7.0 Appendices

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Appendix 1: Risk Analysis - What are the risks to an organisation if its Supervisors are unskilled?

Critical risk - major impact on effectiveness of Supervisory role
High risk - significant impact on effectiveness of Supervisory role
Moderate - affects Supervisory role. Other mechanisms available on site for support or gaining of skill
Low - minor effect on Supervisory effectiveness

 

Risk Element Risk Level Notes
Recruitment
Technical skills and competencies required moderate Identified through role description - potential for acquisition
Experience requirements high Identified through role description
Attitude to health and safety critical
Attitude to leadership high
Technical
Competencies and qualifications moderate Training and personnel records
Keeping content current moderate Training and personnel records
Production requirements high Required broad understanding of interaction of teams and roles
Scheduling - resource and time management high Site assistance
Leadership
Communication - up and down critical Leadership development where undertaken
Problem solving high
Decision making critical
People management including teamwork, conflict management, delegation and motivation critical
Self management critical
Providing leadership in health and safety critical
Change management critical
Safety and Health
Risk assessment and management critical Legislation and training eg S1 and higher competencies
Accident and incident investigation moderate Training and application eg S2 and higher competencies
Fitness for work assessments moderate Site or external assistance
Legislative requirements critical Training for some Supervisory roles eg OCE, deputy
Administration
Manage information high Consideration of workplace and computer literacy for report writing and other admin tasks
Report writing high
Manage sub-contractors high
Supervisory systems
Understanding of role critical  
Physical resource allocation high Site assistance
Human resource allocation high
Time allocation high
Identification, understanding and application of legislative requirements relevant to role critical  
Understanding and application of company requirements relevant to role critical  
Understanding and application of site requirements relevant to role critical  
Coaching capability and processes high
Culture
Identifying factors affecting health and safety culture in team critical  
Impact of Supervisors on culture critical  
Retention of Supervisors and teams
Morale high Site assistance
Career progression high
Coaching and Mentoring high