ABSTRACT

The safety competences required by people at work in the UK have been dealt with in detail by Proskills. The list of standards published by Proskills96 is:

PROHSS1 Make sure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety PROHSS2 Develop procedures to safely control work operations PROHSS3 Safely control work operations PROHSS5 Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents and complaints at work PROHSS6 Conduct a health and safety risk assessment of a workplace PROHSS8 Review health and safety procedures at workplaces other than your own PROHSS9 Supervise the health, safety and welfare of an individual at work PROHSK1 Basic hazard awareness (knowledge unit).