Safety Alert and Targeted Safety Communication Record
Record for sending an urgent safety alert or targeted message to the people who need it.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
PEOPLE-13 helps us get the right safety message to the right people in a way they can use, while keeping immediate response, consultation, change, training, action and effectiveness in their proper SMS controls.
A safety message sometimes cannot wait for the next routine meeting: a control may have failed, a new risk may be known, a vehicle/load/site/provider/customer condition may have changed, or a verified lesson may prevent another event. PEOPLE-13 turns that message into clear, factual, accessible and traceable communication. It gives workers, drivers, supervisors, providers and relevant interfaces a way to understand what has changed, what they should do now and where to ask questions or raise concerns.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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