# Competences — transport health and safety inspector

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1b422c31-f242-46b5-bbdc-aa63885e4b5c).

## Essential

- **act with a high level of safety awareness** (skill/competence)
- **adhere to OHSAS 18001** (skill/competence)
- **assess transport risks** (skill/competence)
- **build business relationships** (skill/competence)
- **conduct environmental surveys** (skill/competence)
- **consider ergonomic aspects of urban transportation** (skill/competence)
- **develop a health and safety prevention plan for road transport** (skill/competence)
- **develop appropriate health and safety measures in accordance with available resources** (skill/competence)
- **develop contingency plans for emergencies** (skill/competence)
- **develop environmental policy** (skill/competence)
- **foster compliance with health and safety rules by setting an example** (skill/competence)
- **health and safety measures in transportation** (knowledge)
- **maintain updated professional knowledge** (skill/competence)
- **manage health and safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **manage vehicle cleaning plan** (skill/competence)
- **monitor employee's health** (skill/competence)
- **monitor legislation developments** (skill/competence)
- **perform risk analysis** (skill/competence)
- **prepare audit activities** (skill/competence)
- **promote the use of sustainable transport** (skill/competence)
- **SA8000** (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- accident investigation — **50 %**
- data analysis — **33 %**
- dot compliance — **33 %**
- driver training — **33 %**
- transportation safety — **33 %**
- fleet management — **17 %**
- fleet safety — **17 %**
- fleet safety operations — **17 %**
- driver coaching — **17 %**
- driver performance management — **17 %**
- dot regulations compliance — **17 %**
- compliance program leadership — **17 %**
- incident investigation — **17 %**
- fmcsa compliance — **17 %**
- preventative maintenance — **17 %**
- regulatory compliance — **17 %**
- risk assessment — **17 %**
- risk management — **17 %**
- risk reduction — **17 %**
- regulatory adherence — **17 %**
- root cause analysis — **17 %**
- safety audit — **17 %**
- safety auditing — **17 %**
- safety compliance — **17 %**
- safety management — **17 %**
- safety protocol development — **17 %**
- safety training — **17 %**

### Methods

- total productive maintenance (TPM) — **17 %**
- osha compliance — **17 %**
- passenger management — **17 %**
- fmcsa compliance — **17 %**
- ifta reporting — **17 %**
- dot compliance — **17 %**
- cargo securement — **17 %**
- continuous improvement — **17 %**
- continuous improvement methodologies — **17 %**
- corrective action — **17 %**
- corrective action planning — **17 %**
- defensive driving — **17 %**
- driver hiring process — **17 %**

### Responsibilities

- record maintenance — **33 %**
- policy enforcement — **17 %**
- implementation of safety procedures — **17 %**
- fostering safety culture — **17 %**
- incident reporting — **17 %**
- maintenance scheduling — **17 %**
- managing safety operations — **17 %**
- metric tracking — **17 %**
- training delivery — **17 %**
- safety trend analysis — **17 %**
- safety standard maintenance — **17 %**
- safety issue identification — **17 %**
- safety audit conduction — **17 %**
- regulatory agency communication — **17 %**
- risk reduction partnership — **17 %**
- driver coaching — **17 %**
- driver qualification file maintenance — **17 %**
- driver safety management — **17 %**
- driver supervision — **17 %**
- fleet safety program oversight — **17 %**
- driver training delivery — **17 %**
- ensuring regulatory compliance — **17 %**
- fleet inspection — **17 %**
- certification management — **17 %**
- claims coordination — **17 %**
- compliance administration — **17 %**
- driver behavior monitoring — **17 %**
- container drayage coordination — **17 %**
- data utilization — **17 %**
- vehicle compliance oversight — **17 %**
- vendor management — **17 %**

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