27 Jun 2011
The newly launched Guidelines for Competency Management Systems for Downstream and Petroleum sites are the result of extensive consultation and designed with input from downstream industry experts. They will support the industry’s well developed health and safety policies and procedures. These are constantly under review in the light of new technology, operational experience and the sharing of best practice, as well as legislation.
The new guidelines are designed to ensure that an organisation’s competency management system not only improves staff motivation and performance, but critically reduces risks and the potential for human error.
Cogent CEO, Joanna Woolf said: “the need for organisation-wide processes for both developing and monitoring the competence of staff is paramount within both the sector and its supply chain.
“These guidelines have been designed to ensure such processes leave no stone unturned, and that competency management is enshrined across the entire workforce.”
Chris Hunt, Director General UKPIA added: “a sound competency management system aligns organisational needs with the development needs of individuals within the organisation.
“It demonstrates that your employees and contractors are competent to carry out the tasks they are required to perform, and that they are continually developing, alongside the introduction of new technology and regulation.”
The benefits of an effective competency management system include:
- staff motivation and performance on the job
- an organisational framework for staff development
- of incidents and accidents
- efficiency
- a common framework which reduces administration and duplication across the organisation
The guidelines are applicable to all sizes of organisation, from non COMAH smaller sites - through to large top-tier COMAH sites.
These new guidelines are designed to work hand-in-hand with Cogent’s Gold Standard competency framework. This provides continuing professional development routes for a range of job roles across the sector and supports critical organisation-wide competence. Together, both these tools provide best practice in competency management, and are fully endorsed by the industry.
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