Book Smart, Hands on Skills
Linking competence to responsibilities, activities, and tasks involved with risk assessments is an essential factor that employers have to consider. Training, initially and throughout one's career to consolidate knowledge and skills is part of developing competency traits.
A person qualified as competent will understand the application, communication and, dispersement of P.P.E., and how it relates to job hazard profile assessments. This person will facilitate training to educate the team while avoiding complacent methods. Appropriate education designed for the varying audiences, classroom, simulation or, online classes. Competent safety pro's will validate training by asking themselves and the team, 'does this training deliver what it is supposed to deliver?' As well as, 'is the training in question is the right type of training for the team's specific needs?'
Competent safety professionals will strive to meet the required balance between competency and supervision. They will understand that their scope of responsibility goes beyond the employed workforce and extends to on site contractors and visitors, and that appropriate training is available equally to those individuals upon arrival and that it will be updated to remain current with established standards.