It's all good so far

Enjoying the cooler weather, sitting outside at our breakfast spot, trying not to appear like a wantabe writer. I have been doing more reading than writing. The writing I have been doing has consisted of technical procedures and training materials. Not the most fun part of the process. I am finding the limits of using a web based system.

However, I have the opportunity to work with others to decide how best to implement procedures. We have time to discuss, and to plan Instead of the procedures being stone tablets being delivered from the corporate mountain top with compliance forced downward. This time I am writing guidance documents – that can be custom tailored for each product line. Work instructions become templates. The drafts are circulated first to the respective HSE managers within the product lines with explanations of purpose. This allows line specific customization so we are not blindly pushing a one size fits all program. They will comment and we will revise. Then we will meet with their respective operations managers and to discuss what is required by regulation, and what they need to see.

In addition to the documents, I am supplying tools – online reporting tools that allow us to capture and preserve data, and will allow us to measure compliance, track trends, and to see what training is needed. It is a tall order, but I am getting to incorporate the best of what I have previously seen or used. I also have the opportunity to experiment to see what else we might be able to do. Everything is scalable to support the growth that the company desires.

There is a lot of support from management because we are providing a framework that will allow various lines to function with with a great deal of autonomy but in a cohesive manner under a corporate vision. It is all good so far.

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