Safety group to employers: Look within your workplace to find and grow EHS talent

A Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents report finds that most organizations hire experienced safety professionals rather than developing occupational health and safety talent from within their existing workforce. The report recommends employers invest in training and developing EHS competence among current employees as a better long-term strategy.

Birmingham, England — Many organizations rely on “recruiting people with occupational safety and health competence rather than developing it in their own employees,” a recent report from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents concludes. The report, developed by RoSPA’s OSH Skills…

This story was originally published by Safety+Health Magazine.