Developing & Writing Health and Safety Procedures
Developing & Writing Health and Safety Procedures
OBJECTIVES
- Understand the importance of clear and effective health and safety procedures
- Write in the third person and use of simple procedural language
- Review and revise existing health and safety procedures
- Develop and write safe operating procedures (health and safety related)
- Use simple flow-chart techniques when writing procedures
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- All managers, supervisors and those who are involved with developing and/or writing effective health and safety procedures
- Production, maintenance and process engineers and all personnel with a role in the organization’s training program
- All personnel involved in risk assessment and subsequent writing of procedure
COURSE OUTLINE
Day One
Introduction to Health and Safety Procedures
- What is a Health and Safety Procedure
- Best Formats for Safe Operating Procedures
- Role of Health and Safety Procedures in Preventing Accidents
- Health and Safety Procedures Vs Job Instructions
- Review of Some Health and Safety Procedure Failure Related Accidents
Day Two
Identifying the Need for Written Procedures
- Defining Procedures and Breaking Job Tasks into Sequential Steps
- Understanding Human Behavior and Procedure Violations
- How to Determine Operating Risks that Need Written Procedures
- Identifying Applicable Regulatory and Standards’ Requirements
- Exercise: Preparing a Procedural Identification Checklist
Day Three
Developing Health and Safety Procedures
- Plan for Results – Why the Procedure is Needed
- Checking That Procedure Job Steps are Accurate
- Carrying an Internal Review of Existing Health and Safety Procedures
- Testing Effectiveness of Written Procedures
- Video: Piper Alpha Video – Discussion of Procedural Failures
- Exercise: Producing a Safe Operating Procedure
Day Four
Writing Health and Safety Procedures – Best Practice
- Effective Writing Techniques For Producing Practical Procedures
- Procedural Formats, Writing Styles and Language Problems
- Level of Detail and Procedure Content Needed
- Determine Scope and Application of Procedure
- Video: Bhopal Gas Disaster
- Exercise: Writing a Health and Safety Procedure
Day Five
Control of Written Procedures & Training Program Support
- How to write procedures so They Easily be Kept Up-to-Date and Valid
- Writing Safe Operating Procedures for Supporting Training Program
- Controlling Procedures Through the Document Control Procedure
- Summary of Course Key Points
- Award of Course Attendance Certificates
- Close of Course