Use IOSH Blueprint to build a better safer

Use IOSH Blueprint to build a better, safer, healthier working environment

Contents - Who are we? - What is IOSH Blueprint? - How to self-assess - What are the benefits?

Who are we? - Founded in 1945 and gained charitable status in 1962 - Royal Charter in 2003 and individual Charter in 2005 - International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) status from International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2006 - Champion, supporter, adviser, advocate and trainer for OSH professionals

Who are we? - World’s leading professional body for safety and health in the workplace - Over 46, 000 members in more than 120 countries - World leader in safety and health training - Our aim is to prevent death, injury and illness at work

What do we do? - Set professional standards and provide OSH guidance - Shaping the OSH agenda - Health in Construction Leadership Group - ISSA International Section for a Culture of Prevention - BSI Committee PAS 3001: 2016 - Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

IOSH’s charitable vision A safe and healthy world of work We want to change the perceptions of the world of safety and health

Vision for IOSH Blueprint - A fundamental change in thinking - A shift from viewing OSH as cost or compliance issue, to treating it as a core organisational value, considered in all major organisational decisions

IOSH Blueprint is a competency framework for OSH. We believe it will become the internationally recognised benchmark for OSH skills and capability.

It enables: - Assessment of professional skills, competencies, knowledge and experience - Personalised professional development pathways - Organisations to realise their OSH ambitions - Individual and organisational benchmarking

Individual benefits - A tool providing self-assessment for individuals - A professional pathway for those seeking a career in OSH - A support tool for Continuing Professional Development - A way for OSH professionals to communicate the value of OSH to their organisations

Personal professional development plan

Stakeholder engagement - Who helped develop the IOSH Blueprint framework? - Concept development: - Business leaders Trainers and educators Members - Piloted and consulted with individuals and organisations

The main competencies of IOSH Blueprint - Skills categories - Strategy and planning Sustainable organisation practice Engagement and influence Technical capability - Elements - Self-assessment Professional development plan Learning materials

Building your competency profile

Building your professional development plan

The organisational perspective - Global organisations and SMEs asked us for a different approach to show ‘what good looks like’ - An opportunity for third-party verification of their own frameworks - A blueprint for delivering value and opportunity to the workforce

Organisational benefits - Tool identifies health and safety capability skills gaps in an organisation - Gives organisations the opportunity to benchmark - SMEs can use IOSH Blueprint to better understand their OSH needs and the professional support they may require - Recognition of health and safety as a boardroom topic feeding organisation value

Thank you Contact: blueprinthelpdesk@iosh. com