Integrating OHS & Business

605: Participate in OHS strategy development

Strategy development requires OHS professionals to both lead and contribute to the organization’s strategic direction, considering the bigger picture while setting priorities and charting the way forward. Individuals should identify and consider emerging issues and development opportunities, along with associated risks, while articulating a series of new innovative and sustainable business options and recommendations. Maintaining a broad strategic perspective while identifying and focusing on crucial drivers will be critical to OHS and to the wider business.

The OHS professional evaluates interdependencies of OHS risks and other risks in the organization, including operational risks, internal and external uncertainties and opportunities, along with possible operational failure points and associated business and resource implications. They are able to fully appreciate the potential impact of OHS risk realization on the business and can articulate that in commercial terms as well as the usual moral, ethical and financial arguments.

Prerequisite

None

References in Other Frameworks

BCRSP: HSM24, EPRF1, MS8; INSHPO: F29; IOSH: CC6

Understand and Remember

– The purpose and content of strategic plans
– How organizations develop strategic plans
– How day-to-day operations contribute to long-term strategic plans and goals

Apply and Analyze

– Integrate strategic goals into day-to-day OHS operations through:
– KPI measurement and data collection
– Adapting operational processes
– Communicate the value of including OHS strategy in overall strategic planning

Evaluate and Create

– Evaluate existing OHS strategy
– Identify areas of excellence
– Identify opportunities for improvement
– Identify conflicts with existing strategic plans and goals
– Identify areas of alignment with existing strategic plans and goals
– Develop a new OHS strategy or adapt in response to changes in the workplace context
– Integrate with existing strategic plans and goals
– Develop KPIs and set goals

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Related Units of Competency

601 Demonstrate
Understanding of fundamentals of business administration and operations
602 Demonstrate
Understanding of the intersection between OHS and human resource processes
604 Perform
Information gathering, data analysis, and forecasting
607 Develop
And implement an OHS continuous improvement plan
608 Integrate
Health and safety with corporate social responsibility
611 Identify
And implement methods for risk evaluation and decision making in a business environment