GENERAL

The purpose of this safe operating procedure (SOP) communication process is to assist a user (employer) in communicating a procedure to employees within the organisation in order to create awareness and train employees on the procedure and its workings.

WHO NEEDS TO DO THIS?

This safe operating procedure (SOP) communication process is intended for all companies who need any safe operating procedures to be communicated to employees within their organisation.

WHY IS THIS PROCEDURE IMPORTANT?

This safe operating procedure (SOP) communication process is important because it plays an important role in assisting the employer in creating awareness and training employees on safe operating procedures for the organisation.

Safe operating procedures (SOPs) provide clear guidelines on how tasks or processes must be done correctly and safely and through their use activities become more standardised in their output, improving the quality of the outcome of the task or process. Their communication provides understanding to employees involved in the task or process, detailing the safe manner in how activities should be conducted and detailing safety or health concerns that could be present when conducting the task or activity. The documentation provides evidence to an inspector that an organisation has communicated safe operating procedures (SOPs) to employees and is therefore providing a means of awareness and understanding for employees to work safely in the workplace.

VALIDITY

The communication of safe operating procedures (SOPs) to employees must be conducted by a competent person and must be documented and a register recorded of all attendees.

COSTING

This safe operating procedure (SOP) communication process is costed per safe operating procedure (SOP) communicated which means the displayed cost is per safe operating procedure (SOP) to be communicated. For example, if a user requires 10 (ten) safe operating procedures (SOPs) to be communicated, the order should be made for the total number of safe operating procedures (SOPs) to be communicated:

Safe operating procedures (SOPs) require 10(ten) to be communicated = 10.

Cost of order = 10 x cost per safe operating procedure (SOP) communicated (add this product 10 times in the SafetyShop).

The order consists of the communication of 10 SOP's or 10 sessions of SOP communication