Many important prerequisites for good barrier management and safe work in the sharp end are made on land through design and planning. In this film, we take a closer look at how quality in communication and interactions is crucial to ensure good common understanding of risk and barrier weaknesses across interfaces. This case includes a practical task described at the bottom of the page.
To communicate with clear language is about using clear wording, structure, and design so that the target audience finds the information they need, understands it and is able to use it (ref. ISO 24495-1 Plain language).
The purpose of this task is to gain a better understanding of how we can increase the quality of the way we communicate. Choose a specific product or delivery where you convey important information to others. For example, a presentation, a work instruction, a contract, an article, a guide, etc.
1. Review and highlight a selection of the text content, such as technical language, difficult words, abbreviations without explanation, unclear or heavy sentences, and formulations that can be interpreted in several ways.
2. Discuss: What can you do to make the text easier to understand for the target group?