Summary
In short
- A manning and labour plan is a plan used in KnowOps that sets who is working where for a shift, against the competencies each position requires. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2 and forms part of the Shift Management programme.
- Prepared before the shift. Owned by the shift lead.
- The template holds 44 fields across 4 sections.
- Scoring is positions correctly manned, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Competency Matrix and Overtime Authorisation.
What it is
What it is
What is a manning and labour plan?
A manning and labour plan is a plan used in KnowOps that sets who is working where for a shift, against the competencies each position requires. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2 and forms part of the Shift Management programme.
When is a manning and labour plan completed?
A manning and labour plan is completed when the thing being planned is created, and again at the stated review interval. Prepared before the shift.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This plan is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this plan covers has occurred, or is about to
- Authorisation is needed before the work can begin
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Shift Management programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links competency matrix and overtime authorisation
Not for
- Operations Shift Handover, which passes the state of the operation from one shift to the next, covering what ran, what broke, what is held and what the next shift must know.
- Shift Start Up Check, which confirms the area, the people and the equipment are ready before the shift starts producing.
- Overtime Authorisation, which authorises hours beyond the planned shift, with the reason and the cumulative position for that person.
- Anything outside KnowOps, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the manning and labour plan template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the manning and labour plan contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, coverage, constraints, outcome. Together they hold 44 fields, 38 of which are required.
How many manning and labour plan records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the manning and labour plan belong to?+
It is part of Shift Management. Known problems crossing the handover, and nobody placed on a position they are not signed off for.
How is a manning and labour plan scored?+
Scoring is positions correctly manned. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the manning and labour plan template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the manning and labour plan library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowOps — frontline execution. Shift handover, production control, daily management, worker lifecycle and improvement.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization