The Academic Activity on the topic "The HSE Profession: Scope of Work, Knowledge, and Skills"

On March 13, 2024, MSc. Tran Thi Thanh Nga, Head of Environment – Health – Safety and Security Management (EHSS Manager) at Merck Healthcare Vietnam Co., Ltd., shared on the topic "The HSE Profession: Scope of Work, Knowledge, and Skills" in room A101 at Tôn Đức Thắng University. The main content of the discussion included:

• What does this industry actually do?

• Scope of Work:

  • Compliance with legal requirements
  • Identifying hazards and risk assessment: implementing hazard control at an acceptable risk level
  • Environmental impact assessment (identifying environmental aspects – ISO 14000; what energy? what materials?)
  • Planning, implementation, inspection, review, and improvement

• Knowledge:

  • Technical expertise in Environmental & Occupational Safety
  • Legal knowledge
  • HUnderstanding the business operations of the organization (enterprise):
    • Products/services
    • Process control diagram - 5M (man, material, machine, measurement, media-environment)
    • Production diagram
    • Organizational structure of departments
    • Workforce competence
  • Knowledge of ISO14001 & ISO 45001 (future ISO 50000 – energy management):
    • Understanding standard requirements
    • Internal auditor
    • Environmental impact assessment methods
    • Risk assessment methods

• Personality and Skills:

  • Meticulous, diligent, disciplined, compliant, uncompromising
  • Observational skills, Root cause analysis, Presentation and communication skills, Emotional and mental management skills

• Development Directions:

  • Environmental equipment – occupational safety equipment
  • Support services
  • Auxiliary industry business
  • Employees in enterprises

Some photos from the presentation:

Figure 1. MSc. Tran Thi Thanh Nga

Figure 2. MSc. Tran Thi Thanh Nga is presenting the knowledge, skills, and experience she has accumulated over the years in the HSE profession.

Figure 3. The lecturers and students of the Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety are attentively listening to the experience-sharing session by MSc. Tran Thi Thanh Nga.