Good practice competency management

Good practice checklists, discussion in an expert team and exploration of scenarios are centra elements. Check lists cover seven elements Organisation and management. Procedures, work descriptions and workload. Competence and training, Communication/distributed situational awareness, Working environment. Layout, and Control and safety systems. The checklists explores key human factors (safety) issues in each area, i.e. when discussing control systems the use of alarms is explored and a question is the existence of an alarm philosophy , and performance issues of alarm handling such as the acceptable number of alarms pr. hour. 

The realisation must surface from within the industry that the tenets of effective health and safety management are identical to those of exemplary project management. The current themes of partnering, benchmarking, teamwork, competence and resourcing remain recycled versions of good practice, and serve to remind us of the need to touch base with first principles. 

Thus, the effective control of corrosion requires not only limiting the presence of oxygen but also minimizing the risks of waterside deposits. These measures in turn require good management of waterside chemistry and competent mechanical operational practice. 

Recruitment and placement of pharmacy personnel are two of the most important tasks a manager can undertake. If a manager finds and hires competent, self-motivated professionals, issues such as motivation and performance are less of a problem. Good hiring practices also diminish employee dissatisfaction and turnover by matching the right person with the right job. 

When competent workers are hired, a manager is almost guaranteed good results. However with inadequate employees even a brilliant leader is in serious trouble. Therefore, good recruiting practices are basic to a successful R D operation. 

The core competencies of the occupational safety (OS) manager include the ability to develop processes, procedures, and methods to attain the best possible management of the risks that can cause injury to people, and damage property or the enviromnent. The OS manager should apply good business practices and economic principles for the efficient use of resources to add to the importance of the safety processes. 

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