Workplace Safety, Health and Supervisory Skills
Workplace Safety, Health and Supervisory Skills
COURSE CODE: KCOSHS-02
Credit Value: 2.0
Course Description:
This course is designed to ensure that an entry-level technician will be familiar with the group of moral principles and standards of behavior; and exhibit the set of values regarding proper conduct at the workplace.
Workplace Safety:
- Definition of hazards
- Safety as a category of hazards
- Classification of hazards
- Identifying hazards in the workplace
- Management of safety hazards
Workplace Health:
- Definition of hazards
- Health as a category of hazards
- Classification of hazards
- Specifics of hazards
- Management of health hazards
Factory Floor Supervisory Skills:
- Responsibilities of factory floor supervisor
- Workplace Cooperation and Management
- Importance of good communication
- Effective forms of workplace communication
- Procedures for resolving disputes
- Grievance procedures
- Managing People
- Relationship building and teamwork
- Influencing skills and bringing out the best in your workers (motivation and attitude improvement)
- Preventing Sexual Harassment
- Rights and responsibilities.
- Procedures for protecting your workers from sexual harassment and avoiding indecent behaviour yourself.
- Procedures for dealing with allegations of sexual harassment.