MAN AND SAFETY - SUPERVISION

Department of Defense PIN 27623 MAN AND SAFETY - SUPERVISION DISCUSSES SUPERVISION AND ITS ROLE IN HUMAN ERROR ACCIDENTS. POINTS OUT THAT SUPERVISION RANGES FROM TOP EXECUTIVES TO INDIVIDUALS WORKING ALONE AND THAT ALL SUPERVISORY LEVELS ARE OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE. DELINEATES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SUPERVISOR IN ATTAINING GOALS, ASSIGNING AND MONITORING TASKS, DELEGATING AUTHORITY, AND UNDERSTANDING SUBORDINATES' BASIC NEEDS. DRAMATIZES SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TO SHOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR SUPERVISION. ILLUSTRATES THE ROLE OF POSITIVE SUPERVISION IN PREVENTING MAJOR MISHAPS.