Table 1Transition record

health safety and environmental managertofire inspector

A health safety and environmental manager already meets 38% of what the fire inspector role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health safety and environmental manager

38%

Overlap1

To fire inspector

9 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

57.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.7

This move: 57.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the fire inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health safety and environmental manager 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a health safety and environmental manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held communicate health and safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide advice on breaches of regulation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held fire prevention procedures services
already held conduct public presentations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held pollution legislation business, administration and law
already held plan health and safety procedures management skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the fire inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 9 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 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held educate public on fire safety required
required, not held manage emergency evacuation plans required

optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

02 services 2 required

required, not held fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required

03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage security equipment required

optional, not held estimate damage optional
optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held conduct fire safety inspections required

optional, not held maintain safety systems optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire inspector 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate health and safety measures skill
already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held plan health and safety procedures skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
already held conduct public presentations skill
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held manage health and safety standards skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held first response optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held implement fire safety management plans optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental policy optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held estimate damage optional
optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held implement fire safety management plans optional
optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

58 held skills the fire inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role asbestos removal regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
not needed by the target role encourage teambuilding skill
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate company needs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
not needed by the target role evaluate industrial hygiene skill
not needed by the target role framework for a safety management system knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with industry experts skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role make health, safety and environment assessments skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
not needed by the target role monitor employee's health skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill

18 further entries not listed here

7 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 fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation required
optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from health safety and environmental manager

Full index of moves from health safety and environmental manager

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.