Table 1Transition record

construction safety inspectortohealth and safety officer

A construction safety inspector already meets 20% of what the health and safety officer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction safety inspector

20%

Overlap1

To health and safety officer

6 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

75.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 75.7

This move: 75.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the health and safety officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 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 construction safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 assessment of risks and threats information and communication technologies (icts)
already held test safety strategies information skills
already held perform risk analysis information skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the health and safety officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on risk management required
required, not held draw up risk assessment required
required, not held monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held conduct workplace audits optional
optional, not held make health, safety and environment assessments optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 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 implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held environmental legislation required
required, not held quality standards required

optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held employment law optional

04 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

05 services 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
required, not held personal protective equipment required

optional, not held occupational health optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

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 6 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 monitor employee's health skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held test safety strategies skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held identify policy breach optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional

20 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 project management optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held conduct workplace audits optional
optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held make health, safety and environment assessments optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
not needed by the target role assist with emergencies skill
not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role determine fire risks skill
not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role follow up on safety breaches skill
not needed by the target role handle incidents skill
not needed by the target role human factors regarding safety knowledge
not needed by the target role identify preventive actions skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role monitor construction site skill
not needed by the target role prevent work accidents skill
not needed by the target role report on possible equipment hazards skill
not needed by the target role test construction material samples skill
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

10 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 environmental legislation required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
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 project management optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from construction safety inspector

Full index of moves from construction 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.