Soobviouslythereneedstobe a finebalancesafetymustalwayscomefirst.
Butyouhaveto, youknow, applyyourdutiesas a healthandsafetymanagerinlinewiththestrategicvisionofftheorganizationon, As I saythere, makesurethatyoumaintainaccuraterecordsandalsoreportallaccidentsanddangerousoccurrencesinlinewiththerelevantregulationsareapplicabletothetothecountryinwhichyouareworkingwithin.
Solet's nowtake a lookat a numberofhealthandsafetymanagerinterviewquestionsandanswers.
Youcaneventakenotesas I progress, or I will, too, atsomestagewhereyoucandownload a copyofmy 20 healthandsafetymanager, interviewquestionsandhighscoringanswers.
Let's take a lookatthefirstquestion. 00:02:59.440 --> 00:03:2.950 Tellmeaboutyourselfandwhyyouwanttobecome a healthandsafetymanager. 00:03:3.640 --> 00:03:8.460 Soit's prettymuchguaranteedtobethefirstquestionofyourhealthandsafetymanagerinterview. 00:03:8.640 --> 00:03:10.350 Andhereismysuggestedanswer.
I am a dedicated, organizedandpassionatepersonwhotakesmyworkveryseriously.
Nowis a healthandsafetymanager.
Youhavetobedetermined, knowledgeableandresoluteineverythingyoudoandthosearejustsomeofthequalities I possessthat I'm proudof.
Theroleof a healthandsafetymanagerrequiresspecificskillsandqualitieswhich I feel I haveinabundance.
Thesearebeingreliedupontocreateaninstill a cultureoff.
Safetymustalwayscomefirstwithinanorganizationexcellentcommunicationskills, especiallywhendealingwithpeoplewhoperhapsmightbeskepticalaboutsafetyandfinally, anunderstandingthatyouarerunning a business.
Whatyou'relike a zaperson, yourattitudetosafetyandalsowhyyouhavechosenthisrole.
Let's take a lookat a secondquestionforyourhealthandsafetymanagerinterview.
Sowhyhaveyouchosenourcompanytoworkforas a healthandsafetymanager?
WhyhaveyouchosenourcompanySoasyouand I knowtheroleof a healthandsafetymanager, itneedsthesupportofanorganizationforyoutocarryoutyourdutiesresponsiblyandcompliant.
Theroleof a healthandsafetymanageristhetypeofpositionwhereyouhavetohavethesupportofyouremployer.
Therearesomeorganizationsouttherewho I believedonottakesafetyasseriouslyastheyshould. 00:05:0.190 --> 00:05:7.410 Buthavingresearchedyourorganization, it's clearyouwanttoinbettercultureofhealthandsafetywithinyourorganization. 00:05:7.410 --> 00:05:9.570 Whendifficultdecisionshavetobemade. 00:05:9.940 --> 00:05:10.960 I believeyou'llbe.
You'llsupportmeintheprocessnow, forthosereasonsandalsothefactthatyouare a leaderwithinyourindustry, makemewanttobecomeyourhealthandsafetymanager.
Sothatfocusesonthefactthatyouknowyougetsupported.
Youlookedintohim a littlebit, butthat's themainthingformeis I wouldnotwanttobe a hopeinsafetymanagerforanorganizationthatdoesn't supportmewithinmyrole.
Andthatwillbethemainreason I wouldgiveforchoosingtheircompany.
Questionnumberthree.
Sowhatdutiesandresponsibilitiesdoyouexpecttobecarryingouton a dailybasisisourhealthandsafetymanagers.
Sothesebasicallyassesseswhetheryou'velookedatthejobdescription, youknow, doyouknowwhatyou'regonnadooniton a dailybasis?
I wouldachievethisbycreating a culturethatinsistssafetymustalwayscomefirstwhilstalsoconductingsuitableriskassessmentsthatallstarforfamiliarwithAndi.
Theyactuallyabideby.
I wouldalsoberesponsibleforensuringyourbusinessislegallycompliant, organizingandfacilitatingstafftraining, conductingallsafetyinspectionsanddrills, andalsomakingsurethereareadequatefirstaidstationspresentwithintheworkplace.
Now, I wouldalsoberequiredtocreatesuitablehealthandsafetymanagementprocessesonmonitoringsystemsKeeper, maintainaccuraterecordsandalsoadviseyoutoseniormanagementteaminrespectofsafepracticesinlinewithyourlegaldutiesonyourresponsibilities. 00:06:57.350 --> 00:07:1.300 Soifyougavemethatanswer, I wouldthinkyouknowwhatyou'redoing. 00:07:1.300 --> 00:07:3.870 Youknowwhatyou'rerequiredtodoondhe. 00:07:3.880 --> 00:07:9.580 Youknow, theremitofhealthandsafety, whichisabsolutelycrucialinanyorganization, wouldbeinsafehands. 00:07:9.580 --> 00:07:10.470 That's how I wouldfeel.
I'vegottwomorequestionstorunthrough, sopleasedostickaroundifyouwanttodownloadmyfullset, and I recommendyoudomyfourthsetof 20 HealthandSafetymanagerinterviewquestionsandsuggestedanswers.
Sowhen I wasworkinginthefireservice, I wasresponsibleforcarryingoutriskassessmentsbutalsocarryingoutdynamicriskassessments.
Iftherewasanincidentwheretherewas a fireor a roadtrafficcollisiononthatdynamicriskassessmentwouldchangeallofthetime. 00:07:53.390 --> 00:08:0.100 As a healthandsafetymanager, youwouldhopefullyhave a littlebitmoretimetocarryoutrealthoroughriskassessments. 00:08:0.100 --> 00:08:3.810 Butobviouslytheyhavetobereviewedperiodically, butitis a fivestepprocess. 00:08:3.810 --> 00:08:7.970 Withthat, I willgothroughinthisdance, which I'm sureyou'refamiliarwith. 00:08:7.980 --> 00:08:8.450 Herewego. 00:08:9.610 --> 00:08:14.070 Therearefiveimportantstepstoconsiderwhencreating a suitable, inappropriateriskassessment.
StepOneiswhere I wouldidentifythehazardspresident.
Thismightbeanitemofmachineryorpotentiallyhazardouscleaningliquid, forexample, Steptwois a processofdeterminingwhoisatriskfromharmandhow, inthecaseofthemachinerythat I justgaveyouthiswouldbethepersonorpeopleoperatingthemachineryandalsothosethatmarkcomeintocloseproximitywithit.
Stepfreezewhere I wouldthenevaluatetherisksbeforedecidingontheprecautionsthatneededtobeintroduced.
Forexample, ifthatpotentiallyhazardouscleaningliquidgivesofffumes, theprecautionmightbetoonlyuseitin a wellventilatedareawithpersonalprotectiveclothing.
WarneralltimesandStepfouriswhere I wouldrecordmyfindingsandthenimplementthemnowduringtheImplementationState. 00:08:56.750 --> 00:09:2.050 I wouldalsoneedtoinformeveryonewithinyourworkplaceoftheassessmentandcarryoutrelevanttrainingifneeded. 00:09:2.470 --> 00:09:8.770 Andfinally, Stagefiveiswhereoldregularlyreviewed a riskassessmentandamendorupdatedasnecessary. 00:09:8.770 --> 00:09:9.680 Sothatshows.
Butyouknowwhatriskassessmentis.
Butwhat I likeaboutthatisyou'renotjustgiving a fivestepstoriskassessment, butyouare.
Then, youknow, givinganexampleofit, I'm giving a coupleofexamplesofthemachineryandtheliquid, which I thinkis a betterwaytoanswerthatquestion.
Let's take a lookatanotherone, sothisis a difficult 11 that I feelthatyouwouldgetasked, join a healthandsafetymanagerorsafetyofficerinterview.
Howwouldyoudealwith a situationwherebyoneofouremployeeswasrefusingtocooperatewithhealthandsafetyregulations?
Youknow, thetermsoftheircontractsotheycouldbedismissed. 00:09:55.930 --> 00:10:3.440 However, I don't feelthattherightanswertogiveyoucouldrefertothat a sayWhen I wasinthefireservicethatwasdifferent. 00:10:3.440 --> 00:10:12.260 Youhavetoabideby, youknow, ifyouwerein a safetycriticalsituationof a fireorroadtrafficcollision, therewasnoroomforthiskindofbehaviorifyoulike.
So I puttogetherananswerbasedonwhat I wouldsayif I wasgoingforhealthandsafetymanager's positionwithwithanorganizationoremployer.
However, a heavyhandedapproachwouldnotbemyfirstattempttoresolvethisissue.
I wouldseektositdownandeducatethemastothebenefitsofhealthandsafetyandhowitis a fundamentallyimportantresponsibilityofeveryoneatwork.
I wouldprovidethemwithinterestingexamplesofhealthandsafetybeingputtogoodusebeforebackingupmyfactswithstatisticsthataredesignedtoshowtherealvalueofbeingsafetyfocusedwithintheworkplace. 00:10:54.540 --> 00:11:4.140 Itwouldbemyintentiontoturnaroundtheemployeesattitudeontheirapproachtohealthandsafetyinordertogetthemonmysideandencouragethemtogenuinelyseethetruevalueofit. 00:11:4.270 --> 00:11:15.750 I thinkthat's a goodanswerbecausewhatyoudon't wanttobedoingisAlvinsafetyMallory's battlingagainsteverybodyandthatalsocomesdowntowhat I discussedearlieronabouthavingyouknow, healthandsafetyissueand I knowneedstocomefromthetop.