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Supervising safety daily or answering for the whole site
Two titles from the official catalogue frame industrial safety, one step apart. One holds the ground day after day, the other commits leadership to a complete system. Here are their levels, hours and competency blocks, side by side.
One step apart, two mandates
The supervisor holds safety where the work happens: permits, lockout, toolbox talks, site checks, event reporting, supporting teams. The site manager holds the system that makes this possible: policy, major risk analysis, prevention plans, audits, indicators, relations with the authority and arbitration before leadership. The first secures a safe practice, the second a safe organisation.
Two steps of one trade
| Criterion | HSE Supervisor | Site HSE Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Target occupation | zone safety supervisor | HSE manager — mining, energy, construction |
| Level | Level 5 — Senior technician and supervisor | Level 6 — Manager and professional |
| Duration | 9 months | 1 year |
| Credits | 70 credits | 80 credits |
| Supervised hours | 700 h | 800 h |
| Competency blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Catalogue reference | TP13 | TP19 |
Both titles, in figures
- qualification level
- 5
- qualification level
- 6
- supervised
- 700 h
- supervised
- 800 h
HSE Supervisor
Site HSE Manager
HSE Supervisor
Site HSE Manager
What each framework describes
HSE Supervisor
- In-depth risk analysis
- Leading prevention across a zone
- Event management and investigation
- HSE indicators and reporting
- Supervisory conduct
Site HSE Manager
- HSE policy and management system
- Control of major hazards
- Leading the function and the team
- Legal liability and institutional relations
- Managerial conduct
How to position yourself
- You supervise teams on the ground: the supervisor title describes your mandate
- You answer for the site before leadership: the manager title attests it
- The level in the table places the responsibility expected of each holder
- Supervisor first, manager next, is the most frequent trajectory
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