.

The course focuses on management commitment, employee involvement, workplace hazard identification, hazard prevention and control, safety training, and continuous improvement.

Course Topics

• Understanding the role of the safety manager

• Building management commitment and employee involvement

• Establishing measurable safety goals

• Identifying and evaluating workplace hazards

• Conducting workplace inspections and hazard assessments

• Selecting appropriate hazard controls

• Developing effective safety training

• Evaluating an existing safety program

• Creating a safety and health improvement plan

• Supporting continuous improvement

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

• Newly assigned safety managers or coordinators

• Supervisors responsible for workplace safety

• Human resources professionals with safety responsibilities

• Small-business owners and managers

• Employees helping develop or improve a safety program

What You Will Gain

Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to evaluate their current safety efforts, prioritize workplace needs, and begin developing an organized safety and health management plan.

Member Benefit

This course is FREE for Utah Safety Council members. Members must log in before registering to receive the member price.

Cancellation / Credit Policy

If you are unable to attend, your registration may be transferred as a credit toward a future offering or another scheduled training rather than refunded.

For questions, please contact the MSHA and Occupational Programs Manager at 801.746.SAFE (7233), ext. 304, or email occupational@utahsafety.org