Table 1Transition record

occupational health and safety inspectortohealth safety and environmental manager

A occupational health and safety inspector already meets 36% of what the health safety and environmental manager role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From occupational health and safety inspector

36%

Overlap1

To health safety and environmental manager

21 Skills carried over

24 Required, not held

73.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the health safety and environmental manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the occupational health and safety inspector 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.

Why

Why this move works

A health safety and environmental manager role treats 16 of its required skills as things a occupational health and safety inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audit techniques
communicate health and safety measures
educate employees on occupational hazards
environmental legislation
framework for a safety management system
health and safety in the workplace

What stands in the way is 24 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A health safety and environmental manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a occupational health and safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held framework for a safety management system services
already held make health, safety and environment assessments information skills
already held educate employees on occupational hazards communication, collaboration and creativity
already held incidents and accidents recording services
already held communicate health and safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor employee's health information skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 16 the health safety and environmental manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 11 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 7 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on government policy compliance required
required, not held advise on sustainability solutions required
required, not held implement strategic planning required
required, not held liaise with government officials required
required, not held liaise with industry experts required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held promote sustainability required

optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional

02 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies required
required, not held develop training programmes required
required, not held evaluate employees work required
required, not held monitor contractor performance required
required, not held shape corporate culture required

optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
optional, not held apply change management optional

03 business, administration and law 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held organisational resilience required
required, not held business analysis required
required, not held strategic planning required

optional, not held consultation methods optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held public relations optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held energy conservation required
required, not held pollution prevention required
required, not held production processes required

optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional

05 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held abide by business ethical code of conducts required
required, not held coordinate environmental efforts required
required, not held manage environmental impact of operations required

optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional

06 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held evaluate company needs required
required, not held perform risk analysis required

optional, not held evaluate industrial hygiene optional
optional, not held perform internal investigations optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a health safety and environmental manager 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit techniques knowledge
already held communicate health and safety measures skill
already held educate employees on occupational hazards skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held framework for a safety management system knowledge
already held health and safety in the workplace knowledge
already held health and safety regulations knowledge
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held make health, safety and environment assessments skill
already held manage health and safety standards skill
already held monitor employee's health skill
already held monitor legislation developments skill
already held plan health and safety procedures skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held promote health and safety skill
already held risk management knowledge
already held conduct workplace audits skill
already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
already held incidents and accidents recording knowledge
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held provide improvement strategies skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held assessment of risks and threats required

08 services 3 supplementary

optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional
optional, not held waste management optional

09 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held public health optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental threats optional

11 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage quantitative data optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held consultation methods optional
optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
optional, not held environmental threats optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held apply change management optional
optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held evaluate industrial hygiene optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional
optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
optional, not held perform internal investigations optional
optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
optional, not held public health optional
optional, not held public relations optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
optional, not held waste management optional

40 held skills the health safety and environmental manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
not needed by the target role adhere to OHSAS 18001 skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
not needed by the target role assess ergonomics of the workplace skill
not needed by the target role assist employee health programmes skill
not needed by the target role balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns skill
not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role document safety actions skill
not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure annual safety inspections skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of staff skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety in hospitality establishment skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role follow up on safety breaches skill
not needed by the target role foster compliance with health and safety rules by setting an example skill
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role inform on workplace safety standards skill
not needed by the target role instruct on safety measures skill
not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role investigate occupational injuries skill
not needed by the target role issue licences skill
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety skill
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare audit activities skill
not needed by the target role prevent health and safety problems skill
not needed by the target role prevent work accidents skill
not needed by the target role promote health and safety policies in health services skill
not needed by the target role provide on-board safety training skill
not needed by the target role safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
not needed by the target role train staff in safety procedures skill

19 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 organisational resilience required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
required, not held business analysis required
required, not held energy conservation required
required, not held pollution prevention required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held strategic planning required
optional, not held consultation methods optional
optional, not held environmental threats optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional
optional, not held public health optional
optional, not held public relations optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
optional, not held waste management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from occupational health and safety inspector

Full index of moves from occupational health and safety inspector

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.