An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Advanced Safety Leadership

Reducing Errors & Influencing Safety Behaviour

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Achieving excellence in workplace safety should be the fundamental goal of every safety professional. This Advanced Safety Leadership training course offers transformative tools and strategies that, when implemented with dedication, can significantly elevate the safety culture within your organisation.

Participants will be introduced to progressive safety leadership concepts that integrate psychological insights, human behavior, and innovative thinking. This training course is designed for individuals who are committed to championing safety excellence and are ready to lead impactful safety initiatives with confidence and vision.

Key focus areas of this training course include:

  • Pursuing the vision of Safety Excellence and achieving a zero-incident culture
  • Exploring various leadership models including Transactional, Transformational, and Values-Based approaches
  • Moving beyond traditional Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) methods
  • Understanding risk from organisational and environmental perspectives
  • Conducting advanced incident investigation and root cause analysis
  • Applying the ABC (Actions, Beliefs, Consequences) model within Safety Management Systems (SMS)
  • Implementing continuous improvement through the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) framework

COURSE DETAILS

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OBJECTIVES

By the end of the Advanced Safety Leadership training course, participants will be able to:

  • Adopt and apply advanced leadership behaviors that drive real change
  • Differentiate between unsafe acts and unsafe conditions, avoiding a blame-centric culture
  • Utilize effective motivational strategies to engage teams in safety initiatives
  • Strengthen safety culture through psychological, behavioral, and situational influences
  • Improve leadership competencies in safety and risk management
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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This Advanced Safety Leadership training course will utilise a variety of proven highly interactive adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes syndicate and individual exercises, relevant DVD and case studies and role-play exercises. A comprehensive e-version of the training course manual including copies of all slides, handouts and checklists will be provided.

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ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT

This Advanced Safety Leadership training course equips teams to embrace cutting-edge safety strategies that can support the goal of zero harm. Key organisational benefits include:

  • Introduction of psychological techniques to minimise human error
  • A deeper understanding of behavioral root causes to enhance overall safety
  • Strengthened major hazard risk management by identifying systemic weaknesses
  • Implementation of pragmatic improvements to existing Safety Management Systems
  • A workforce aligned with proactive safety leadership principles
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PERSONAL IMPACT

Participants will leave the Advanced Safety Leadership training course with renewed motivation, leadership confidence, and practical knowledge to lead safety culture change. Expected personal outcomes include:

  • Clarity on aligning safety objectives with business priorities
  • Enhanced ability to influence colleagues and build safety commitment across teams
  • Tools to shift mindsets from compliance-driven to values-driven safety engagement
  • Insights into building trust, mindfulness, and values-based leadership
  • A focused approach to promoting a zero-incident workplace culture
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This KC Academy Advanced Safety Leadership training course is ideal to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Directors
  • Departmental Heads
  • HSE Managers and Advisors
  • Those persons responsible for leading safety within an organisation at a global, regional or local level
  • Those seeking new concepts in aiming for zero exposure to workplace accidents, incidents, illness and injuries as well as others that are interested in developing safety leadership skills from tomorrow’s best practices

DAILY AGENDA

Day 1: Accident & Incident Causation Factors
  • The analysis of accidents – looking at the facts, figures & costs
  • Why do accidents still occur? - human factors, triggers and consequences
  • Conscious and unconscious influences within a safety culture
  • The Bradley Curve and four stages of mind-sets
  • The ‘New ABC Model:’ effective, behavioural and cognitive psychology
  • Understand the psychology behind human behaviour and learn how to apply pragmatic solutions to improve your SMS
Day 2: Safety Management in Major Hazard Industries
  • Major hazards and prevention
  • ISO31000 and safety excellence
  • Occupational safety, process safety and asset risk management
  • FTA and ETA
  • Bow ties
  • Emergency response plans, mutual aid, on and off site consequences
  • Inspection and auditing
Day 3: Improve Leadership and Communication skills
  • Enhancing your leadership capabilities through increased self-awareness
  • Analyse your communication strategies and social performance
  • Communication campaigns and stakeholder engagement
  • ‘Have to’ or ‘want to’: generating real desire for safety
  • Varying leadership skills for varying scenarios
Day 4: Advanced Accident Investigation and Reporting
  • All incidents (including near misses) are thoroughly and professionally investigated by a trained and confident team
  • Role of HSE team leader and management during an investigation
  • Investigation methodology - the essential checklist & process
  • Look. Listen and learn and learn to look and listen more!
  • Report writing techniques which will ‘persuade’ and ‘empower’ actions
Day 5: Organisational & Environmental Risk, Threat & Impact
  • Latest international standards: BSI65000, BS11200, ISO31000 / 22301 / 24762
  • Understanding the impact of change or major incidents on the organisation
  • Strategic crisis and emergency management in a resilience framework
  • Strategic risk and risk behaviour
  • Identify and manage current and future threats to your business
  • Take a proactive approach to minimizing the impact of incidents
  • Keep critical functions up and running during times of change and crises
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Certificate

On successful completion of this training course, KC ACademy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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