Developing a Safety Procedures Manual

Safety procedures are the backbone of an organization’s Safety Management System. They provide consistency, and when followed, create a safe working environment, which leads to greater productivity due to less injury down time. However, safety procedure writing can sometimes be difficult and time consuming.

This course makes this process easier by giving students the foundation to start writing effective safety procedures, and the tools and experience to develop and build a safety procedures manual.

This workshop introduces students:

• to procedure writing and provides tips to make them effective,
• how to develop flowcharts to depict process activities,
• and how to understand a variety of procedure types.

Course Topics:

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: Setting the Stage

• Policies and Procedures

Session Three: Safety Procedures Basics

• Developing Safety Procedures
• Developing a Safety Procedure Template

Session Four: Flowcharting

• Organizing the Steps in the Procedure
• Constructing a Flowchart

Session Five: Gathering Information

• Brainstorming

Session Six: Procedure Writing

• Guidelines for Writing Procedures

Session Seven: Honing the Draft Procedure

• Communication Aids

Session Eight: Some Other Methods

Session Nine: Procedures Building

• Recommended Reading List
• Personal Action Plan