Table 1Transition record

occupational health and safety inspectortoconstruction safety manager

A occupational health and safety inspector already meets 33% of what the construction safety manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From occupational health and safety inspector

33%

Overlap1

To construction safety manager

8 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

62.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

Why

Why this move works

A construction safety manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a occupational health and safety inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply safety management
environmental legislation
follow health and safety procedures in construction
incidents and accidents recording
monitor employee's health
prevent work accidents

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction safety manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a occupational health and safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prevent work accidents assisting and caring
already held follow up on safety breaches assisting and caring
already held incidents and accidents recording services
already held monitor employee's health information skills
already held occupational health services
already held apply safety management assisting and caring

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the construction safety manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held supervise worker safety required
required, not held use safety equipment in construction required

optional, not held assist with emergencies optional
optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
optional, not held manage major incidents optional
optional, not held work ergonomically optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on safety improvements required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
optional, not held write specifications optional

03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held monitor construction site required

optional, not held check compatibility of materials optional
optional, not held determine fire risks optional
optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held construction methods required

optional, not held building materials industry optional

05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held human factors regarding safety required

optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held construction product regulation optional
optional, not held contract law optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction safety manager 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply safety management skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held incidents and accidents recording knowledge
already held monitor employee's health skill
already held prevent work accidents skill
already held follow up on safety breaches skill
already held occupational health knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held clear accident site optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check compatibility of materials optional
optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held construction product regulation optional
optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
optional, not held assist with emergencies optional
optional, not held building materials industry optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held determine fire risks optional
optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional
optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional
optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
optional, not held manage major incidents optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional
optional, not held work ergonomically optional
optional, not held write specifications optional

53 held skills the construction safety manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
not needed by the target role adhere to OHSAS 18001 skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assess ergonomics of the workplace skill
not needed by the target role assist employee health programmes skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns skill
not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role document safety actions skill
not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure annual safety inspections skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of staff skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety in hospitality establishment skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role foster compliance with health and safety rules by setting an example 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role inform on workplace safety standards skill
not needed by the target role instruct on safety measures skill
not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role investigate occupational injuries skill
not needed by the target role issue licences skill
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role make health, safety and environment assessments skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety skill

13 further entries not listed here

6 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 human factors regarding safety required
required, not held construction methods required
optional, not held construction product regulation optional
optional, not held building materials industry optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from occupational health and safety inspector

Full index of moves from occupational health and 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.