Coaching for safety
What is coaching?
Coaches use highly-developed
listening and questioning skills to help
others. They are driven by curiosity,
they challenge assumptions and they
are solutions-focused. Coaching is
about being collaborative, supportive
and helpful and that’s what IOSH
be integrated in to daily life is an
a behavioural safety initiative, they
important part of the programme
invested in communication skills and
and of course, as an IOSH Approved
relationships – both vitally important
course, there is a test at the end.
pre-requisites for a successful
What are the entry requirements for
those wishing to attend?
There are none. This is a coaching
Approved Coaching for safety is about.
course not a technical course and
Why do safety people need coaching
even non-safety people attend – and
skills?
it’s a real leveler.
Safety people know about the law
and the standards that need to
be achieved and how others have
seasoned practitioners, rookies and
Which industry sector is this directed
at?
behavioural safety implementation.
The client held a number of
in-company courses for their
management team believing that if
they’re to get the safety culture they
want: –
i.
All managers and supervisors
need to be de facto safety advisers;
and
All sectors. This course is about the
ii.
modus-operandi of the practitioner
valued and become engaged in the
so it’s not specific to any sector. This
safety agenda if their managers
course is about helping all safety
and supervisors are less directive and
this stuff.
people be the very best they can be.
more supportive.
But helping colleagues explore
Case study
The client’s pilot was so successful,
problems and find the best solutions
The objective ultimately for our client
requires more than technical
in the waste management sector, was
capability alone. It requires curiosity,
to improve their safety culture.
solved problems. This is the greater
knowledge and understanding they
bring to a conversation and they are
prized for it – only safety people know
skillful questioning and advanced,
Employees will only feel
they have decided to extend the
training far and wide during 2016
and beyond and we’re delighted to be
supporting them.
active listening skills – all attributes of
a great coach.
Leading safety professionals advocate
a coaching approach. They emphasise
the importance of balancing technical
knowledge with complementary
communication skills. The ability to
coach is fast becoming a required skill.
What does Coaching for safety
involve?
This is a highly-participative 2-day
Securus Health & Safety Limited
course built around a series of live
In that they’re not alone but
coaching sessions involving real-life
what’s extraordinary about
Securus Health & Safety Limited is a
issues and problems the delegates
this client is the importance
Lancashire-based consultancy established in
bring themselves – there is absolutely
they place on coaching. Where
2009 by Michael Emery.
no role-play. How the skills can
others would simply sign up to
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