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Some jobs with ―safety‖ in the title actually have minimal safety-related responsibilities.  \nIf you are considering hiring or promoting a safety professional, ensure that you are fully leveraging the position to benefit your organization. Consider, for example, whether the current reporting structure allows the safety professional to work effectively with:  \n•Human Resources – on organizational culture or climate issues, return-towork programs, and training, to change employee behaviors, influence managers, share tools and technology, improve legal and regulatory compliance, and boost employee morale.  \n•Operations, Planning, Design, or Engineering – to ensure that, to the extent possible, safety risks are designed out of proposed process, plant or equipment changes, or are considered in acquisitions or expansion plans.  \n•Corporate Social Responsibility or Sustainability – to ensure that safety and health considerations are integrated into the organization’s sustainability program.  \n•Environmental Protection – on handling and storing hazardous materials, indoor air quality issues, training, and regulatory compliance.   \nAsk candidates to provide writing samples in the technical subject area of the position to  \ndemonstrate their competence in this area.  \nDetermine if the candidates have recently completed safety-related continuing education courses to stay current on emerging issues and new developments. Look for courses that qualify for continuing education credits from accredited certification organizations.  \nCompetency  \nASSE recommends that you look for the following qualifications when evaluating the competency of safety professionals. By requiring these qualifications, you will be ensuring that you will be hiring or promoting safety professionals with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to perform the core functions of the position. There are five separate sets of suggested qualifications depending on what level of safety position you are looking to fill. In addition, a safety-related interview guide is appended.  \nEntry Level  \nEducation:  \n4-year degree or 2-year degree in safety from an accredited* college or university  \nPreferred disciplines:  \nOccupational safety and health, environmental safety and health, safety or environmental management, and safety or environmental science.  \nFor more information on SH&E College and University programs, please visit:  \n[www.asse.org/professionalaffairs](www.asse.org/professionalaffairs)_new/directory/ .  \n*These should be regionally accredited universities, with preference for candidates from programs accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) or ATMAE (the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering) . For more information on accreditation, please visit the Council of Higher Education Accreditation's website [at www.chea.org](at www.chea.org).  \nWork Experience:  \nPrevious internship experience recommended  \nSome entry level responsibilities include:  \nCoordinating and performing training (in all SH&E areas); managing safety data sheets; writing SH&E programs for approval by upper levels; conducting walk-through inspections; participating in accident investigation and/or emergency response; understanding metrics & KPIs; understanding recordkeeping, life safety, and other applicable regulations.  \nEntry level skills and competencies include:  \nA basic knowledge of indust","cbCainHSnKLRlu5M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainHSnKLRlu5M","pdf",1488637,18,"English","# Tips from ASSE\n## Evaluating work experience\n## Leveraging the safety professional position\n## Interview and assessment suggestions\n# Competency\n## Entry Level\n### Education\n### Preferred disciplines\n### Work experience\n### Entry level skills and competencies\n### Certification","[{\"question\":\"What should employers focus on when evaluating a candidate’s work experience?\",\"answer\":\"Focus on the aggregate time devoted to safety engineering or management and the performance of the core functions of the safety position (or related safety sub-disciplines). 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