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3.8 KiB

Competences — health safety and environmental manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/57e87533-e523-4ee5-bf21-94a39fcc279b).

Essential

  • abide by business ethical code of conducts (skill/competence)
  • advise on government policy compliance (skill/competence)
  • advise on sustainability solutions (skill/competence)
  • assessment of risks and threats (knowledge)
  • audit techniques (knowledge)
  • business analysis (knowledge)
  • communicate health and safety measures (skill/competence)
  • coordinate environmental efforts (skill/competence)
  • develop contingency plans for emergencies (skill/competence)
  • develop training programmes (skill/competence)
  • educate employees on occupational hazards (skill/competence)
  • energy conservation (knowledge)
  • environmental legislation (knowledge)
  • evaluate company needs (skill/competence)
  • evaluate employees work (skill/competence)
  • framework for a safety management system (knowledge)
  • health and safety in the workplace (knowledge)
  • health and safety regulations (knowledge)
  • health, safety and hygiene legislation (knowledge)
  • implement strategic planning (skill/competence)
  • liaise with government officials (skill/competence)
  • liaise with industry experts (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • make health, safety and environment assessments (skill/competence)
  • manage environmental impact of operations (skill/competence)
  • manage health and safety standards (skill/competence)
  • monitor contractor performance (skill/competence)
  • monitor employee's health (skill/competence)
  • monitor legislation developments (skill/competence)
  • organisational resilience (knowledge)
  • perform risk analysis (skill/competence)
  • plan health and safety procedures (skill/competence)
  • pollution legislation (knowledge)
  • pollution prevention (knowledge)
  • production processes (knowledge)
  • promote health and safety (skill/competence)
  • promote sustainability (skill/competence)
  • risk management (knowledge)
  • shape corporate culture (skill/competence)
  • strategic planning (knowledge)

Optional

  • advise on environmental remediation (skill/competence)
  • apply change management (skill/competence)
  • asbestos removal regulations (knowledge)
  • carry out environmental audits (skill/competence)
  • conduct public presentations (skill/competence)
  • conduct workplace audits (skill/competence)
  • consultation methods (knowledge)
  • corporate law (knowledge)
  • encourage teambuilding (skill/competence)
  • environmental threats (knowledge)
  • evaluate industrial hygiene (skill/competence)
  • fire prevention procedures (knowledge)
  • identify hazards in the workplace (skill/competence)
  • incidents and accidents recording (knowledge)
  • labour legislation (knowledge)
  • manage quantitative data (skill/competence)
  • perform internal investigations (skill/competence)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • provide advice on breaches of regulation (skill/competence)
  • provide improvement strategies (skill/competence)
  • public health (knowledge)
  • public relations (knowledge)
  • safety engineering (knowledge)
  • sustainable manufacturing (knowledge)
  • track key performance indicators (skill/competence)
  • waste management (knowledge)
  • wind energy (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 35 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • incident investigation — 60 %
  • risk assessment — 54 %
  • regulatory compliance — 34 %
  • hazard identification — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • training delivery — 20 %