Span of control

PRIMARY FEATURES OF THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM Adaptability Flexibility Span of Control Unity of Command... 

Span of control is most likely to be a concern among those reporting to senior management. However, if top level responsibility for PSM and ESH is divided among several managers, it can arise at this level as well. For example, occupational safety may fall under human resources, while environmental is within the legal department. 

Resolution Most managers will be familiar with the changes in span of control when other processes were converted to Quality Management processes. It would be helpful if you could find out whether these changes were generally well received or just tolerated. You can consult colleagues and others who you know are sympathetic to the idea of integration. 

Conversely, managers with established ESH roles may fear a reduced span of control. 

Testing at stress condition is performed to determine the ability of the system to remain stable at all times during operational conditions defined as continuity. Create stress conditions to determine the span of control for an individual system or rooms. Execute temperature, particle counting, etc. Verify obtained results with adequate operational conditions and determine whether the system is acceptable if it is not, then alert systems are set to report the unacceptable condition. Determine the ability of the system to recover after an unacceptable limit has been reached. Stress testing and alert systems for hardware and software are an important part of the scope of work for the validation team. 

Centralization sometimes is confused with spatial differentiation. A hospital pharmacy that has satellite pharmacies located throughout the hospital is often referred to as being decentralized. However, it is decentralized in location only if decision making concerning the satellites still rests at one centralized point in the organization. Other organizational structure principles include division of labor, span of control, unity of command, and departmentalization. 

Span of control refers to how many people a manager effectively controls. In pharmacies, we can see a wide variation in the number of individuals a pharmacist supervises. One pharmacist can supervise only one or... 

One of the newest forms of organizational structure is the boundaryless organization. In this type of organization, the chains of command are eliminated, the spans of control are unlimited, and departments are replaced by empowered teams (Greenburg and Baron, 2003). This type of organization is highly flexible and... 

The HICS document reflects the same basic principles of command and control, chain of command, predefined positions, established reporting and communication relationships, use of common nomenclature, expandability and contractility of the scale of the operation, and span of control, as did its predecessor HEICS. 

The goal of incident command is to manage the span of control so that effective command and control can be maintained. All direction, information, and requests flow up or down, through the chain of command. 

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This includes addition and removal of personnel or positions, changes to the duties of an existing position, etc. This may include structural alterations to an organizational chart and changes in reporting relationships or span of control. 

It is important to understand the demands of a job on a person s time before increasing the span of control. If the change to the scope of a job means that the person will be less available to the people who rely on them, then it may encourage people to find alternative options. On the positive side, this can sometimes empower people within their own jobs and require less assistance. However, it can also mean that people conduct their business with a lack of information or rely on incorrect sources which can lead to catastrophic errors. 

Checklists and What-If brainstorming techniques could be useful in assessing a change in the span of control. Refer to Appendix A for additional information about these risk assessment tools. 

In some cases these policy changes could end up requiring changes to someone s span of control or adding additional tasks to their job function for which they are not currently equipped to handle. As mentioned in earlier chapters, these types of changes fit within the framework of OCM if they have the potential to impact process safety. 

As technology matured, the possible span of control of a manager increased. Technology enabled the effective management of larger teams. 

Differentiation concerns the division of authority the aim is to specify the reporting relationships that link people, tasks and functions at all levels of a company. The organizational hierarchy establishes the authority structure from top to bottom of the organization. The span of control is defined as the number of subordinates a manager directly manages. 

Span of control The structure permits each supervisory level to oversee an appropriate number of assets based on size and complexity of the event. 

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