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As a relatively newbie to H+S
what would you consider to be:
the Hardest Part of Your Job?
and what level of decision making are you responsible for?
Cheers
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David1967 wrote:As a relatively newbie to H+S
what would you consider to be:
the Hardest Part of Your Job?
and what level of decision making are you responsible for?
Cheers
D People :) or Monday mornings? I could write an essay on this. I think the serious answer has to be being in a position where everyone can see me as the enemy, I am a team of one, it's very lonely in here! :) None - I try and advise line managers and the board to make decisions. I
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Teh boy has it right, in my last position I tried to be seen as neutral but being a senior manager the union did not initially "trust" me and the rest of the management team saw me as not on their side because I wanted them to approve spending money.
It took at least a year to break down the prejudices of both.
I worked on the principle that the job had to be done so work with both sides (and it was two sides back to the 60s industrial relations). Talk and come to the safest method possible. Neither side was happy but over a 3 year period we reduced our RIDDOR by over 50% and other accidents by 40%.
Try to keep whatever you are doing proportionate to the risk.
Take Care
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I can only echo what teh_boy has said...I'm seen as the enemy to most of the shop floor and mid-management, sticking my nose into things that don't concern me, creating red tape where its not needed etc etc.
I try to advise senior management on issues in our workplace and what measures we should take to address them, but ultimately it can be ignored, and on occasion's it does much to my dismay!
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Hardest part of the job is making things happen: I explain to people what needs to be done but getting all of the pieces to come together is the tricky bit eg getting FM buy in or managers to buy extra kit etc.
As to decision making, well I priorities my own work etc but in the big scheme of things I am merely an adviser not a driver
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The hardest part of the job is believing that people mean what they say. I don't get the feeling of being the enemy at all, I just get the feeling I am being played at times.
Having said that, things are going a lot better than they were a couple of years ago so maybe they are listening and do mean it?
Decision making is limited to "what do I want to champion next?" - they pay for it, they do it.
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