Health safety and environmental manager to health and safety officer

• 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 environmental legislation knowledge
• already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
• already held monitor employee's health skill
• already held monitor legislation developments skill
• already held audit techniques knowledge
• already held conduct workplace audits skill
• already held implement strategic planning skill
• already held liaise with managers skill
• already held make health, safety and environment assessments skill
• already held perform risk analysis skill
• already held pollution prevention knowledge
• already held project management knowledge
• already held provide improvement strategies skill

• optional, not held identify policy breach optional
• optional, not held occupational health optional
• optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional
• optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
• 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 employment law optional
• optional, not held issue licences optional
• optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
• optional, not held perform project management optional
• optional, not held test safety strategies optional
• optional, not held use different communication channels optional

• 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 business analysis knowledge
• not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
• not needed by the target role conduct public presentations 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 encourage teambuilding skill
• not needed by the target role energy conservation 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 fire prevention procedures knowledge
• 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 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 manage environmental impact of operations skill
• not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards 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 organisational resilience knowledge
• not needed by the target role perform internal investigations skill
• not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
• not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
• not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
• not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill

11 further entries not listed here

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn personal protective equipment required
• still to learn quality standards required
• still to learn technical drawings required
• optional, not held occupational health optional
• optional, not held employment law optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A health safety and environmental manager already covers 43% of what a health and safety officer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 7 of which the health and safety officer role treats as required.

9 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is follow standards for machinery safety.

Its learning distance is 57.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.