People the Challenge – Building Strong Safety Leadership

Learn key elements important to establishing and maintaining strong leadership in your organization’s health and safety program
    

DESCRIPTION
On Demand
Course Leader : Dave Gouthro, Dave Gouthro Health & Safety Consulting
Duration : 1 hour 0 minute
Price: $69.00

The importance of leadership skills when it comes to advising and giving direction and still keeping at arm’s length in this time of “we need to get the job done” are critical. The session will tie in the demands and expectations of safety and non-safety issues the safety person is more and more likely to be asked to include within their scope of work. However, this session will not be giving you a nice neat check list or clear and concise solutions to solve these issues you may face dealing with people. Yes, dealing with people – that’s what safety is all about. It is about the people and – guess what – leadership is all about people! The cross-section of people, their positions and range of personalities is as vast as the health and safety issues you face.

We will also talk about the precarious line we as safety people walk. The first challenge is to know what your role is, or perhaps I should say what it is not. We will bring professionalism into this discussion as you will be challenged with making many decisions. It is when these decisions are unpopular that your professionalism – which in turn is a reflection of your integrity – will make the difference in how people respond.

Topics to be discussed include:

  • Leadership
  • Building Relationships
  • Trust
  • Integrity
  • Directing people
  • Keeping at arm’s length
  • Competence

PRESENTER: Dave Gouthro, Dave Gouthro Health & Safety Consulting

Dave Gouthro is the president and sole owner of Dave Gouthro Health & Safety Consulting. His 30-plus years experience has taken him throughout Canada and abroad. He has the following professional designations; Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC), Construction Health and Safety Officer (CHSO), General Safety Officer (CHSO), Construction Safety Officer (CSO) and Lead Auditor, ISO 9001:2000 Quality Systems.

Dave’s history includes managing occupational health & safety programs and workers’ compensation claims management for a variety of clients. While primarily in the construction industry, he does work with non-construction clients as well. His experience includes training, development and facilitating for industry, safety audits, program development, along with safety and quality systems development and management. Dave prides himself in fostering positive working relationships with all stakeholders including union and non-union trades, organizations, owners, project managers, and all levels of government and their agencies.

Dave has safety awards from the Nova Scotia Construction Safety Association, “Safety Champion Role Model/Mentor Award” for consistent demonstration of outstanding safety excellence, along with Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete, worldwide division 2008 awards program, for safety improvement. He represented the steel erectors industry in the development of the Nova Scotia Steel Erectors Code of Practice. He has given presentations at Dalhousie University – Continuing Technical Education Building Maintenance, Nova Scotia Community College’s Occupational Health and Safety and the Welding and Metal Fabrication Programs, and Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. Dave is on the Editorial Advisory Board for Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine and is a current member of The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering. .

*Please note, this webinar is available for viewing for 7 days from date of enrollment.