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A Safety Index for identifying those with a 'predisposition to work safely' — derived from 9 behavioural competencies that correlate closely with safe behaviour.
Questions
190
Completion time
25 minutes
Qualification
Bronze
Safety is of prime importance in most organisations and industries. Working in conjunction with Craig Consulting — who specialise in services to the Oil & Gas industry — we have developed a Safety report designed to identify those with a predisposition to work safely.
Whilst initially conceived for the Oil & Gas industry it has been developed to be applicable for use in any environment where safety is of importance. The report comprises an overall Safety Index and then evaluates the 9 safety competencies from which the overall index is derived.
Component 1
The extent to which the candidate is likely to work in a way conducive to the observation of health and safety legislation. It also evaluates the likelihood that their attitude towards safety may endanger themselves and others.
Component 2
The likelihood that the candidate will observe and respect rules, regulations, and policies in the organisation. At the extreme this may involve an unquestioning acceptance of, and adherence to, rules.
The 9 safety competencies
1
The candidate's capability and propensity to maintain appropriate procedures, irrespective of pressures and distractions.
2
Capability to behave consistently with role requirements and to resist impulses to deviate from these.
3
The propensity to do what is required, whatever the circumstances.
4
Capability to maintain high and consistent standards at all times, with compassion.
5
Values high standards. Resists second best.
6
Quick to act to resolve issues.
7
Requires high standards from others; a tough colleague.
8
Seeks a clear role which does not suddenly change.
9
Prefers to work with clear status and objectives.
Candidates are unlikely to score very highly on every safety competency — indeed some competencies may, to some extent, compete with each other. The value lies in identifying those competencies which are particularly crucial to a job and identifying the candidate's likely behaviour in relation to them.
The Safety Index is designed for a number of applications associated with recruitment, selection, development, and performance management. Its construction renders it suitable for recruitment screening (in conjunction with other components), for selection use, and as a diagnostic review tool for the identification of training needs.
It is also appropriate for the assessment of groups of staff who work in a unit or team — to assess their risk awareness and rule conformity as a preliminary to Health & Safety training.
The assessment may also be used for benchmarking work units, in order to establish a common standard for units in diverse locations to achieve and maintain. Competency results should not be used in isolation but provide an input to the broader evaluation process.
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