SUPERVISOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Supervisors/forepersons include anyone in charge or overseeing another person. Their specific roles, responsibilities and duties include:

• Ensure that all employees work in a safe manner utilizing the equipment, protective devices or clothing, the measures and procedures as prescribed that is required to be worn

• Ensure that all the workers under their supervision are adequately trained to perform their work safely and are familiar with relevant provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, any applicable Regulations as well as any respective Company Rules, Policies and Procedures.

• Advise all workers of the existence of any potential or actual hazards of which he/she is aware and take every appropriate action to eliminate and reduce such hazards

• Investigate and report all accidents and incidents to the Joint Health and safety Committee or Health and Safety Representative and management

• Enforce all company safety rules and regulations, and report hazardous conditions that require improvement

• Ensure all employees use only the proper tools for the jobs performed

• Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of the worker