Identifying
and Controlling Hazards
Course 101
Safety Certified Supervisor Series
MODULE
SEVEN: EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
To develop effective
recommendations, perform the following key steps
- Write the problem statement
- Describe the history of the
problem.
- State the solution options that
would correct the problem?
- Describe the consequences as
a cost vs benefit analysis.
Based on the work you did in the
problem-solving phase, you should be able to write a clear statement of the
problem. The decision-maker must be able to clearly understand exactly what
the problem is.
Be sure you describe.
- Surface causes. Describe
the hazardous conditions and related unsafe behaviors you have observed,
or that have directly caused an accident. These conditions and behaviors
represent the outputs of a safety management system, (SMS), that may have
somehow failed.
- Root causes. Describe
the inadequate or missing resources, programs, plans, policies, processes,
procedures, rules contributing to the conditions/practices. These represent
failures in structure, design or development of the SMS.
Examples of problem statements:
- Condition. "Five
ladders in the warehouse are defective."
- Behavior. "Most
employees at the worksite are not reporting injuries to supervisors."
- System. "The safety
training plan does not include lockout/tagout training."
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