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Safety Interview Questions Give me an overview of your last 10 years experience in Safety

What was your best job in that 10 years?

Why was it the best?

What was your worst job in that 10 years

Why was it the worst?

Are you a strategic or operational Safety professional?

What are your Safety qualifications?

o you inten! to carry out future stu!y?

"ow woul! previous managers !escribe you?

What areas of your profession are you best at?

What are your strengths?

What are your wea#nesses?

escribe your i!eal job

escribe your lea!ership style Interview with employer About the organisation? About the applicant We are see#ing applicants$ With a proven trac# recor! in achieving %&"&S& performance excellence Who have a high level of %&"&S& technical s#ill' #nowle!ge an! ability Who cultivate pro!uctive wor#ing relationships an! communicate with influence Who shape operational practice in a commercially focuse! manner an! exemplify personal !rive an! integrity With a pro$active' practical 'can$!o orientation

Training / qualifications (ertiary %"S qualifications) training) significant experience *at least + years experience at a senior level will be require!, (ertiary A!ult - Wor#place .!ucation or /ocational .!ucation qualifications )training ) experience 0ualifications ) training ) experience in 1anagement of %rganisational 2hange' %rganisational evelopment an! )or 3roject 1anagement (raining ) qualifications ) experience in %"S au!iting Accre!ite! Wor#place "ealth - Safety %fficer in 0ueenslan! with training for the manufacturing' construction an! services sectors
1ember of the Safety 4nstitute of Australia viewe! favourably 2ertificate 4/ in (&A&A& !esirable rivers licence essential con!ition of employment

About your experience 5."A/4%67A8 06.S(4%9S 7.8./A9( (% A /.7(4S. 3%S4(4%9*3ast behaviour pre!icts future behaviour,

(he i!eal applicant will have experience in the following areas

Experience
Safety culture change esign' facilitation' assessment an! evaluation of %&"&S& training evelopment of Safe %perating 3roce!ures using the :ob Safety Analysis technique 4mplementation of ;ero "arm approaches to safety 4mplementing A&S& ) 9&;&S& <=01 1anagement of operational an! strategic Safety 2ommittees 8ea!ership an! motivation Wor#ing with the 1icrosoft suite 1anagement of ha>ar!ous substances 3roject management Au!iting ) 4nspecting .mergency management

evelopment' implementation an! au!iting of Safety 1anagement Systems an! Safety 3lans *mining' heavy construction' energy an! 1ajor "a>ar! ?acility experience preferre!, 1ar#eting %"S 1anagement an! %"S (raining consultancy services 3roject management of teams !riving significant %"S change 4mplementation of ris# management programmes (raining teams to use :ob Safety Analysis to !evelop an! apply Safe Wor#ing 3roce!ures Acci!ent investigation using recognise! mo!els evelopment an! implementation of strategic %"S policy an! proce!ures

Provision of OHS Management and OHS Training consultancy services .xperience applying change management ) project management principles to %"S 1anagement an! %"S (raining Training needs analysis Development, facilitation, riting and assessment of competency!"ased learning modules Preparing course sc#edules, promotional materials and mar$eting presentations for learning programmes evelopment of strategic approaches to incorporating safety learning into business goals evelopment of concise safety wor# instructions an! proce!ures A!option of a continuous improvement approach
8egislation %&"&S& 1anagement System !esign an! implementation "a>ar! i!entification' 7is# assessment' "a>ar! control 8iaison with external bo!ies 4njury treatment an! rehabilitation

Ability to relate well to various levels of personnel .xcellent written an! oral communication s#ills (hrough' analytical an! tenacious @een !esire to learn an! experience change Well !evelope! bull$shit !etector 2omfortable lea!ing teams or wor#ing alone with minimum supervision Goo! sense of humor 4f you believe in the saying A8ea!' follow or get out of my wayB you will fit in well Goo! facilitation s#ills
1anagement of operational an! strategic Safety 2ommittees 8ea!ership an! motivation Wor#ing with the 1icrosoft suite 1anagement of ha>ar!ous substances 3roject management

4n!ustrial hygiene sampling .rgonomics assessment an! control Supervision ) 8ea!ership of %"S personnel 7ecruitment an! selection of %&"&S& staff .nvironment management 0uality management

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