Supervisors, union representatives, team leaders and other skilled workers are often overlooked in 'systems' terms, yet are usually crucial to the success of an organistion in improving health, safety and environmental performance. They are often called names like: 'key drivers', 'champions', 'practioners' and 'representatives'.
These people, who do not have the responsibility of managers but do not work under supervision, have the freedom to move about at work. In vocational terms they called 'Level 3'.
Complex tasks
People at this level can be expected to carry out quite complex tasks.
Qualifications are said to be equivalent to 'A' level in academic terms.
Colleges are full of people trying to gain awards and qualifications
at this level as it is one of the main paths to progress.
Using existing management systems and National Occupational Standards,
it is possible to work out what people at this level can be expected
to do. Obviously this is partly determined by the culture of the organisation
and how clearly roles and responsibilities are allocated, but there
appear to be clear generic skills to help promote sustainability.
Skilled workers, supervisors or union representatives can:
- Put policies into practice
- Carry out H S&E risk assessments
- Contribute to targets using control procedures
- Communicate relevant issues to appropriate people.
EP@W provides 3 learning programmes for people at this level:
See how the levels and skills fit together.
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