VIRTUAL MASTERCLASS: Onboarding New Supervisors
This Virtual Masterclass Series is designed to help new supervisors prioritize safety as they navigate the challenges of leading a team.
Each module covers specific leadership and safety fundamentals using real-world examples, simple practices, and pragmatic strategies that can be implemented immediately.
- Module 1 “The ABCs of Leadership”: introduces key behaviors for leaders, such as setting clear expectations, enabling performance, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and coaching for sustainable performance.
- Module 2 "Safety Fundamentals": outlines essential points related to workplace safety, including hazards, exposure, serious injury and fatalities (SIF), and the hierarchy of controls. It emphasizes the importance of SIF precursors, high-risk activities, and controls. Common safety systems like Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), pre-task risk assessments, and equipment inspections are discussed. The module also covers safety measurement and dashboarding, detailing the supervisor's role in ensuring these systems are effective.
- Module 3 “Sources of Error and Injury": addresses the phases of human action where mistakes and errors occur, along with mitigation steps. It highlights common leadership decision biases and self-check mechanisms.
- Module 4 "Building a Safe Team": outlines seven research-based drivers of effective teamwork, including team skills, cooperation, coordination, communication quality, aligned expectations, conditions of procedural justice, and coaching.
The Masterclass modules highlight core skills and practical advice that can be easily applied to your organization.
The virtual Masterclasses will be offered online in four, 3-hour sessions. The sessions will run from 2:00-5:00 PM Eastern Time and are scheduled once a month over a four-month period.
- September 17, 2026
- October 15, 2026
- November 12, 2026
- December 10, 2026
This Virtual Masterclass Series is designed to help new supervisors prioritize safety as they navigate the challenges of leading a team.
Each module covers specific leadership and safety fundamentals using real-world examples, simple practices, and pragmatic strategies that can be implemented immediately.
- Module 1 “The ABCs of Leadership”: introduces key behaviors for leaders, such as setting clear expectations, enabling performance, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and coaching for sustainable performance.
- Module 2 "Safety Fundamentals": outlines essential points related to workplace safety, including hazards, exposure, serious injury and fatalities (SIF), and the hierarchy of controls. It emphasizes the importance of SIF precursors, high-risk activities, and controls. Common safety systems like Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), pre-task risk assessments, and equipment inspections are discussed. The module also covers safety measurement and dashboarding, detailing the supervisor's role in ensuring these systems are effective.
- Module 3 “Sources of Error and Injury": addresses the phases of human action where mistakes and errors occur, along with mitigation steps. It highlights common leadership decision biases and self-check mechanisms.
- Module 4 "Building a Safe Team": outlines seven research-based drivers of effective teamwork, including team skills, cooperation, coordination, communication quality, aligned expectations, conditions of procedural justice, and coaching.
The Masterclass modules highlight core skills and practical advice that can be easily applied to your organization.
The virtual Masterclasses will be offered online in four, 3-hour sessions. The sessions will run from 2:00-5:00 PM Eastern Time and are scheduled once a month over a four-month period.
- September 17, 2026
- October 15, 2026
- November 12, 2026
- December 10, 2026
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Highlights
- 3 hours
- Online
Refund Policy
Location
Online event
Agenda
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September 17, 2026: Module 1 “The ABCs of Leadership”
Introduces key behaviors for leaders, such as setting clear expectations, enabling performance, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and coaching for sustainable performance.
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October 15, 2026: Module 2 "Safety Fundamentals"
Outlines essential points related to workplace safety, including hazards, exposure, serious injury and fatalities (SIF), and the hierarchy of controls. It emphasizes the importance of SIF precursors, high-risk activities, and controls. Common safety systems like Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), pre-task risk assessments, and equipment inspections are discussed. The module also covers safety measurement and dashboarding, detailing the supervisor's role in ensuring these systems are effective.
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November 12, 2026: Module 3 “Sources of Error and Injury"
Addresses the phases of human action where mistakes and errors occur, along with mitigation steps. It highlights common leadership decision biases and self-check mechanisms.