Take Time for Safety is a 26-minute online course that teaches employees how rushing, time pressure, and the desire to cut corners lead to workplace injuries and why taking time for safety is always the better choice. It is designed for employees and supervisors across all industries and includes a downloadable certificate of completion.
Time pressure is a contributing factor in a significant percentage of workplace incidents. When employees rush to meet deadlines, they skip safety steps, lose focus on their surroundings, and make poor decisions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports over 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries in private industry annually, and safety professionals consistently identify rushing and time management as root causes during incident investigations. OSHA's emphasis on root cause analysis during inspections has increasingly focused on organizational factors - including production pressure and inadequate time allocation for safe work practices - as contributing causes of citations and incidents.
This course helps your employees understand the connection between time pressure and unsafe behavior. Through relatable workplace examples, your team will learn why rushing causes loss of focus, how skipping steps leads to errors that create hazards, and practical strategies for managing their time without compromising safety. The course reinforces that the time spent working safely is always less than the time lost to an injury, and that speaking up when deadlines conflict with safe work practices is an expected part of a healthy safety culture.
While no specific OSHA standard addresses time management or rushing, OSHA's General Duty Clause requires employers to maintain workplaces free from recognized hazards. Production pressure that results in employees skipping safety procedures is a recognized organizational hazard. OSHA has cited employers under the General Duty Clause when investigations reveal that production quotas or schedule pressure contributed to safety failures. During incident investigations, OSHA routinely examines whether the employer's production expectations created conditions that encouraged unsafe shortcuts. Serious violations carry penalties up to $16,550, and a pattern of production-pressure-related incidents can escalate to willful citations at up to $165,514 each. OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) explicitly evaluate whether management systems balance production and safety, making this topic relevant to any employer pursuing VPP recognition.
| Team Size | Price per Person |
|---|---|
| 1 - 9 | $29.95 |
| 10 - 24 | $23.95 |
| 25 - 49 | $21.55 |
| 50 - 99 | $17.50 |
This course is available in English and Spanish at no additional charge.
Certificate of completion included. Downloadable upon passing the final assessment.