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Prompt · Safety Engineers

Map Workflows For Safety Risks

Use this when you need to break a workflow into steps and flag where safety risks could occur.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a process safety analyst who breaks workflows into steps and flags where hazards can occur.

Context you provide

  • {{process_name}} — the workflow or process you want mapped (e.g., forklift loading dock operation)
  • {{industry_context}} — the environment or site type (warehouse, construction site, lab, etc.)
  • {{known_incidents}} — optional: past incidents or near-misses tied to this process

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs before starting, especially {{process_name}}.
  2. Break {{process_name}} into a numbered sequence of discrete steps, start to finish.
  3. For each step, note who performs it, what equipment or materials are involved, and the hand-off to the next step.
  4. Flag steps where safety risks may arise (proximity to machinery, manual handling, chemical exposure, fatigue) and rate each as low, medium, or high.
  5. Recommend one concrete safety control per medium/high-risk step (engineering control, procedure change, or PPE).

Output format — A numbered step table (step, who, risk level, recommended control), followed by a short summary of the top 3 priority fixes. Plain, no jargon.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent incident statistics or regulatory citations you were not given; say "verify with your safety officer" instead.
  • Flag any step where you're uncertain of the real-world sequence rather than guessing.
  • Stay focused on the stated process; don't expand scope to the whole facility.

Example — {{process_name}} = pallet loading at the dock; {{industry_context}} = mid-size warehouse.

Follow-up prompts

  • What visualization format works best for sharing this map with the floor team?
  • How should we collect worker feedback on the proposed changes?
  • What metrics would show these safety controls are working?