Researching risks for an organization
Hello everyone, does anyone know where I can search Data-sheets on Occupations. These help me understand the common risks associated with a trade/craft. I’ve been using International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation forms recently and found them helpful. Below is an example of what they look like. I usually formulate and opinion of risk after some research.
Any help would be appreciated.
-Thank you.
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Wow, in the organizations I have been in, these are called "Job Descriptions". HR uses them for all kinds of things! I could easily write a book on Job Descriptions and how they are used in industry and HR. But typically having and developing these was a HR function. Off the top of my head the main things they are required for is "Wage & Salary Administration , Workers Comp (giving doctors job descriptions on injured employees), and H&S.
I imagine there is a data base somewhere, I would look to SHRM or large unions. I know the UAW has a Skilled Trades Department. Check with other HR Departments in your area. Possibly your HR Manager has friends. BLS may be a source as well but very generic.
However, I was taught to develop them for my organization ourselves. First, you know best what your people are supposed to do and actually do! Second, what you call employee XYZ somewhere else XYZ maybe something completely different. As an example in a foundry I worked at we called our general maintenance people "Millwrights". I always wondered about that as in a UAW Skilled Trades Contract, a Millwright sets and moves machinery and equipment. Our Millwrights were much more Machine Repairman (which is another trade). We also had Pattern Makers, which is almost the same as Tool & Die Maker (but different trades). Sometimes I could hire a T&D maker for our Pattern room, but it was not easy to get them approved by the union. Anyways "titles" mean different things to people.
I would urge you to develop them yourself. It is critical that you get input from the people that actually do the job, and their supervisors. If you have HR resources onsite, I would use them too as their are legal considerations. Very best is to use a team! You might use a database to get a template for the Job Description but tweak it for your organization and culture.
No but this is a fantastic idea! Maybe somewhere down the line SK can add a repository of these descriptions (Wikipedia style). Thanks for the idea :)
Ask your insurance carrier or broker if they have access to a platform called Zywave. That platform has an HR tool for job descriptions that is specific to state. Great for safety info and for writing modified duty tasks!