The institution has an appropriate human resources policy to support its prevention programme.
A sound human resources policy will define the technical, legal and social competences required to conduct a successful prevention programme, address the need for qualification of existing staff (through training), identify knowledge gaps within the institution that may be compensated for through recruitment of external experts, and allocate adequate staff to the prevention department.
Guideline code
PREV_00900
Mechanism
Mechanism
- The management of the prevention and human resources departments should identify the prevention department’s needs for personnel resources, competences and qualifications (e.g. by using statistical planning methods) in order to meet the department’s objectives. Of particular use in providing prevention services are technical and engineering experts, safety and health specialists, occupational physicians, ergonomists, teachers and trainers, technicians for measuring services, communications experts, journalists, media experts, information technology experts, psychologists, sociologists, economists, statisticians and consultants.
- The management of the prevention department should establish a clear organizational structure which allows the right mix of office staff and managers (i.e. 5 to 10 per cent having managerial functions).
- Employees working in the prevention department should possess social competences as well as relevant expert knowledge.
- The management of the prevention department should develop a plan for initial training and continuous learning in view of the emergence of a rapidly changing world of work.
- The management should take into account the past experience of other social security institutions in order to save resources.
Structure
Structure
- The board should ensure that qualified and motivated staff are available for any prevention activity.
- The board should endorse an appropriate, casted personnel plan drawn up by the management, to develop and carry out the prevention programme.
- The management should ensure that the required competences are available and provide the right levels of initial and further training.
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Guideline 6. Human resources
Type
Guideline_1
Weight
13