What are your key responsibilities for H&S (e.g. champion/focus for H&S at Board level, policy and standard setting, monitoring, job descriptions etc)?
How do you demonstrate leadership?
How does the organisation set standards for risk control?
What is your opinion about the standards set and how well they are achieved?
Is there an organisational health and safety plan/objectives/targets (annual/longer) (discuss who/how produced, content, resourcing)?
Do you have a personal workplan/H&S objectives – how are you held accountable?
What role do you have in proactive monitoring of H&S performance?
What role do you have in reactive incident investigations?
What H&S reports does the board receive, do you think this is enough/the right information, how could it be better?
Are the H&S implications of business decisions recognised and addressed at board level?
How do you (and the board) demonstrate commitment to H&S?
What involvement do you have in the H&S committee, does it function effectively?
What are the organisations H&S strengths?
Simplistic organisations
What H&S information/training have you (and other board members) had?
How do you/the board access competent advice?
How is progress monitored/reviewed?
How effective is worker consultation/engagement?
What are the organisations top 3 actual/residual risks (areas which need more/better control)?
Are there adequate plans in place to achieve this/ what are the obstacles?
Competent person (e.g. H&S Advisor, Occupational Health Advisor)
What are your main responsibilities?
What are your main qualifications?
What is your experience?
How do you keep up to date?
How is Leadership demonstrated?
How were you involved in producing the Health and Safety Policy/Procedures (or policy relating to specific area of expertise)?
How useful/relevant is it (e.g. up to date, covers all relevant areas/risks, defines responsibilities clearly) and do people use it?
Where do you fit in the organisational structure – what is your opinion about this (e.g. sufficiently senior, right reporting lines etc)?
Is your role clear (e.g. to advise managers, not to do H&S for them)?
To whom and how are you accountable?
What/when/how do you make contact with colleagues at each level of the organisation (egg Directors, managers, supervisors, employees, H&S reps etc)?
What interest in and support for your work do you get from colleagues at each level of the organisation?
How do you coordinate/liaise with other competent advisors working in/for your organisation?
How are you involved in staff training?
How do you communicate/disseminate H&S information through the organisation?
How does the organisation set standards for risk control?
What is your opinion about the standards set and how well they are achieved?
Is there an organisational health and safety plan (annual/longer) (discuss who/how produced, content)?
Do you have a personal workplan agreed with manager?
What role do you have in monitoring H&S performance, who sees results?
Are you involved in incident investigations, who sees results?
What are the organisations H&S strengths?
What are the organisations top 3 actual/residual risks (areas which need more/better control) ?
Are there adequate plans in place to achieve this/ what are the obstacles?
Line managers/supervisors
What H&S information/training have you had?
How is Leadership demonstrated?
What are the key risks in your area?
Do you have policies/procedures to guide your management of these risks?
What are your key H&S responsibilities?
Are you clear and confident about the H&S standards you should meet?
How are employees involved in risk assessments?
How and when do you discuss H&S with employee/TU safety reps?
How can you or employees raise H&S concerns, how do you/the organisation respond?
How do you get competent H&S advice and support, is this enough?
Are there any routine checks of H&S standards in your area, who by, how are they reported?
Are accidents etc investigated – how, what happens as a result?
Are there any departmental/area H&S objectives or targets?
Do you have any personal H&S objectives/targets?
How does your manager know how well you are managing H&S in your area and how are you held accountable for that?
What are your/departments H&S strengths/weaknesses?
