Health And Safety Hero Resources: Free Posters, Video & Certificate

Could your workplace use a few more health and safety heroes?

You don't need a cape or superpowers to help make your workplace safer. Sometimes, being a health and safety hero simply means spotting a hazard, speaking up, helping a colleague or looking for a better way of doing things.

We've created a collection of free health and safety hero resources to help businesses make these positive safety behaviours easier to talk about and recognise.

You can use the resources in your workplace, share them with your team, display the posters or use the certificate to recognise someone who has made a positive contribution to health and safety.

Watch: How to Become a Health and Safety Hero

Want to meet the 10 health and safety superpowers?

Our short video introduces the powers that every health and safety hero needs, from X-Ray Vision for spotting hazards to Super Hearing for listening to the people who do the job.

The video is a simple way to introduce the health and safety hero idea to your team and start a conversation about what good health and safety looks like in practice.

The 10 Health and Safety Superpowers

The health and safety hero idea is based around 10 simple "superpowers". These aren't official health and safety terms or legal requirements. They're a memorable way of talking about positive safety behaviours that can help people think about how they contribute to a safer workplace and grow a positive health and safety culture.

If you'd like a more detailed explanation of each power, read our guide:

10 Health and Safety Superpowers Every Workplace Needs

1. ⏳ Time Travel

Learn from the past.

Previous incidents, near misses, inspections and lessons learned can provide useful clues about problems that could happen again.

🆓 Download the free time travel poster

2. 🔮 Crystal Ball

Look ahead.

Think about what could go wrong and identify hazards before they become incidents.

🆓 Download the free crystal ball poster

3. 🛡️ Force Field

Protect people from harm.

Think about how hazards can be controlled and how protection can be built into the way work is carried out.

🆓 Download the free force field poster

4. 👀 X-Ray Vision

Look beyond the obvious.

Familiar hazards can become easy to overlook. Take another look and see what others may have stopped noticing.

🆓 Download the free x-ray vision poster

5. 👂 Super Hearing

Listen.

The people doing the work often have valuable knowledge about hazards, practical problems and possible improvements.

🆓 Download the free super hearing poster

6. 🪄 Magic Wand

Take action.

If you spot something unsafe, don't simply walk past it. Where appropriate, make it safer or make sure the problem is reported to someone who can.

🆓 Download the free magic wand poster

7. 🚨 Emergency Response

Know what to do when something goes wrong.

Know your workplace emergency arrangements and where to find the information and equipment you may need.

🆓 Download the free emergency response poster

8. ⬆️ Super Growth

Keep learning and improving.

Look for opportunities to improve procedures, processes, knowledge and safety standards.

🆓 Download the free super growth poster

9. 🔁 Regeneration

Adapt when things change.

New equipment, new people, new processes and changing working conditions can mean new or different risks.

🆓 Download the free regeneration poster

10. 🧲 Magnet

Attract people to safety.

Encourage people to get involved, recognise good practice and make it easier for everyone to speak up about health and safety.

🆓 Download the free magnet poster

Download the Free Health and Safety Hero Posters

Want to bring the superhero theme into your workplace?

We've created 10 free health and safety hero posters, one for each superpower.

You could display them in suitable areas around your workplace, use them as conversation starters during safety meetings or toolbox talks, or simply use them as a reminder of the different ways people can contribute to workplace safety.

🆓 Download all 10 free health and safety hero posters

The posters are designed to be simple, memorable and easy to use.

Recognise Your Workplace Safety Heroes

Good health and safety isn't only about identifying problems. It's also about recognising positive behaviours.

Perhaps someone spotted a hazard before it caused a problem.

Maybe they raised an important concern, suggested an improvement or helped a colleague work more safely.

Why not recognise their contribution towards a safer workplace?

We've created a free printable health and safety hero certificate that businesses can print and use to recognise employees who have demonstrated positive health and safety behaviour.

🆓 Download the free health and safety hero certificate

You can add the employee's name, the reason for the award and the date before presenting it to your workplace safety hero.

A small amount of recognition can also provide a useful opportunity to remind the wider team that everyone has a role to play in health and safety.

Use the Resources Together

These resources can be used individually, but they can also work together as a simple workplace safety campaign.

For example, you could:

1. Watch the video

Introduce your team to the 10 health and safety hero superpowers.

2. Display the posters

Put the posters in suitable areas around your workplace to keep the ideas visible.

3. Start conversations

Use the individual powers as prompts for safety discussions. For example, ask your team:

• "What hazards have we stopped noticing?"
• "What can we learn from previous near misses?"
• "What could we do differently to make this task safer?"

4. Recognise positive behaviour

Use the health and safety hero certificate to recognise someone who has made a positive contribution.

5. Keep the conversation going

Health and safety isn't something that should only be discussed after an incident. Keep looking for opportunities to learn, improve and involve your team. For example, with regular toolbox talks.

Who Can Use These Resources?

These health and safety hero resources can be used by a wide range of workplaces and organisations.

They're particularly useful for:

• Employers
• Training providers
• Workplace safety teams
• Construction companies
• Contractors and subcontractors
• Site managers and supervisors
• Health and safety professionals

You don't need to use all the resources at once. Pick the ones that work best for your workplace and your team.

Become a Health and Safety Hero

You don't need superhuman powers to make a difference. You can be a Health and Safety Hero by:

Looking back. Looking ahead. Listening. Taking action. Learning. Adapting. And helping others stay safe.

And if you'd like to learn more about the 10 superpowers, read: 10 Health and Safety Superpowers Every Workplace Needs

Because sometimes the most important safety superpower of all is simply noticing a problem before someone gets hurt.