One of your employees refuses to observe safety requirements. What should you do?

• A. Provide extra training
• B. Initiate immediate discipline
• C. Document the incident
• D. Ignore

Answer: (B)

When safety rules are ignored, the first priority is to address the behavior immediately to prevent harm. Initiating discipline right away sends a clear, practical signal that safety requirements must be followed and that there are real consequences for not complying. This establishes accountability, protects workers and the public, and helps deter similar violations in the future. After applying discipline per your policy, follow up with documenting the incident and reviewing the relevant safety requirements with the employee, so the rationale and expectations are clear and future noncompliance is less likely. While extra training and proper documentation are important, they don’t stop the current risk or establish enforcement at the moment, and ignoring the behavior is unsafe.