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Your Z10 resource map.

Connect the learning and tools you already use to an occupational health and safety management system aligned with ANSI/ASSP Z10.

Start with the resource map. Find what supports each part of the system, see what is available, and plan the work still needed.

Now available: the website resource map. Organization profiles, saved employer evidence and clause-group SMS self-assessments are available in your private workspace. Open my SMS workspace → Existing course accounts continue to save learning records. This page does not score an employer’s system.

Learn · Build · Operate · Evaluate · Improve

See where each resource belongs.

A course can teach a method. A worksheet can help you use it. Your organization still needs to put the arrangements into practice and keep evidence that they work.

549available resources and learning entries56planned course and pathway entries7Z10 system areas

Counts include individual modules and resource collections. “Available” includes the released Learning Teams module; it does not mean its full course is complete. Counts measure content, not requirement coverage.

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4 · Context

Define your work, people and scope.

System work still needed: Organization profile, interested parties and documented scope.

Explore 9 supporting entries →

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5 · Leadership & Worker Participation

Make commitments and involve the people doing the work.

System work still needed: Safety policy, accountability, resources and worker-participation arrangements.

Explore 254 supporting entries →

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6 · Planning

Find gaps, set priorities and plan improvements.

System work still needed: Baseline system review, objectives and funded improvement plans.

Explore 1 supporting entries →

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7 · Support

Build competence, communicate and keep useful records.

System work still needed: Role competence, communication and document-control processes.

Explore 262 supporting entries →

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8 · Implementation & Operation

Put controls and safety programs into practice.

System work still needed: Employer-specific programs, control ownership and operating records.

Explore 270 supporting entries →

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9 · Evaluation & Corrective Action

Check performance, learn and verify improvements.

System work still needed: Monitoring, internal audit, corrective action and effectiveness reviews.

Explore 53 supporting entries →

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10 · Management Review

Use leadership review to improve the whole system.

System work still needed: At-least-annual management review, decisions and follow-up.

Explore 1 supporting entries →
Review all 30 clause groups and content gaps

These are counts of supporting resources. They do not prove that a requirement is fully covered or implemented. Detailed clause references appear on individual resources.

Clause groupAvailable entriesPlanned learningContent-map status
4.1 · Organization and context93Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
4.2 · Workers and interested parties00No direct resource mapped yet
4.3 · System scope00No direct resource mapped yet
5.1 · Leadership, policy and accountability68Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
5.2 · Worker participation25214Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
5.3 · Management-system processes08Planned learning only; content gap remains
6.1 · Review process03Planned learning only; content gap remains
6.2 · Assessment and priorities15Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
6.3 · Objectives and targets00No direct resource mapped yet
6.4 · Implementation plans and resources00No direct resource mapped yet
7.1 · Resources06Planned learning only; content gap remains
7.2 · Education, training and competence105Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
7.3 · Awareness and communication24310Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
7.4 · Document control142Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.1 · Operational planning and control2417Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.2 · Identifying system issues24715Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.3 · Risk assessment22716Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.4 · Hierarchy of controls23616Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.5 · Design review and change2315Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.6 · Procurement00No direct resource mapped yet
8.7 · Contractors32Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.8 · Occupational health215Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
8.9 · Emergency preparedness56Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
9.1 · Monitoring and assessment1220Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
9.2 · Incident investigation255Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
9.3 · Audits00No direct resource mapped yet
9.4 · Corrective actions162Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
9.5 · Feedback and organizational learning2414Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
10.1 · Management review process10Supporting topics mapped; employer process still needed
10.2 · Review outcomes and follow-up00No direct resource mapped yet

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ArticleAvailablePublic

How Learning Teams Improve Workplace Safety

Lead and involve workers. Explore how Learning Teams support workplace safety by examining everyday work, adaptations, controls, and the conditions employees face on the job.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Use the guidance to improve a defined process, then retain evidence of what the organization actually did.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 9.5 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

ArticleAvailablePublic

How to Interview Employees After a Workplace Incident

Lead and involve workers. Learn how to interview employees after a workplace incident using open-ended questions, neutral language, timely interviews, and evidence-based follow-up.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Use the guidance to improve a defined process, then retain evidence of what the organization actually did.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 9.2 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

ArticleAvailablePublic

The Five Principles of HOP Explained

Lead and involve workers. Learn the five principles of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), what each means, and how leaders can apply them to safety and everyday work.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Use the guidance to improve a defined process, then retain evidence of what the organization actually did.

Supporting clauses: 5.1.3, 5.2, 9.5 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

ArticleAvailablePublic

What Is Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)?

Lead and involve workers. Understand Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), its five principles, and how it informs safety, investigations, leadership, and learning from work.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Use the guidance to improve a defined process, then retain evidence of what the organization actually did.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 9.5 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

CourseAvailableFree account for lessons

Frontline Safety Supervisor Foundations

Lead and involve workers. Supervisory decisions connect authority, worker voice, controls, change, response and follow-through.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Role-specific competence criteria, workplace practice and employer evaluation remain necessary.

Supporting clauses: 5.1.3, 5.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.9, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

Standalone non-credit Certificate of Training. Twelve modules, reviewed written assignments and a final assessment; owner award approval required. Included in the planned Applied Safety Leadership Foundations certificate.

CourseAvailableFree account for lessons

JHA, JSA & AHA: From Task to Control

Operate and verify controls. Task analysis connects hazards, risk reasoning, controls, field checks and changed work.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Role-specific competence criteria, workplace practice and employer evaluation remain necessary.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 9.1, 9.4 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

All ten modules, the cumulative assessment, learner downloads and a printable completion certificate are free. Certificate access requires all recorded course requirements.

CoursePartial courseFree account for lessons

Learning Teams Facilitator Fundamentals

Evaluate and improve. The released Module 3 practices worker conversations and preserving learning questions.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Role-specific competence criteria, workplace practice and employer evaluation remain necessary.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 9.5 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

Module 3 is available; enrollment includes the currently released learning activity.

ModuleAvailableFree account

PA-001 · Module 1: The Supervisor’s Role

Lead and involve workers. Recognize your authority boundaries, know when to pause work, and make an effective escalation.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Knowledge practice and its worksheet support learning. Keep workplace demonstrations, observations and employer verification separately.

Supporting clauses: 5.1.3, 7.3 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

ModuleAvailableFree account

PA-001 · Module 12: Supervisor Capstone: Integrating Control, Leadership and Learning

Lead and involve workers. Integrate controls, worker voice, coordination, response and learning in a changing outage scenario.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Knowledge practice and its worksheet support learning. Keep workplace demonstrations, observations and employer verification separately.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 8.1, 8.5, 9.4 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

ModuleAvailableFree account

PA-002 · Module 3: Interviewing and Witness Information

Lead and involve workers. Prepare interviews, invite open accounts, clarify uncertainty, and check the record with the participant.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Knowledge practice and its worksheet support learning. Keep workplace demonstrations, observations and employer verification separately.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 9.2 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

ModuleAvailableFree account

PA-003 · Module 3: Facilitate the first learning conversation

Lead and involve workers. Explore ordinary work, ask context-seeking questions, hold early solutions, and keep accounts, observations and interpretations distinct.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Knowledge practice and its worksheet support learning. Keep workplace demonstrations, observations and employer verification separately.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 9.5 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

ModuleAvailableFree account

PA-004 · Module 2: Build a useful basic JHA/JSA

Lead and involve workers. Define the worksite, build a sequence with the crew, pair hazards and controls, and resolve open actions.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Knowledge practice and its worksheet support learning. Keep workplace demonstrations, observations and employer verification separately.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 8.1, 8.2.1 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

Toolbox talkAvailablePublic talk; free account for some records

Abrasive Wheels: Recheck Every Wheel Change

Support and communicate. A work-focused discussion supports worker input and communication. Its presence does not demonstrate that a briefing occurred.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Record who participated, questions and concerns, understanding checks and the response. Attendance alone does not establish competence.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 7.3 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

Toolbox talkAvailablePublic talk; free account for some records

Aerial Lifts: Check the Machine and Work Area

Support and communicate. A work-focused discussion supports worker input and communication. Its presence does not demonstrate that a briefing occurred.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Record who participated, questions and concerns, understanding checks and the response. Attendance alone does not establish competence.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 7.3 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

Connected resources

Toolbox talkAvailablePublic talk; free account for some records

After the Storm: Verify Before Reentry

Support and communicate. A work-focused discussion supports worker input and communication. Its presence does not demonstrate that a briefing occurred.

Use it in your system

Employer evidence: Record who participated, questions and concerns, understanding checks and the response. Attendance alone does not establish competence.

Supporting clauses: 5.2, 7.3 · ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019

Connected resources

Program library

Build with safety program templates.

Five safety programs and a master template are available with limited public previews and protected editable downloads. Additional policy and program topics below remain planned; this is not a complete list of every employer’s needs.

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Awaiting content · Policy

Safety and health policy

Leadership commitments, authorization, communication and review.

Planned Z10 references: 5.1.2

Awaiting content · Policy / process

Roles, accountability and worker participation

Responsibilities, authority, resources and ways for workers to participate.

Planned Z10 references: 5.1.3, 5.2

Template available · Safety program

Hazard Communication

Workplace chemical context, controls, information, training and required records.

Planned Z10 references: 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2.4, 8.8

Template available · Safety program

Lockout / Tagout

Equipment-specific arrangements, authorized roles and verification records.

Planned Z10 references: 7.2, 8.1, 8.4, 9.1

Template available · Safety program

Powered Industrial Trucks

Equipment, traffic interfaces, practical evaluation and inspection arrangements.

Planned Z10 references: 7.2, 8.1, 8.4, 9.1

Template available · Safety program

Fall Protection

Work-specific protection, competent roles, equipment checks and rescue planning.

Planned Z10 references: 7.2, 8.1, 8.4, 8.9

Template available · Safety program

Bloodborne Pathogens

Exposure context, controls, training and confidential health arrangements.

Planned Z10 references: 7.2, 8.1, 8.8

Awaiting content · Safety program

Occupational health and psychosocial risks

Work-related exposures and stressors, controls, worker input and evaluation.

Planned Z10 references: 5.2, 8.8, 9.1

From a resource to a working system.

  1. Understand the work. Confirm activities, people, locations and hazards.
  2. Choose and adapt. Use the relevant learning or tool with workers.
  3. Put it into practice. Assign responsibilities, implement controls and communicate.
  4. Keep and review evidence. Check actual work, address gaps and verify improvements.

Editorial alignment to ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019, prepared 2026-10-18. Independent technical review is pending. Z10 references identify supporting topics; they do not imply ASSP endorsement, legal compliance or certification. The full standard and its requirements are not reproduced here.