A leadership-tier course of 17 interactions and 9 validated competencies that models coaching conversations, toolbox talks, and the judgment calls that make a supervisor the reason a crew goes home safe. Leadership is practised, not lectured.
Supervisor Safety Leadership is the Manitoba flagship course for every person who directs the work of others — lead hands, foremen, plant managers, project supervisors, JHA writers, and owners with direct supervisory responsibilities. Supervision sits at the centre of three converging axes of safety exposure: legal exposure under the Workplace Safety and Health Act and Bill C-45, operational exposure for the safety outcomes of the crew under their direct authority, and…
Equip every Manitoba supervisor to operate with full awareness of their three axes of exposure — legal, operational, and personal — by building practical due-diligence competence, the intervention reflex required to stop unsafe work, and the documentation…
At a glance
Format: Online, self-paced and interactive
Length: about 1 hour 15 minutes, 5 modules
Pass mark: 80% on the final test
Certificate: QR-verified, valid for one year
Jurisdiction: Manitoba law and standards
Who this course is for
Frontline supervisors, leads, and managers accountable for their crew’s safety.
Front-line supervisors, lead hands, and foremen with direct authority to direct the work of others
Plant managers, site superintendents, and shop floor supervisors in construction, manufacturing, and operations environments
Job Hazard Analysis writers and competent persons responsible for hazard control selection
Owners, partners, and senior managers who carry direct supervisory responsibilities for one or more crews
Health and safety coordinators, JWSH Committee co-chairs, and worker safety representatives who coach front-line supervisors
What you will learn
Articulate the three axes of supervisor exposure (legal, operational, personal) and identify the duty of care they trigger under Manitoba WSH Act s. 4.1 and Criminal Code s. 217.1
Map a daily supervisory decision onto the applicable Manitoba WSH Act section (s. 4, s. 4.1, s. 5, s. 36, s. 40, s. 43) and justify the decision in writing
Identify Bill C-45 / Criminal Code s. 217.1 stakes in a Manitoba case study and recognize the management failures that drive criminal-negligence charges
Conduct a documented pre-shift hazard walk that produces COR-audit-ready evidence and identifies hazards before crew exposure
Execute a stop-work intervention conversation with a worker that corrects the unsafe act without destroying the working relationship
Write an audit-ready toolbox talk in under fifteen minutes that ties a current hazard to a specific Manitoba regulation and an actionable control
Course outline
Why Supervisor Safety Is Different — The three axes of supervisor exposure (legal, operational, personal), why supervision is the highest-leverage safety role, and the duty of…
The Manitoba Supervisor's Legal Duties — The exact Manitoba WSH Act sections that name the supervisor, the stop-work duty in s. 43.3(1) and the officer’s stop work order under s.
Daily Supervisor Practice — The three repeatable supervisor practices — pre-shift hazard walk, stop-work intervention conversation, audit-ready toolbox talk — that…
When Things Go Wrong — The 5-step incident investigation flow, the 5-Whys root cause method that finds the management-system failure, and the supervisor's role in…
Safety Culture, Documentation & Competency — The eight observable dimensions of crew safety culture, the documentation discipline that converts daily supervision into evidence, and the…
Laws and standards covered
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210)
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation MR 217/2006 (general)
Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006
Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006
Certificate and renewal
Passing the final test issues a QR-verified certificate, valid for one year. Manitoba does not prescribe a fixed refresher interval for general supervisor training. The only annual training-review duty in MR 217/2006 is s.35.4, which requires the…
Common questions
How long does Supervisor Safety Leadership take?
About 1 hour 15 minutes online, over 5 modules, at your own pace. It ends with a final test that needs 80% to pass.
How long is the Supervisor Safety Leadership certificate valid?
One year from the day you pass. Manitoba does not prescribe a fixed refresher interval for general supervisor training.
Which laws and standards does Supervisor Safety Leadership cover?
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210); Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation MR 217/2006 (general); Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006; and 5 more listed on this page.
Who should take Supervisor Safety Leadership?
Frontline supervisors, leads, and managers accountable for their crew’s safety.
Is this course part of a training program?
Yes. It is included in Supervisor Safety Essentials.