health safety and environmental manager
http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/57e87533-e523-4ee5-bf21-94a39fcc279b
Description
Health, safety and environmental managers design and execute corporate policies and procedures related to occupational health and safety and environmental protection. They analyse business processes to ensure compliance with government and environment legislation, conduct risk assessment in the domain of occupational health and safety, evaluate the environmental impact of economic activities and design the appropriate measures for the improvement of work environments and cultures. They coordinate the implementation of an integrated health, safety and environmental management system, defining effective indicators, organizing audits and eventually participating in accident investigation and reporting. They promote an integrated approach to sustainability and occupational health within business organisations, liaising with corporate and line managers and training employees. They are responsible for drafting technical documentation related to the compliance with health and safety and environmental legislation.
Hierarchy
1 · Managers → 12 · Administrative and commercial managers → 121 · Business services and administration managers → 1213 · Policy and planning managersRelated skills
- abide by business ethical code of conducts (essential · skill/competence)
- advise on government policy compliance (essential · skill/competence)
- advise on sustainability solutions (essential · skill/competence)
- assessment of risks and threats (essential · knowledge)
- audit techniques (essential · knowledge)
- business analysis (essential · knowledge)
- communicate health and safety measures (essential · skill/competence)
- coordinate environmental efforts (essential · skill/competence)
- develop contingency plans for emergencies (essential · skill/competence)
- develop training programmes (essential · skill/competence)
- educate employees on occupational hazards (essential · skill/competence)
- energy conservation (essential · knowledge)
- environmental legislation (essential · knowledge)
- evaluate company needs (essential · skill/competence)
- evaluate employees work (essential · skill/competence)
- framework for a safety management system (essential · knowledge)
- health and safety in the workplace (essential · knowledge)
- health and safety regulations (essential · knowledge)
- health, safety and hygiene legislation (essential · knowledge)
- implement strategic planning (essential · skill/competence)
- liaise with government officials (essential · skill/competence)
- liaise with industry experts (essential · skill/competence)
- liaise with managers (essential · skill/competence)
- make health, safety and environment assessments (essential · skill/competence)
- manage environmental impact of operations (essential · skill/competence)
- manage health and safety standards (essential · skill/competence)
- monitor contractor performance (essential · skill/competence)
- monitor employee's health (essential · skill/competence)
- monitor legislation developments (essential · skill/competence)
- organisational resilience (essential · knowledge)
- perform risk analysis (essential · skill/competence)
- plan health and safety procedures (essential · skill/competence)
- pollution legislation (essential · knowledge)
- pollution prevention (essential · knowledge)
- production processes (essential · knowledge)
- promote health and safety (essential · skill/competence)
- promote sustainability (essential · skill/competence)
- risk management (essential · knowledge)
- shape corporate culture (essential · skill/competence)
- strategic planning (essential · knowledge)
- advise on environmental remediation (optional · skill/competence)
- apply change management (optional · skill/competence)
- asbestos removal regulations (optional · knowledge)
- carry out environmental audits (optional · skill/competence)
- conduct public presentations (optional · skill/competence)
- conduct workplace audits (optional · skill/competence)
- consultation methods (optional · knowledge)
- corporate law (optional · knowledge)
- encourage teambuilding (optional · skill/competence)
- environmental threats (optional · knowledge)
- evaluate industrial hygiene (optional · skill/competence)
- fire prevention procedures (optional · knowledge)
- identify hazards in the workplace (optional · skill/competence)
- incidents and accidents recording (optional · knowledge)
- labour legislation (optional · knowledge)
- manage quantitative data (optional · skill/competence)
- perform internal investigations (optional · skill/competence)
- project management (optional · knowledge)
- provide advice on breaches of regulation (optional · skill/competence)
- provide improvement strategies (optional · skill/competence)
- public health (optional · knowledge)
- public relations (optional · knowledge)
- safety engineering (optional · knowledge)
- sustainable manufacturing (optional · knowledge)
- track key performance indicators (optional · skill/competence)
- waste management (optional · knowledge)
- wind energy (optional · knowledge)
Details
chief HSE officer
corporate HSE manager
HSE and sustainability service manager