Orient, Train & Supervise Workers

Building a Safer Workplace Through Effective Training

As an employer, it’s your job to ensure your workers are trained, qualified, and competent to perform their tasks. Effective training keeps workers safe, promotes an empowered work environment, and saves you money by preventing injury and illness.

There are many types of training programs, including:

• Task-specific training, such as operating machines and using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Identifying physical and psychological workplace hazards, including control measures for hazards
• Step-by-step procedures for high-risk tasks, which teaches workers how to perform these tasks safely
• Annual training for the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) on their roles and responsibilities
• First aid training, including physical and psychological health
• Health and safety orientation for new and young workers

Supervisors are your eyes and ears on the ground, ensuring health and safety training is practiced daily in the workplace. Supervisors should lead regular inspections and correct unsafe activities immediately. They should keep an eye out for new hazards and take steps to address them. It’s also a good idea for supervisors to hold informal meetings where workers can discuss health and safety issues and provide feedback on their training experience.

(Tip: have your supervisors record their health and safety observations in a daily journal.)

For more information:

• 3 Steps to Effective Worker Education and Training(WorkSafeBC)
• Sample Young or New Worker Orientation Checklist(WorkSafeBC)
• Employee Training Record(for individual workers; go2HR)
• Training Records(for multiple workers; go2HR)
• Supervisor Series(WorkSafeBC)
• Foundations of Workplace Safety Course(go2HR)
• Safety Basics Orientation training for new and young workers(go2HR)
• Psychological Health and Safety: A framework for success | WorkSafeBC
• Health & Safety Manual Template (go2HR)