Professional profile of Management Systems specialistsMuch has changed in the landscape of international standards for the management of all areas in which each organization operates.
The evolution has been reflected not only in the professionals that are demanded by companies, but also in the applicable regulations , in the approach to recognized international standards , and even in the impacts of each organization on the market.
The Coordinator of the Academic Area of Occupational Risk Prevention and Safety and Expert in Integrated Management Systems at Bureau Veritas University Center, Eva Iglesias, talks to us in this article about the profile of Integrated Management Systems professionals on the occasion of the new Master in Management of Integrated Management student data Systems Audits from Bureau Veritas Business School and the European University Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC).
Thus, the first Management Systems focused only on quality , and in these systems the focus was on customers and suppliers , and the business universe, therefore, revolved around the planning of objectives, goals and indicators related to them.
However, in recent years, no organization has been unaware that operating in the globalized and international market in which we move today has to be done taking into account all interest groups, or stakeholders . Customers are essential, as are suppliers, but also the environment, society, the workers themselves and all interest groups that may be affected by the way in which business is done today.
Integrated Management Systems provide great advantages to companies that decide to implement them voluntarily, since they have as their main and common characteristic that they are based on internationally recognized standards , mainly with such commonly used standards as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and Corporate Responsibility standards such as ISO 26000 (not certifiable), SGE21, SA8000, AA1000, etc., and that due to their characteristics are totally compatible and allow to establish the general scheme of implementation and operation in organizations. They provide a competitive advantage to those organizations that decide to integrate their systems , by adopting preventive principles at all levels of the organization and by complying with all applicable legal requirements and those that organize them.
Not only is it necessary to control the product or service provided to customers, it must also be done in accordance with environmental regulations (to avoid spills, waste, emissions into the atmosphere and environmental problems), Occupational Health and Safety regulations (to ensure that workers do not suffer any harm as a result of their professional work in any organization) and the ethical and moral principles that are imposed in a society in which there is an increasing demand for transparency in the way organizations are managed. There are increasingly more ethical, moral, legal, economic and social requirements demanded of organizations, and providing an Integrated Management System means having the way in which each company achieves this structured and organized, and demonstrates it .
Initially, each management area of the company was independent from the others, and therefore, a single person was assigned depending on the management of the organizations. Obviously, this trend has also changed, and currently the professionals in demand must be multidisciplinary with extensive knowledge in all the fields mentioned, Quality, Environment, Health and Safety, Corporate Responsibility , etc. but above all, they must have a global, integrative and preventive vision and in-depth training in the roots of Management Systems based on the ISO and OHSAS scheme.
The professional profile of GIS experts has also evolved, as have standards and organizations. Not only in terms of the educational competencies of the expert, demanding professionals with careers related to the Environment and Engineering , but also in terms of professional competencies ; this is why organizations must have people with a highly qualified professional profile and organizational skills in Senior Management .