A framework for developing safety management competence
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Occupational Safety and Hygiene V: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2017), April 10-11, 2017, Guimarães, Portugal |
| Editors | Pedro Arezes, Joao Babtista, Monica Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patricio Cordeiro, Nelson Costa, Rui Melo, Sergio Miguel, Gonzalo Perestrelo |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, CRC Press |
| Pages | 47-52 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-05761-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Mar 2017 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene - Duration: 10 Apr 2017 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene |
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| Period | 10/04/17 → … |
Abstract
The safety management competence plays a crucial role when managing safety in organisations. Developing managers’ safety competence is one way of achieving better safety performance. The aim of this study is to construct a safety management competence development (SMCD) framework based on previous studies and empirical results in a Finnish case organisation. The framework consists of definition of safety management competence requirements, self-assessment of the competence, definition of development needs, and imple-mentation of competence development activities. Assessing and developing managers’ safety competence provide them with knowledge of their responsibilities and expectations, company-wide safety procedures and targets, as well as tools for promoting safety. The SMCD framework provides the means for systematically improve managers’ safety competence as an integral part of general competence development in organisations. Moreover, the assessment and development activities influence managers’ perceptions of and attitudes toward safety and encourages their commitment to safety.
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Keywords
- Safety management, Safety competence