Realistic safety preview job advertisement

There is considerable variation in how an applicant pool can be generated. For example, a job vacancy can be placed on an online job site, in a newspaper, or posted on a notice board. Irrespective of how a job is advertised, the common element is that a written description of more or less detail is generally produced. A job vacancy advertisement should cover the job title, what the key tasks and roles are, what competencies are required to perform the job, how further information (e.g., job description and person specification) can be acquired, and how to apply for the position. To include a realistic safety preview, safety factors should be noted in the job advertisement. To omit any mention of safety is to miss an opportunity to ensure new employee safety. Furthermore, it is simply wrong for an organization to assume that individuals in the labor pool will already know about a job s safety risks. It is not necessary to provide extensive and detailed statements about safety in a job advertisement. Rather statements, such as There are safety risks associated with undertaking aspects of this job. This job is performed in a hazardous environment. Safety aspects associated with this job require employees to work with extreme causation. Safety compliance is a key performance indicator for this job. In order to maintain safety the successful candidate will have the following competencies. .., are examples of what could be included in order to bring the safety factors associated with the job to the attention of interested individuals. 

Communicating safety information in recruitment material is essentially providing the first step in the realistic safety preview process. As with a realistic job preview, some individuals will select themselves out of the process based on the information provided during recruitment. Other individuals will begin to develop clarity around the actual safety risks associated with the job, and this clarity will 

10 Integration of the New Employee Safety Risk Management Processes 

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