Introduction
The programme “Safety in Logistics and Supply Chain Services” develops professional practice in Occupational Health and Safety. It connects the subject with workplace challenges by examining existing evidence and practices and choosing methods appropriate to the organization and its available resources.
The learning progresses from supply chain and logistics planning to crisis management, communication, and response, with practical work on municipal service development and city management, occupational safety, risk assessment, and prevention, risk assessment, controls, and response. Participants prepare outputs to support workplace application and review the quality and results of implementation.
Learning objectives
- Analyze supply flows and design alternatives that reduce disruption and improve order fulfillment in an application related to “Safety in Logistics and Supply Chain Services”.
- Design a municipal service improvement connecting spatial planning, operations, and beneficiary experience.
- Prepare a work risk assessment and prevention and response plan based on the hierarchy of controls.
- Prepare a risk register connecting causes, consequences, controls, and treatment responsibilities.
- Prepare a crisis response and communication plan covering roles, messages, and escalation.
Learning areas
1. Supply Chain and Logistics Planning
- Map material, information, and financial flows from supplier to beneficiary, identifying dependencies, bottlenecks, and delays.
- Compare demand forecasts with available capacity and supply dates, and build a coordination plan across purchasing, inventory, production, and distribution.
- Evaluate transportation, storage, and sourcing alternatives in terms of cost, duration, reliability, and relevant contractual terms.
- Test a supplier or transport route disruption scenario, and define alternatives, minimum levels of critical materials, and the escalation path.
- Build indicators for on-time delivery, cost, losses, and service levels, and use them to review the performance of supply chain participants. The application examines a case related to “Safety in Logistics and Supply Chain Services”.
2. Municipal Service Development and City Management
- Analyze municipal responsibilities, stakeholders, services, and local assets, and identify a measurable need within a clearly defined geographical area.
- Map a licensing or field service journey, review requirements and interagency handovers, and identify duplication, delays, and unclear responsibilities.
- Use spatial and operational data to prioritize work, checking update accuracy, boundaries, and the privacy of resident and establishment data.
- Design a municipal intervention connecting resources, contracts, operations, and community participation, and define acceptance and service quality criteria.
- Prepare indicators for coverage, responsiveness, cost, and beneficiary satisfaction, and a plan for piloting the intervention and reviewing its effects before expansion.
3. Occupational Safety, Risk Assessment, and Prevention
- Identify task hazards, exposed people, and site conditions, gathering information from observations, records, and equipment instructions.
- Estimate the risk level and select appropriate controls from elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.
- Review work procedures, permits, isolation, communication, and supervision according to the task, and define responsibility for stopping unsafe work.
- Analyze an incident or near miss using facts and evidence, examining systemic causes and failed controls beyond blaming individuals.
- Prepare a tabletop emergency exercise and an inspection, awareness, and follow-up plan, assigning field execution to qualified personnel under approved procedures.
4. Risk Assessment, Controls, and Response
- Define the work context, objectives, and assessment boundaries, and distinguish the risk source, potential event, and effects on results.
- Gather risks from processes, data, past incidents, and interviews with responsible staff, and document causes and existing controls.
- Estimate likelihood and impact using stated criteria, and review control effectiveness to determine residual risk levels.
- Select a response proportionate to the risks, resources, and authority, and specify the owner, deadline, and early warning indicator.
- Test a scenario involving changing circumstances, update the risk register, and present material risks and required decisions to the appropriate authority.
5. Crisis Management, Communication, and Response
- Identify crisis scenarios, warning indicators, and effects on people, services, and reputation, and define response activation thresholds.
- Allocate crisis team roles, decision-making authority, and escalation paths, and establish a mechanism for collecting and updating verified information.
- Draft an initial message explaining confirmed facts, actions, and update channels, avoiding speculation or disclosure of sensitive information.
- Run a simulation involving changing information, time pressure, and multiple parties, recording decisions, their rationale, and their timing.
- Conduct a post-crisis review comparing the plan with execution, and define improvement actions, owners, and dates for retesting readiness.
Practical outputs
- A supply chain map, demand and supply plan, and logistics risk register.
- A municipal service profile, needs map, intervention plan, and monitoring indicators.
- A task risk assessment and an inspection, training, and response plan.
- A risk register, control matrix, and prioritized treatment plan.
- A crisis plan, decision register, initial statement template, and simulation exercise.
Who should attend
- Engineers, technicians, supervisors and operations staff whose work relates to the programme subject.
- Managers and teams working in occupational health and safety, according to their practical responsibilities.
- Professionals responsible for applying the outputs of “Safety in Logistics and Supply Chain Services” within their organizations.
Prerequisites
- Working familiarity with the programme field and the ability to discuss a professional case or challenge.
- Confirm the suitability of your experience and any specialist prerequisites with the Union before participation.
Conclusion
The programme “Safety in Logistics and Supply Chain Services” brings together concepts, case review and a practical application. Participants prepare steps that can be adapted to their responsibilities and organizational resources, with an indicator to follow application and review results after returning to work.
Participation arrangements and any special requests are specified in the confirmation issued by the Union.