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Certification
Safety Trained Supervisor®
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
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STS candidates often have safety responsibilities that are adjunct, collateral, or ancillary to their job duties. Their main jobs are in a craft or trade, a technical specialty, supervision, management, or leadership, yet they may have responsibilities for safety tasks related to hazard monitoring, regulatory compliance, employee training, safety documentation, coordinating corrections for identified safety hazards, communicating with safety specialists or management, and more.
Implement new employee safety orientation training programs covering essential elements required to establish baseline safety knowledge for new workersDevelop and apply Job Safety Analysis procedures to identify task-level hazards and implement continuous improvement processes to keep JSAs current and effectiveConduct incident investigations and complete required reporting in compliance with applicable regulatory and organizational requirementsObserve and assess worker fitness for duty and refer workers to appropriate resources when impairment or health concerns are identifiedConduct safety inspections to identify hazardous conditions and implement corrective actions in compliance with applicable standardsApply Stop Work Authority procedures to halt unsafe work activities and prevent incidents in the workplaceIdentify hazards from safety documentation including plans permits reports and inspection records to support proactive hazard controlConduct safety audits to evaluate program compliance identify deficiencies and support continuous safety improvementApply motor vehicle safety procedures to reduce driving-related risks for workers operating vehicles on and off the job siteApply the hierarchy of controls to select and implement appropriate hazard mitigation measures based on risk assessment findingsConduct risk assessments to evaluate likelihood and severity of identified hazards and determine priority mitigation strategiesApply machine safeguarding principles to identify unguarded hazards and implement appropriate guards and safety devicesIdentify biological chemical physical airborne and ergonomic health hazards and apply knowledge of chemical routes of entry to support exposure controlIdentify and assess hazardous atmosphere conditions to protect workers from oxygen deficiency toxic gas and flammable vapor exposuresInspect and maintain emergency response equipment and apply equipment emergency shutoff procedures to support workplace emergency preparednessDevelop and implement emergency response plans covering essential elements including notification evacuation rescue and communication proceduresIdentify and control electrical hazards including shock arc flash and grounding deficiencies in compliance with applicable safety standardsIdentify and control confined space hazards including atmospheric testing entry procedures and rescue requirements in compliance with applicable standardsIdentify fall hazards and apply fall protection measures including guardrails personal fall arrest systems and ladder safety protocolsApply hazardous energy isolation procedures including lockout/tagout and identify hoisting rigging and fire protection system risks to protect workers during life critical activities