Supervisors have the greatest influence on their work crew.  When supervisors follow safety rules, their team will follow their lead.  When a supervisor tries to enforce safety rules, but doesn’t follow them, safety rules will be followed inconsitently.  The one single thing that a supervisor can do to make sure workers are safe is to follow the rules.

Supervisors can protect workers by enforcing safe work practices and immediately correcting hazards found during regularly scheduled inspections.

A consistently implemented safety program improves job morale, protects the company, protects managers and supervisors while protecting workers.