How to Plan a Safety Project

Sir Edward Coke, a 17th century lawyer, once said "precaution is better than cure." Translation: If you have a choice between solving a problem and avoiding a circumstance before it becomes a problem, then you should choose avoidance. Safety projects use communication and education as tools for allowing people to choose avoidance. Those who plan safety projects have identified potential risks, assessed methods to avoid them, and come up with a way to share their findings with others.

Things You'll Need

• Pen
• Paper

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Instructions

• 1

  Write down your goals to focus your efforts.

  Write down a list of specific goals for educating the public through your safety project. Educating 1,000 people about the unknown dangers of tap water or training 500 people to perform the Heimlich maneuver are just two examples of the types of goals you might have. Having this clear list of specific reminders helps keep you focused as you develop and implement your plan to educate the public through your safety project.

• 2

  Experts can help foresee trouble.

  Recruit a team of experts. People who have completed projects like yours or even similar projects can help you avoid common mistakes. The expertise of your team will save you time and money.

• 3

  Brainstorm. With your goals in mind, begin brainstorming all of the ways that you can achieve them. Three ways to achieve your project's marketing goals include: becoming a guest on a radio show; sending out mailers; and writing a blog.

• 4

  Pick your strategy. Every idea will have its strengths and weaknesses. Consider these strengths and weaknesses and pick your strongest ideas.

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  Break your strategy down into steps. Breaking your strategy into steps will keep you from becoming overwhelmed by the process. It will also force you to think about aspects of your plan that you may have overlooked had you not broken it down into parts.

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  Identify the necessary tools for implementing your safety project. Depending upon your project, these tools may include money, manpower, or supplies. Be specific. If you need money, identify how much money. If you need manpower, identify how much manpower.

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  Deadlines keep you on track.

  Set a deadline. Setting a deadline will force you to pace yourself. It will also help create a sense of urgency when you begin to lose momentum.