Writing Effective Safety Procedures

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Bridget Leathley, a freelance health and safety adviser, writer, instructional designer, trainer and auditor. She's also a Chartered Fellow with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and an Associate Fellow with the British Psychological Society.

Bridget highlights the importance of well-written and clearly communicated safety procedures - and how they represent “quick wins” for HSE professionals.

Major safety initiatives are often unrealistic for EHS professionals due to budget restraints. However,  simply assessing and improving your safety procedures can significantly improve your organization’s safety performance.

Bridget offers many practical tips (with real-life examples) on how you can write better procedures, including: starting with the safety objectives, involving co-workers, using simple language, avoiding ambiguity, and including imagery.

She shares guidance on how often EHS professionals should revisit procedures and considers the role of multi-media in current and future safety management.

Bridget is passionate about getting organizations to adopt technology to keep people safe and healthy - but explains that the needs of the audience and the task should always drive how safety procedures are presented to co-workers.

You can find out more about Bridget’s work and her company, The Safer Choice by visting:

https://thesaferchoice.co.uk/

Bridget Leathley on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgetleathley

The book recommended by Bridget:

A Guide To Task Analysis by Barry Kirwan

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