SMS Implementation Plan
Step-by-step plan to implement the SMS with owners, dates, evidence and decision gates.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use this plan to turn the SMS from a library of templates into day-to-day controls that people understand, use, check and improve, with clear owners, dates, evidence and leadership decisions.
An SMS can look complete on a shared drive while being unknown or unusable at the point of work. LEAD-06 prevents that outcome. It sequences the practical work of understanding operations and risk, tailoring controls, preparing people, using the system, collecting evidence and checking whether the controls work.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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