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JWatts  
#1 Posted : 11 December 2009 09:05:11(UTC)
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I've got to put together a paper outlining where a company is regarding safety culture, risk management ownership and responsibility etc and could do with some help.

I have in my mind what is needed to be said and recommended and have written a rough plan of what sections there will be and what will be contained in each section. But this is the first time I have done such a thing and wondered whether anyone has done anything similar that they wouldn't mind me taking a look at to get a flavour of the content?

Anything sent would be treated in the strictest confidence and much appreciated!

Thanks
RayRapp  
#2 Posted : 11 December 2009 09:21:15(UTC)
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RayRapp

I wonder how you would get the information you are intending to write about.? Presumably through empirical evidence. However, you may wish to consider implementing a safety climate survey of the workforce. This will provide a better insight and also give you some information with which you can justify your assertions.

I have completed a number of safety climate surveys if you require any information.

Ray
JWatts  
#3 Posted : 11 December 2009 11:19:30(UTC)
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Ray I have messaged you.

Anyone else who can help me?
JWatts  
#4 Posted : 14 December 2009 15:48:05(UTC)
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Anyone....perlease?!
RayRapp  
#5 Posted : 14 December 2009 16:07:57(UTC)
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RayRapp

JWatts

I have responded.
User is suspended until 03/02/2041 16:43:28(UTC) IanBlenkharn  
#6 Posted : 14 December 2009 16:45:22(UTC)
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While you consider the content think also about the format.

Clear and unambigous langauge to make your pont(s).

Use charts and tables if they help, but they are not adornments so don't feel obliged to include them.

Reference external sources of information etc as foot notes or endnotes

Take each key issue; explain what, why, how, how much, and what next. In other words, justify your proposal, explain what is to be implemented or changed, and why. Explain how it will be achieved; how it fits into the organisation; what the collateral effects will be; what it will cost; what the benefits are (immediate, mid-term, long-term; how it will be monitored and what the on-going costs will be; what might be the consequences of not doing this, and what the alternatives are.

Don't get bogged down in hypothetical arguments - if we were to have two fatal accidents in 150 years..... Stick to common or frequent events to show how change might be evidenced.

Show the impact on productivity or costs as improvments, or as potential losses avoided by reduction in accidents, lost time injuries, staff moral, insurance costs, hassle from HSE etc

Is their a link to staff training, awards and acheievements. ie, is there going to be some output that earns an award, they look great on the MDs bookshelf and all of the company literature.

Include an executive summary comprising bullet points of key issues

Use logical subheadings to break up and give order to the body text

If you have the luxury of time, set it aside then read it again after a day or two. You might at that stage see lots that could, perhaps should, be rewritten to clarify your message

However much you have written, reduce it by half!

Put your name on it - if it's good, make sure they all know who the best ideas came from!

Good luck
User is suspended until 03/02/2041 16:43:28(UTC) IanBlenkharn  
#7 Posted : 14 December 2009 19:18:54(UTC)
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I should add - unless you have received specific training and know the subject inside out, avoid reference to the detail of the legal framework and preferably avoid even the outline of the legal framework.

Make your case on the points above, and don't present yourself as a barrack room lawyer. You will have seen that that is particularly common here, and rarely of any substance or value.

Ian
djkbrown2001  
#8 Posted : 15 December 2009 08:26:22(UTC)
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djkbrown2001

Think about carrying out an attitude survey. This is a good way of establishing people views and attitude to health and safety. Attitudes is an indication of the prevailing culture within the organisation.

You could use questionaires, one and one interviews and also observations. These are methods of gathering 'hard evidence' and hopefully these will provide you with enough information.
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