Its that time of year again.... time to review your 2014 plans and establish your plans for 2015. Already you say? You might be asking yourself why do I need to plan for health and safety. We all know planning sets direction and guidance for your workplace. It provides a focal point for action, well planned activities are usually the most successful. For me planning is a must, as it should be for any small business owner. It is important therefore to plan for safety, whether you include some safety items in your existing business plan or have a plan dedicated to work health and safety improvements (both have their merits and depend on your business needs). The most important step of the planning is seeking ideas and buy-in from workers this will ensure the success of your plan
Here is some tips on planning I posted previously...
1. Make time to set a plan - book a meeting, get the right people involved. A health and safety committee is a great group to get involved, if you don't have one of these get together a group of employees and supervisors who can add value. Its best to start early and time it with just before budget planning cycles, but if you missed that boat start now!
2. Do your research - review your last years performance, check out your leading and lagging indicator performance. This is best done and prepared for use at your planning meeting. You can use this to establish your improvement opportunities.
3. Establish improvement opportunities - from your research brain storm or mind map improvement opportunities with your group during the planning meeting. You can highlight priorities at the conclusion of the meeting by reviewing the topics identified. Generally priorities should be set based on risk or bang for buck (that is what is going to get the most improvement the quickest!)
5. Build your plan - take the findings from the meeting and develop / document your plan. If you get stuck checkout our website store for a cheap plan template (or checkout other products on sale now). Your plan should include a description of the action and the desired outcome, as well as responsibilities. Some tasks won't require a budget, where this is required
6. Review your plan - have your group review the plan and get it approved. You should establish regular dates throughout the year where you sit down to check on the progress of your plan. i.e. quarterly. Those responsible for actions should be present to identify the status of actions. If you set goals earlier this year its time to ask yourself have you achieved them?
To checkout the planning tool I use in the Custom Safety Store click here.
#WorkplaceSafety #AnnualPlans #CustomSafety #SafetyTemplates #SafetyGoals
Here is some tips on planning I posted previously...
1. Make time to set a plan - book a meeting, get the right people involved. A health and safety committee is a great group to get involved, if you don't have one of these get together a group of employees and supervisors who can add value. Its best to start early and time it with just before budget planning cycles, but if you missed that boat start now!
2. Do your research - review your last years performance, check out your leading and lagging indicator performance. This is best done and prepared for use at your planning meeting. You can use this to establish your improvement opportunities.
3. Establish improvement opportunities - from your research brain storm or mind map improvement opportunities with your group during the planning meeting. You can highlight priorities at the conclusion of the meeting by reviewing the topics identified. Generally priorities should be set based on risk or bang for buck (that is what is going to get the most improvement the quickest!)
5. Build your plan - take the findings from the meeting and develop / document your plan. If you get stuck checkout our website store for a cheap plan template (or checkout other products on sale now). Your plan should include a description of the action and the desired outcome, as well as responsibilities. Some tasks won't require a budget, where this is required
6. Review your plan - have your group review the plan and get it approved. You should establish regular dates throughout the year where you sit down to check on the progress of your plan. i.e. quarterly. Those responsible for actions should be present to identify the status of actions. If you set goals earlier this year its time to ask yourself have you achieved them?
To checkout the planning tool I use in the Custom Safety Store click here.
#WorkplaceSafety #AnnualPlans #CustomSafety #SafetyTemplates #SafetyGoals
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