Workplace Safety Champion

How to complete Workplace Safety Champion

This means spotting a real hazard that could hurt people, escalating it through the right channel, and following up until it's actually fixed rather than logged and forgotten. It's the difference between noticing a danger and removing it.

1. Identify a genuine hazard: blocked exit, exposed wiring, missing guard, chemical or ergonomic risk
2. Document it with a photo, location, and the specific risk it poses
3. Report through the proper channel: supervisor, safety officer, or your facility's incident system
4. Push for a timeline and check back rather than assuming the report alone solves it
5. Confirm the fix in person and verify it actually removes the risk

Tips

• Frame it as protecting people, not blaming whoever caused it
• If it's an imminent danger, stop the activity or block access immediately
• Keep your report so there's a record if it gets ignored or recurs

What counts as done

The hazard you reported is verifiably corrected, not just acknowledged.