Effective Safety Communication

Course description

In order to build a strong safety culture, effective safety communication is essential. This session is designed for supervisors; managers; and environment, health, and safety, or EHS, professionals to learn more about how to communicate about safety in a way that enables a strong culture of safety within their organizations.

Course Duration: 22 min

Learning objectives:

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
  • Summarize how communication influences safety climate and safety culture
  • Generate appropriate safety messages for the intended audience
  • Choose the best medium for communicating safety messages to a particular audience
  • Use effective strategies for facilitating safety meetings and toolbox talks
  • Employ clear and respectful messaging, active listening, and appropriate body language in safety-related conversations with employees
  • Recall methods for communicating safety messages through social media
  • Recognize common causes of communication breakdowns

Associated libraries

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All-Access: EH&S (English)
Safety Culture