Overview

Why Attend

The purpose of this course is to provide managers and safety professionals with a deeper understanding of their role in determining and implementing the outcomes of a safety program. "How to be a Leader in Safety and Health focuses on the importance of top management involvement in guiding the process of implementing new approaches to health and safety. The course addresses the change management process which can be a challenge for some organizations seeking a significant improvement in their health and safety performance. When routine and traditional risk reduction approaches do not produce the desired results, a new strategy should be put in place. With many real life examples and interactive exercises, a step-by-step process is introduced to enable participants to influence health and safety policies and procedures in their organizations. Moreover, participants will be ready to take a leadership role in promoting good health and safety practices and implementing related changes.

Course Methodology

The workshop is designed to be interactive and participatory and includes various pedagogical tools to enable participants to operate effectively and efficiently in a multifunctional environment. The course is built on four pedagogical pillars: concept learning (lectures and presentations), role playing (group exercises), experience sharing (round table discussions) and exposure to real world problems and policy choices confronting delegates.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Summarize the role of management, employees and communication in enhancing organizational safety and health
Design hazard analysis and control, and Emergency Action Plans (EAP)
Develop skills in safety supervision, leadership and evaluation
Initiate and conduct an effective accident investigation
Create and lead a safety culture program
Assess and measure a safety and health culture program after implementation

Target Audience

Safety officers and other safety professionals involved in developing, implementing and making safety an integral part of the overall organizational culture.

Target Competencies

Health and safety management
Planning and organizing
Investigating and assessing
Providing and receiving feedback
Building rapport
Analyzing and evaluating
Leadership

Course Outline

Introduction to safety management
- Top management commitment
- Employee involvement
- Cost impact on business
- Total quality safety management
- The health and safety management system
- Effective communication
- Analyzing incidents and accidents
Hazard analysis and control and Emergency Action Plans (EAP)
- Hazard defined
- Controlling exposure
- Hazards categories
- Components of an effective EAP
- How do I evaluate my workplace?
- What are the steps in developing an EAP?
- Policies and procedures
Safety supervision and leadership
- Safety responsibilities
- Identifying and correcting hazards
- Ensuring safety accountability
- Creating a culture of consequences
- The four categories of consequences
- Tough-caring leadership
- Leadership styles
- The five levels of leadership
Effective accident investigation
- Initiating the accident investigation
- Characteristics of an effective accident investigation
- The six-step process for conducting an investigation
- Seven rights of the interview process
- Conducting events analysis and causes
- Writing the report
Management aspects of an effective safety culture
- Management role
- Demonstrating commitment
- Elements of the safety and health management system
- Defining and developing accountability
- Developing programs that support the safety culture
Measuring the safety culture
- Nature of all safety systems
- Assessment techniques
- The Deming cycle
- What should be evaluated?
- Evaluation tools
- Developing and implementing the action plan

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

There are no public sessions remaining for the course this year. Please contact us if you wish to have a customized in-house session, or to find out how an additional public session can be scheduled.

2027 Schedule & Fees

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

How to Be a Leader in Safety and Health

Overview

Why Attend

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

2027 Schedule & Fees