Supervising for Safety Denton ISD

Leaders are uniquely positioned to help schools control the costs and operational disruptions associated with workplace accidents. If you're a manager, supervisor, or other school leader seeking additional knowledge about fostering safe workplaces, preventing employee accidents, or responding to accidents when they do occur, this course is for you.

Agenda

Supervisor’s Role in Safety

Management must understand the real cost of workplace injuries and illnesses. This session will unveil essential principles of workplace incidents, define key terms, and explain the elements of supervisory responsibility.

Effective Communication Skills

Before employees can embrace leadership's expectations, directives, and ideas, they must understand them. We will cover core principles of effective leadership communication, highlighting techniques for clear, demonstrative, and positive interactions.

Managing for Employee Performance

Every employee responds differently to management strategies and directives. You will glean management techniques that promote a high-performing and engaged workforce.

Accident Prevention Plans

An accident prevention plan (APP) is the safety industry's proven roadmap to controlling workplace injuries. In this session, we will break down seven steps to establishing and maintaining an APP and review Fund resources that support APP implementation.

Recordkeeping, Hazard Analysis, Plan Review/Revision

This session will highlight data that informs effective safety programs and explain administrative functions that foster sustained program success. 

Workplace Inspections, Employee Training, and Incident Investigations

We will dive into three essential supervisor strategies for preventing workplace accidents and feature Fund resources that support easy implementation for department supervisors.

Suggested Audience

Campus administrators, business managers, department directors, foremen, leads, managers, risk managers, safety specialists, superintendents, supervisors from facility or work groups, and designated trainers or employees who are tasked with training