Coaching for Safety Performance

Safety in the organization is not the sole responsibility of safety professionals. The safety culture of an organization can also be set by the leaders. Leaders have the responsibility to coach on and communicate safety and occupational health information, and address vital workplace safety issues and expectations.
 

This training course is designed to provide leaders and team members with the skills they need to build strong coaching relationships and engage in productive dialogue about safety concerns needed in safety performance. Mainly, the course will discuss topics such as engaging in essential coaching conversations about team and organizational expectations and protocols related to safety in the workplace, tools, techniques, and practical coaching skills they can use as “Safety Coaches” to strengthen team-member accountability for following safety protocols, gain a renewed focus on optimizing the results of safety programs, and improve safety management and performance across the organization.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the importance of safety leadership in the organization.
• Motivate others to become more involved and concerned about safety.
• Identify coaching skills and apply coaching techniques for safety performance.
• Involve all team members in contributing to the safe operation of the business.
• Maximize safety performance by using a proven coaching process to initiate two-way communication.
• Regularly conduct developmental, motivational, and non-performance-related safety-coaching sessions.
• Establish positive and supportive working relationships with others.
• Ensure that others are committed to confronting and following through on safety issues in the workplace.