This week, the Safety Daily Advisor discussed supervisors’ key role in workplace safety; clarified important requirements for confined spaces; and gave tips for determining when training is the right solution for a performance problem.

Safety leadership: Are your supervisors communicating safety every day?—Supervisors have the most direct and frequent contact with employees, which makes them ideal safety leaders in the workplace.

Turn your supervisors into safety role models—In the safest workplaces, supervisors aren’t just safety rule enforcers, they’re also safety role models.

Key issues in confined space rescue—Because of the many hazards associated with confined spaces and the potential for fatal accidents, OSHA requires employers to have a confined-space rescue procedure.

3 requirements for OSHA-compliant confined spaces training—OSHA has many requirements for confined spaces training, but compliance doesn’t have to be difficult.

Is training the right solution for a performance problem?—In this Advisor, we hear from an expert on how to determine whether training is the solution you need to fix performance problems.

BLR’s Safety Daily Advisor is a free, daily source of workplace safety tips, news, and advice.