Occupation Health and Safety Best Practices for Managers

Welcome to the course on Effective Planning, Communication & Implementation of Occupation Health & Safety Programs for Managers.

According to the International Labor Organization, each year, 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases and an additional 374 million workers suffer from non-fatal occupational accidents. Occupational accidents and diseases result in a 4% loss of global GDP annually.

In the U.S., there are 13 worker deaths each day. In 2020, 4764 worker deaths were reported across the United States. The occupations of transportation and material moving, construction and extraction roles accounted for nearly half of all fatal occupational injuries.

As managers and supervisors in high-risk industries, you play an important role in ensuring that health and safety rules are being followed at all times. This involves a number of pre-incident checks and procedures that must be followed.