1 Be able to develop and implement current ISO standards for occupational health and safety
1.1 Evaluate the extent to which the processes of an occupational health and safety management system links to any ISO clauses
1.2 Analyse any gaps to be bridged to satisfy the requirements of an ISO occupational health and safety management system
1.3 Evaluate the issues/challenges faced by an organisation while implementing an ISO compliant, or
other recognised, occupational health and safety management system
1.4 Evaluate the importance of understanding the organisation and its context whilst framing occupational health and management systems
1.5 Analyse the external and internal issues have an impact on the way an organisation manages its occupational health and safety management system responsibilities
1.6 Assess the way in which the activities of subcontractors and third parties might have a negative
impact on an organisation’s occupational health and safety systems
1.7 Differentiate between the various recognised occupational health and safety standards
1.8 Ensure the alignment of the occupational health and safety management system with an organisation’s strategic goals and that it meets legal, regulatory and compliance requirements.
2 Be able to evaluate strategic risks to an organisation through the implementation of a quantifiable risk assessment system
2.1 Evaluate the role of suitable leadership and management in the organisation risk reduction system(s)
2.2 Analyse the value of accident causation in managing the impact of risk(s) identified
2.3 Analyse the requirements of performing fault tree and event tree analysis to show fact based decisions
2.4 Analyse the relevance, validity and value of different data sources and information to implement a
quantified risk assessment model
2.5 Evaluate the internal and external factors influencing the selection of different risk quantification models
2.6 Develop practicable action plans that improve controls to reduce strategic risks and present them at director/board level
2.7 Develop practicable strategies on the ways in which an organisation can assess hazards and risks following changes in an organisation’s management, processes and/or equipment
2.8 Analyse the pitfalls in any risk transfer
2.9 Analyse the different types and categories of strategic and dynamic risks
3 Be able to articulate risk communication strategies in various situations
3.1 Develop practicable strategies for risk communication for a range of situations that take stakeholders’
requirements and legal requirements into consideration
3.2 Assign ownership and accountabilities and gain agreement from managers/directors and the
workforce for strategic and dynamic risks
3.3 Evaluate the importance of effective communication and consultation in a risk management process
3.4 Analyse the way in which a crisis communication could differ from a risk communication