Safety Champions Training Course
Who For
All Levels of Staff
Core Outcomes
Practical, highly effective personal safety learning and improved Workplace Safety Culture
Group Size
Maximum 12 Delegates
The Bridge Between Management & the Floor
The main role of the Champion is to assist management in the implementation of the cultural change programme, ensuring there is effective communication between management and operating teams, and also to build trust and encourage involvement from everyone.
The Champion must therefore be an enthusiastic individual from within a department (preferably not a manager) who will take a leading role in keeping the Deal With It® programme alive, and be someone who has the confidence to influence and motivate people.
The Champions Course Covers
They should attend both the Deal With It® course, (an interactive workshop lasting for approximately three hours) followed by the three hour Champions workshop. This will familiarise the Champion with the full Deal With It® programme and provide a more detailed explanation of the general responsibilities given below. The Champions Course is a three hour interactive training course which covers:
01 Role and Responsibility
Understanding what's expected of a Champion, and where that responsibility begins and ends.
02 Coaching Attributes
Building the mindset to coach colleagues towards safer choices, rather than instructing them.
03 Communication Skills
Passing information clearly between management and the operating teams, in both directions.
04 Developing Safe Behaviours
Encouraging habits that hold up under pressure, not just when someone's watching.
05 Influencing
Motivating people to change their own behaviour, without needing authority over them.
06 Safe Visits
Running informal safety tours and genuine conversations out on the floor.
07 Measuring & Celebrating Success
Tracking progress and recognising it, so the programme's momentum doesn't fade.
First Task
Commitment Pledge
One of the first tasks for the Champion is to manage the Deal With It® pledge process with the course attendees. The Champion will lead the following activities:
- Collect pledge cards from the events for your teams.
- Share information with employees.
- Assist with a safety conversation programme, including an informal safety tour and discussion with employees about any positive safety and health items or issues.
- Give pledge cards back to your team within one month and discuss key points.
- Attend and participate in periodic champions meetings — we recommend monthly meetings.
- Assist with the near-miss reporting system by encouraging the reporting of near misses.
The Champion and management must ensure that adequate time is set aside regularly to ensure that the programme is reviewed and kept on track.
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