Table 1Transition record

health safety and environmental managertohealth and safety officer

A health safety and environmental manager already meets 43% of what the health and safety officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health safety and environmental manager

43%

Overlap1

To health and safety officer

16 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

57.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.1

This move: 57.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the health and safety officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health safety and environmental manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A health and safety officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a health safety and environmental manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held make health, safety and environment assessments information skills
already held educate employees on occupational hazards communication, collaboration and creativity
already held communicate health and safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor employee's health information skills
already held conduct workplace audits information skills
already held assessment of risks and threats information and communication technologies (icts)

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the health and safety officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on conflict management required
required, not held present reports required

optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on risk management required
required, not held draw up risk assessment required

optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held quality standards required

optional, not held employment law optional

05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held personal protective equipment required

optional, not held occupational health optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held technical drawings required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a health and safety officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
already held communicate health and safety measures skill
already held educate employees on occupational hazards skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held monitor employee's health skill
already held monitor legislation developments skill
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held conduct workplace audits skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held make health, safety and environment assessments skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held project management knowledge
already held provide improvement strategies skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held identify policy breach optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify policy breach optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

51 held skills the health and safety officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role asbestos removal regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role encourage teambuilding skill
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate company needs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
not needed by the target role evaluate industrial hygiene skill
not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role framework for a safety management system knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with industry experts skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
not needed by the target role perform internal investigations skill
not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill

11 further entries not listed here

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held personal protective equipment required
required, not held quality standards required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held employment law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from health safety and environmental manager

Full index of moves from health safety and environmental manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.