Writing Safe Systems of Work
Workplace incidents, unsafe practices and unclear procedures can lead to injuries, long-term health issues and, in serious cases, fatalities.
Course Length: 1 Day
Course Overview
A Safe System of Work helps ensure that tasks are planned, controlled and carried out safely. This course explains why Safe Systems of Work are an important part of workplace health and safety. It will help you understand how to identify hazards, assess risks and put clear procedures in place to reduce the chance of harm.
By completing this training, you will learn how to write and use Safe Systems of Work effectively, helping to protect employees, contractors, visitors and anyone else affected by workplace activities. The course also supports good safety management and helps organisations meet their legal responsibilities.Learning Outcomes
- Explain what a Safe System of Work is and why it is important.
- Understand the legal and moral reasons for having Safe Systems of Work in place.
- Identify workplace hazards and risks that may require a Safe System of Work.
- Understand how risk assessments support the development of Safe Systems of Work.
- Break work activities down into clear, safe and logical steps.
- Identify suitable control measures to reduce the risk of injury, ill health or harm.
- Understand what information should be included in a Safe System of Work.
- Explain the importance of using clear and direct language when writing safe working procedures.
- Understand how to communicate Safe Systems of Work to employees, contractors and others affected by the work.
- Recognise the importance of training, supervision and checking understanding.
- Understand when a Safe System of Work should be reviewed or updated.
- Explain the difference between a Safe System of Work, a risk assessment and a method statement.
- Apply Safe Systems of Work to help tasks be completed safely and consistently.
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for managers, supervisors, team leaders, health and safety representatives and anyone responsible for writing, reviewing or following Safe Systems of Work.FAQ's
Yes, where tasks involve significant risk, Safe Systems of Work should be written down clearly. This helps ensure workers understand what is expected and provides evidence that safe procedures have been communicated.
Safe Systems of Work should be reviewed regularly and whenever there are changes to the task, equipment, workplace, staff, substances, legislation or following an accident, incident or near miss.
Employers have a legal duty to provide safe systems of work, so far as is reasonably practicable. A written Safe System of Work helps show how risks are being managed and how workers are being protected.
A risk assessment identifies hazards, assesses the level of risk and decides what controls are needed. A Safe System of Work explains how the task should be carried out safely using those control measures.
Employers are responsible for ensuring Safe Systems of Work are in place. In practice, they may be written by competent managers, supervisors or health and safety advisers, with input from the workers who carry out the task.
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