Safety Resource Decisions Record
Records each safety resourcing decision: people, time, equipment and money, and why.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use this record to show how the business responds when safe work, a control or the SMS needs people, equipment, time, systems, capability or funding, and how management checks that the decision worked.
Safety commitments fail when people do not have enough time, authority, competent support, equipment, information or funding to carry out the controls expected of them. LEAD-09 turns resourcing from an informal conversation into a traceable, risk-informed decision process. It helps management show not only what was approved, but why it was needed, what happened when it was deferred or modified, and how effectiveness was verified.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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