How does the EHS role change transitioning to manager?
Managers of Safety Knights, what's the transition like going from underling to overseer? Currently I'm not a manager, but I'm curious to hear what aspects of the job change when you become a manager.
Right now I'm an EHS Specialist, so I do a lot of hands-on work with regards to projects and site safety walkthroughs - but don't see a lot of the high level stuff. Do you guys find the job to be drastically different or more of the same?
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Hi David. I think it depends on the company/and or site. I was a complex EHS manager with 2 sites for a large company and my roles differed from one site to the next. I had a direct report (safety advocate) at one site and absolutely no help at the other. I am currently a safety coordinator with a smaller company and I have more help than I know what to do with. Being a "manager" usually means more $ but also more consumption of ibuprofen.