Course Overview

Course Overview

The Supervisory Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Training Course is designed to empower supervisors, team leaders, and frontline managers with the critical skills and knowledge required to effectively manage workplace safety, health, and environmental compliance. Supervisors play a key role in translating policies into action this course ensures they are equipped to recognize risks, enforce safe practices, support sustainability, and drive a proactive safety culture across all operational levels.

The course combines legal awareness, practical tools, and behavioural leadership techniques to enable supervisors to meet their responsibilities confidently and compliantly.

Duration: 3 Days

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply SHE legal responsibilities and internal safety policies.
• Identify workplace hazards and implement basic risk control measures.
• Conduct toolbox talks, safety observations, and inspections.
• Report and respond to incidents in accordance with site and legislative requirements.
• Promote a positive SHE culture through team leadership and behavioural safety.
• Communicate SHE expectations and non-compliance constructively with teams.
• Coordinate SHE compliance within teams under their supervision.

Course Content

Day 1: Legal Responsibilities and SHE Foundations

• Module 1: Introduction to SHE in the Supervisory Context
  • Role of the Supervisor in SHE Compliance
  • Legal Frameworks (OHS Act, NEMA, Environmental Regulations)
  • Company SHE Policies, Procedures, and Permits
• Module 2: SHE Legal Duties and Accountability
  • Employer and Employee Duties under OHS Act Sections 8–14
  • Legal Appointments and Delegation of Duties (e.g. Section 16.2, GMR 2)
  • Supervisor Liability and Incident Consequences
• Module 3: Hazards, Risks and Safe Work Practices
  • Identifying Physical, Chemical, Ergonomic, Biological, and Environmental Hazards
  • Risk Assessment Basics (HIRA)
  • Implementing Control Measures (Hierarchy of Controls)

Day 2: Supervision Tools and Practical Risk Control

• Module 4: Safety Communication and Engagement
  • Conducting Toolbox Talks
  • Team Safety Briefings and Shift Handovers
  • Behaviour-Based Safety and Positive Reinforcement
• Module 5: SHE Monitoring and Inspections
  • Daily Checks and Supervisor Walkabouts
  • SHE Observation Techniques
  • Completing and Interpreting Checklists and Reports
• Module 6: Incident Management and Reporting
  • Immediate Response and First-line Incident Control
  • Investigating and Reporting Incidents and Near Misses
  • Leading the Team Post-Incident (Debriefing and Corrective Actions)

Day 3: Environmental Compliance and SHE Culture

• Module 7: Environmental Management for Supervisors
  • Waste Management and Spill Response
  • Energy, Water, and Resource Use Minimization
  • Environmental Incident Reporting and Permitting Basics
• Module 8: Cultivating a Proactive SHE Culture
  • Supervisor as a Role Model
  • Coaching for Safe Behaviour
  • Motivating Compliance and Dealing with Resistance
• Practical Group Exercise:
  • Site Risk Control Plan Drafting
  • Role-Play: Conducting a Toolbox Talk and Responding to Non-Compliance

Course Difficulty: Intermediate