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Supervisor’s Guide to Field Level Risk Assessment Part 2: Training OthersTime Objective Content Method Helps20 minutes Discuss the barriersto using Field LevelRisk Assessmenthabitually and thesupports that areavailable toovercome thesebarriers.• Check their work either in a large groupdiscussion by asking the following questions:• What tasks need to be performed?• What are the hazards associated witheach task?• What is the risk associated with eachhazard?• What controls did you put in place?”Stress that they are only doing “day of the job”conditions, not an entire safe work plan. You musthave developed the “right” answers as part of yourpreparation.• Ask, “What will stop the company and you frombeing successful at using Field Level Riskassessment? Ensure that the discussion bringsout ideas like – time to do assessment and havediscussions, the habits we have of just workingwithout thinking about hazards first, the cost ofbetter controls, lack of knowledge about controlsand risks, concern about speaking out to makesuggestions, stop work etc. Record the barrierson the flipchart.• Ask, “What support do you need to do FieldLevel Risk Assessment on a habitual basis?Responses may include : to know that thecompany is serious, that I won’t get into troubleif I stop work, that making suggestions is worththe effort, other crew members to do it too,having the supervisor remind me to do it, havethe supervisor hold the discussions, morepractice do it etc. Record the ideas on aflipchart.Case study exercise See case studyanswers thatfollow thelesson plansLead a discussion about barriers to usingField Level Risk Assessment and thesupports that are available.FlipchartBarriers,SupportsConstruction Owners Association of Alberta 32