Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
Frontline Safety Supervisor Foundations
Develop supervisory judgment through realistic cases, written decisions and feedback.
PA-001 · Safety leadership
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School of Safety Leadership · Catalog entry
This course is part of the Certificate in Applied Safety Leadership Foundations within the Diploma in Applied Safety Leadership. Certificate and diploma enrollment are not yet open. Individual course completion follows the requirements on this page. Open My Learning classroom. Give course or module feedback.
- Intended learners
- Frontline and aspiring supervisors
- Coursework
- Twelve modules, written assignments, an integrated capstone and a final assessment
- Award
- Certificate of Training after completion and owner award approval
- Estimated effort
- About 18 hours; work at your own pace
- Credits
- Non-credit · Individual course award
- Prerequisites
- No prior course required. Free account with free Safety access enabled.
What you will learn
Analyze hazards, plan assumptions, control evidence, worker concerns, contractor interfaces and event response. Prepare written briefs, decision records, improvement plans and an integrated supervisory capstone. Assessment covers fictional written scenario analysis.
Assessment and Certificate of Training
Complete lessons and practice, pass all twelve module quizzes, and have all twelve written assignments accepted against their rubrics. Module 12 is the integrated capstone. Complete Modules 1–11 and their written work before submitting it. The final assessment opens after all twelve module quiz and written-work requirements are met.
After meeting the learning requirements, submit a required 1–5 star course rating in your classroom to finish the course. Every star value is accepted; written feedback is optional. The owner then approves the Certificate of Training. Previously recorded completions and awards are preserved.
Grading, revisions and learner rules
Each module quiz and the final require at least 80% and every included critical decision correct. Every written criterion must be Proficient or Exemplary, at least 20/25. Each module grade is 60% quiz and 40% written work, with at least 80% overall. Course grade: 20% module quiz average, 20% final assessment, 30% Modules 1–11 written-work average, and 30% capstone. The unrounded course grade must reach 80%; each mastery requirement also applies.
Written work receives manual owner review. Initial submission plus two revisions; each revision is due within 14 calendar days of released feedback unless an authorized extension is recorded. No grade cap applies. Further submissions require targeted instruction and an owner-approved reset. Assessed responses and revisions must be your own analysis and wording; AI may support ungraded practice. Approved accessibility assistance is available.
Use the most recent accepted result satisfying mastery; prior attempts and revisions are retained. The owner explicitly approves the award after all requirements are met. This individual non-credit course award does not by itself confer the certificate program or diploma, professional certification, or authorization for technical duties or workplace practice.
For scoring appeals, accommodations, extensions or verified technical failures, contact Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology support. The owner coordinates documented review, with an independent reviewer where feasible. Request an accommodation before assessment. Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology assessment and retake policy.
Returning learners
Your earlier learning records remain available. Check My Learning for the quizzes and written assignments you still need to complete for the current course.
Course outline
Twelve self-paced modules with knowledge assessments and reviewed written assignments. A free account opens lessons and saves your work.
Module 1: The Supervisor’s Role
Recognize your authority boundaries, know when to pause work, and make an effective escalation.
Module 2: Seeing Work and Recognizing Hazards
Observe actual work, ask useful questions, and separate hazards, evidence, and assumptions.
Module 3: Choosing and Verifying Controls
Compare control strength and check whether protection is usable and effective in real conditions.
Module 4: Pre-Job Planning and Managing Change
Name the assumptions behind the plan, recognize changes, and coordinate a safe reassessment before work proceeds.
Module 5: Communication, Coaching and Worker Voice
Give clear direction, ask useful questions, and follow through when workers raise concerns.
Module 6: Responding to Events
Protect people, activate response, preserve useful information and hand over without premature conclusions.
Module 7: Learning Rather Than Blaming
Explore the information, constraints and conditions that shaped actual work.
Module 8: Corrective Action and Follow-Through
Connect actions to specific conditions and verify their effect in real work.
Module 9: Contractors and Work Interfaces
Coordinate shared hazards, responsibilities and changes across host and contractor teams.
Module 10: Emergency and Worker Protection
Activate appropriate help, account for people and stay within assigned response roles.
Module 11: Records, Escalation and Organizational Feedback
Make recurring conditions visible, request the right decision and return feedback to workers.
Module 12: Supervisor Capstone: Integrating Control, Leadership and Learning
Integrate controls, worker voice, coordination, response and learning in a changing outage scenario.
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