Course plan

Day 1

OHS responsibility: now part of the Criminal Code

• Due diligence;
• The individual legal effect of this law;
• Its meaning to the company on a daily basis;
• OCA: Observe – Communicate – Act: a prevention tool integrated into OHS.

1. The «O»: OBSERVE

• Formal and informal observation:
  • Planning observation activities across management tasks.
• Observer pitfalls.

• Risk analysis:
  • Dangerous situations;
  • Concepts of probability vs. gravity;
  • Risk factors.

• Observation filters;
• Perception of danger and preventative behaviour.

Day 2

2. The «C»: COMMUNICATE

• OHS communication situations: the manager’s funnel:
  • Feedback (4 x 4);
  • Explain the expectations of safe behaviour;
  • Encourage;
  • Take corrective measures.

• The 5 Cs of communication;
• Speech, action and credibility;
• The WE and the YOU: communicate ownership of safety objectives.

3. The «A»: ACT

• Translate goals into a concrete action plan;
• Stumbling blocks, obstacles and ways to overcome/resolve them;
• Action plan monitoring mechanisms.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand and measure the effects of the new Bill-21of the Criminal Code and of the concept of due diligence;
• Integrate the health/safety aspect into the supervisor/manager role on a daily basis;
• Manage health/safety as an investment that contributes to the achievement of company strategic objectives and not as a necessary evil;
• Adopt tools and concrete strategies related to OHS observation, formal and informal;
• Adopt tools and strategies related to the OHS dialogue between manager and employees and work teams;
• Develop a personal action plan for the OHS objectives of their company by implementing the tools and strategies developed in the course;
• Foresee obstacles and possible solutions.

Duration

2 days.