Planning for Workplace Safety
This one-day workshop provides the foundation to develop an Organizational Safety Plan and take the next step in building your safety culture. Beginning with the Organizational Safety Policy, you will learn how to create a comprehensive safety plan that includes communications, training, incident response, inspections, and audits — all designed to prevent accidents and protect workers.
What you'll learn
- Explain what a safety plan includes and why it is important
- Understand and write an Organizational Safety Policy
- Know the importance of the Introduction to the Safety Plan
- Develop a basic Communications Plan for a specific accident/incident occurrence
- Decide training solutions to common accidents and incidents
- Understand and explain the importance and structure of Incident Response Plans and Critical Incident Response Plans
- Understand Safety Inspections and Safety Audits as methods to identify unsafe conditions and apply corrective action
- Use a 6S Inspection Checklist to conduct a 6S Inspection
- Brainstorm policies and procedures found in the Appendix of a Safety Plan
- Help your organization write, implement, and review a safety plan
Preview a lesson
Welcome to Planning for Workplace Safety This workshop gives you the foundation to develop an **Organizational Safety Plan** and take the next step in building your organization's safety culture. Beginning with the Organizational Safety Policy, your company's Safety Plan signals that senior management takes the commitment to worker health and safety seriously. The plan provides a system of policies, procedures, and practices that help prevent accidents and incidents, equips workers with the knowledge to create a safe working environment, and outlines a consistent methodology for your company's approach to Health and Safety. Why a Safety Plan Matters A well-constructed safety plan is one of the most important documents a company can produce. It: **Prevents accidents and incidents** by establishing clear procedures before problems occur. **Empowers workers** with the knowledge needed to recognize and address hazards. **Demonstrates leadership commitment** from the top of the organization down. **Creates consistency** in how your company approaches health and safety across all departments and sites. What You Will Cover Throughout this workshop you will work through every major section of a safety plan: 1. Organizational Safety Policy 2. Introduction to the Safety Plan 3. Communications Plan 4. Safety Training 5. Incident Response Plan (including Critical Incident Response Plan) 6. Safety and Health Inspections with 6S 7. Safety Audits 8. Appendix: Policies and Procedures How to
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Curriculum
Course Overview & Writing a Safety Plan
3 lessons- textCourse OverviewPreview
- textElements of a Safety Plan
- quizModule 1 Quiz
Organizational Safety Policy & Introduction to the Safety Plan
3 lessons- textWriting the Organizational Safety Policy
- textIntroduction to the Safety Plan
- quizModule 2 Quiz
Communications Plan
2 lessons- textDeveloping Your Safety Communications Plan
- quizModule 3 Quiz
Safety Training
2 lessons- textDesigning Effective Safety Training
- quizModule 4 Quiz
Incident Response Plan & Critical Incident Response Plan
2 lessons- textWhy We Investigate Incidents
- quizModule 5 Quiz
Safety and Health Inspections with 6S
2 lessons- textSafety and Health Inspections
- quizModule 6 Quiz
Safety Audits & The Safety Plan Appendix
2 lessons- textUnderstanding Safety Audits
- quizModule 7 Quiz