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A Safety Practitioner
Capability FrameworkMatthew Perriman
Regional Manager
HBA Learning Centres
2014 Perth Safety Conference
Overview
• Understanding of workplace competency and capability1
• Attributes of a safety practitioner2
• Maintenance of currency3
Capability and Competency
• Why does it concern me?
• I’m qualified – therefore I’m competent and
capable, right?
Competency
• Defined by National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) as
“The consistent application of knowledge and skill to the standard of performance
required in the workplace. It embodies the ability to transfer and apply skills and
knowledge to new situations and environments.”
Competency
• Not as simple as it seems!
• Dimensions:
– Task Skills
– Task Management
– Contingency Management
– Environment
– Transferability
Formal Recognition Of Competency
• AQF Qualifications
• Should be more than just a piece of paper!
Capability
“Capability is a feature, faculty or process
that can be developed or improved.
Capability is a collaborative process that can
be deployed and through which individual
competences can be applied and exploited.”
Capability Framework
• A Capability Framework defines the skills,
knowledge and abilities that are relevant to
the WHS practitioner, regardless of their
location, organisation, or role
• Provides a common language to help
individuals understand what is required of
them.
Existing models
• AQF Qualifications
• OHS BoK
• Learning Outcomes per each chapter
• Today is about conceptualising the idea of
capability – understanding the skills,
knowledge, and attributes of a successful
safety professional.
Attributes of a WHS practitioner
• What is a practitioner?
• What is “WHS Practice”?
WHS Practice• Work impacts on the safety and health of humans who
work in organisations. Organisations are influenced by the socio-political context.
• Organisations may be considered a system which may contain hazards which must be under control to minimise risk. This can be achieved by understanding models of causation for safety and for health which will result in improvement in the safety and health of people at work.
• The OHS professional applies professional practice to influence the organisation to bring about this improvement.
HaSPA (Health and Safety Professionals Alliance).(2012). The Core Body of Knowledge for Generalist OHS
Professionals. Tullamarine, VIC. Safety Institute of Australia.
Building a framework
• Skills
• Knowledge
• Attributes
Skills
• Application of specialised or general
competencies – what can the WHS
professional DO?
Knowledge
Attributes
Skills
Specific Practice Skills
Application of legislative frameworks
Implementation and application of Risk Management including auditing
Analysis, development and measurement of WHS indicators in reviewing performance
Responding to incidents including investigation and reporting
Involvement in and promotion of health and well being programs
Provision of advice and guidance through consultation and participative processes
Use of standardised tools (AS/NZS, ISO)
General Professional Practice Skills
Critical literacy
Active listening
Interpersonal communication – verbal/non-verbal/written
Coaching or mentoring
Computer / ICT literacy
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Specific Practice Skills
Application of legislative frameworks
Implementation and application of Risk Management
Analysis, development and measurement of WHS indicators in reviewing performance
Responding to incidents including investigation and reporting
Promotion in and promotion of health and well being programs
Provision of advice and guidance through consultation and participative processes
Use of standardised tools (AS/NZS, ISO)
General Professional Practice Skills
Critical literacy
Active listening
Interpersonal communication – verbal/non-verbal/written
Coaching or mentoring
Computer / ICT literacy
Negotiation and conflict resolution
‘Meta’ Skills as identified by OHS BoK:
Consultation and Building Relationships
Working within an organisational context
Knowledge
• Understanding of specialised and
generalist information, concepts, and/or
conceptual frameworks – what does the
WHS professional
KNOW
or UNDERSTAND?Knowledge
Attributes
Skills
Specialised Practice Knowledge
Relevant legislative and/or regulatory frameworks
Application and purpose of WHSMS/OHSMS
Core concepts of Risk Management and related models
Models of OHS practice
Strategic and management planning
Research, analysis, interpretation, critical thinking
Problem solving techniques
Causation models
Project and change management
Attributes
• Characteristics of the individual as a
worker/professional within the practice
environment – what is the WHS
professional LIKE?
Knowledge
Attributes
Skills
Characteristics/Attributes
Ethical – personally and professionally
Accountable
Integrity
Honesty
Awareness of self as member of community of practice
Awareness of self as a learner
Responsibility for maintenance of skills/knowledge
Knowledge
Attributes
Skills
Currency
• Holding a qualification or accreditation
does not necessarily prove competency
• Currency is dynamic and situational
• Currency of information accessed and
currency of self are both important.
Ensuring Currency
• CPD (formal or user-driven)
• Ongoing qualifications
• Self-study options
• Networking
• Critical reflection (Kolb’s Cycle)
Knowledge
Attributes
Skills
Ongoing currency maintenance
The future
• Application of clearly defined models of
practice and capability frameworks will
lead to stronger outcomes for new
graduates of AQF qualifications, but also
provide guiding reference for experienced
practitioners to critically reflect.
Conclusion
• Competency and Capability are multi-
faceted and complex
• The profile or capability framework of a
WHS professional can provide structure
and a common language for
understanding the role of the WHS
professional