PROHSP1             Develop, implement and review the organisations health and safety strategy

Overview

This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to establish, implement and/or review an organisation’s overall health and safety strategy.

 

Outcomes

Performance Criteria

You must be able to:      

1.            advise an organisation to support development of a health and safety strategy

2.            identify and respond to internal and external factors likely to have an impact on your organisation’s health and safety strategy, including organisational structures, strategies, business plans and other key drivers

3.            identify key change factors impacting on the organisation

4.            agree desired outcomes following company procedures

5.            select and use cost-effective ways of gathering information following company procedures

6.            consider any priorities following company procedures

7.            identify and respond to key drivers of current internal structures, internal opportunities and rigidities following company procedures

8.            obtain comprehensive and robust information for each relevant internal and external factor

9.            identify trends and likely future developments in internal and external factors reviewed

10.          validate information gathered with appropriate persons following company procedures

11.          establish likely impact of internal and external factors on your organisation’s strategies

12.          identify and influence the organisation’s strategies, policies and practice

13.          evaluate organisation’s business plan in relation to health and safety

14.          involve appropriate people in assessment of necessary changes and gain their commitment

15.          establish any likely changes needed to organisational strategies in relation to issues identified

16.          review internal organisational structures and resources against any required changes

17.          identify opportunities and obstacles in structures and systems in relation to any required changes

18.          develop processes for maximising opportunities for change and minimising obstacles to change

19.          assess the impact of any changes on organisational resources

20.          obtain and maintain the support of those who can champion and deliver change

21.          maximise the effect of communication systems and information about the change process

22.          select and develop ways of motivating others to engage in the change process

23.          ensure review processes are in place

24.          encourage and act upon feedback on the change strategy

25.          identify problems in the change process promptly and resolve conflicts where possible

26.          create appropriate opportunities for regular and effective review of the change process

27.          adapt the change strategy in order to attract and maintain the support and commitment of others           

 

Knowledge & Understanding

You need to know and understand:

1.            standard operating procedures and how to apply these

2.            internal factors, including organisational structures, strategies, and human and physical resources available

3.            the key change factors impacting on the organisation

4.            the key drivers of the current internal structure, internal opportunities and rigidities

5.            how to influence the organisation’s strategies, policies and practices

6.            how to evaluate the organisation’s business plan in relation to health and safety

7.            information networks and sources

8.            theories of motivation

9.            where to obtain comprehensive, valid and reliable information on the external environment

10.          sources of organisational performance data

11.          how to assess organisational resources against any required changes

12.          effective presentation of cases for change in structure and systems

13.          how to encourage participation in, and feedback on, change strategies

14.          change methodologies

15.          objective setting

16.          the change cycle and how to use it

17.          the impact on the organisation when implementing the required changes

18.          the appropriate communication channels for the change strategy

19.          how to acknowledge, manage and resolve conflict

20.          acceptable forms of compromise which maintain the integrity of the change process

21.          key requirements of health and safety legislation and any other legal requirements in the workplace

22.          how to respond to new legislation

23.          benchmarking against current best practice

24.          how to respond to technical developments