RedVector JCOM-40226

Spotter Safety Essentials

Spotter Safety Essentials

0.33 hr. Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Item#: JCOM-40226

SME: Dan Hannan

USD$20.00 InStock 2029-01-01
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Whether you're working on a busy construction site, in a warehouse, or around heavy equipment in a manufacturing plant, spotters play a vital role in protecting people, property, and productivity.

In this interactive online course, you'll explore hazard recognition, standardized hand signals, clear communication methods, and best practices to prevent accidents and ensure safe job-site operations.

This course will help prepare you to confidently guide vehicle and equipment operators through blind spots and high-risk areas using proven spotting techniques. While commonly associated with the role of a spotter in construction, these skills are equally critical in the industrial m
Objectives SME
Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Define the role of a spotter
  • Identify common hazards when guiding vehicles, forklifts, and heavy equipment in low-visibility areas
  • Identify standard hand signals and communication protocols used between spotters and operators
  • Describe safe positioning techniques and maintain visual contact to effectively guide equipment
  • Recognize when to stop operations due to unsafe conditions, distractions, or communication breakdowns
  • Discuss key OSHA guidelines related to spotting, signaling, and preventing equipment-related incidents
  • Identify technologies that can assist in making spotters more visible to avoid injury
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Dan Hannan
Dan Hannan is an Environmental, Health and Safety professional of 28 years. Dan is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), a designation awarded through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, as well as an OSHA-Authorized Outreach Trainer. Dan’s professional safety career began in 1990 in the public sector working for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Over the last 28 years Dan has provided professional EHS services to the oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, and ethanol industries. His work has included project safety management, compliance auditing, risk assessment, training and program development.