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1. health and safety roles
   a couple of years back i wrote some competencies for the roles of managers in terms of managing safety.
   these were quite detailed but in essenec there were three levels of role for managers
   Level 1 was to follow copmany policies and procedures
   Level 2 was to ensure others follow comapny procedures
   Level 3 was to promote a safety culture .

   The sources i used for developing these were from the safety executive HSMO publish a pile of free leaflets.
   Croners health and safety (which needs to be paid for )
   NVQ,s newly developed.

   I guess these sources should be able to help you as well .

   Not really sure why you have to do this so it is difficult to give much advise .If you could explain further what you have to rpoduce for whom and why I may be able to point you in the right direction and perhaps give you a methodology .
   e mail me at [email protected] if you need any further help .

   bets of luck

   colin

2. Supervisory role in health and safety
   “Discuss the supervisory role in health and safety monitoring, using the broadest term (monitoring).”

   Senior management normally delegates day to day responsibility for health & safety to supervisors. Their precise role will depend to a large extent on their job specification and whether they are designated safety representatives. But as a minimum the law requires that empoyees are provided with information, instruction and training to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, their health & safety. Personal protective equipment must be provided for employees if necessary. A supervisor’s role is to monitor that these basic requirements are being met. Therefore supervisors need to know the company’s health & safety policy, where they fit in, and how the business wants health & safety managed.

   “Secondly, examine the role of the supervisor in terms of health and safety management as a whole, explaining why it is such an important part of the staff structure.”

   Relevant areas include knowledge of health & safety regulations, company policy, risk management, risk assessment, reporting injuries, investigating accidents, keeping training records, arranging/providing training, notifying management of health & safety problems and concerns etc.

   For more information on training go to:

   http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg345.pdf

   Reasons for its importance include: complying with health & safety law to avoid fines, imprisonment and increased insurance costs; reduced risk of employee litigation/compensation claims; promotion of employee health and welfare, and reduction of illhealth and absence (you could quote the statistics for accidents and days lost from work); reduced staff turnover and staff replacement costs; enhanced morale and job satisfaction etc