NEBOSH FOR WOMEN IN PH

NEBOSH FOR WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
“WOMEN WEAR HARD HATS TOO”
Copyright © 2014 by Charmaine D. Dela Cruz
Credits to the owner of the photos and company logos used in this presentation.

1. Why women should recognize safety trainings?
• Female Safety Practitioners need this access to
advanced knowledge on HSE, to boost their
confidence to embark on a Male-dominated
field.
ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS: MALE DOMINATED FIELDS
Mining
UtilitiesOil & Gas
Construction

• Female HSE practitioners NEED to compete when it
comes to employment. While most companies prefer
Males, NEBOSH Certified females would very much
have a greater chance of being employed, thus filling
the gender gap between Male & Female HSE
Practitioners.
ANALYSIS

EXAMPLE
WHO WOULD YOU HIRE?
POSITION: HSE SUPERVISOR INDUSTRY: UTILITY
ANALYSIS
MALE FEMALE

• Female HSE practitioners can "get ahead" of the
promotional competition for managerial/supervisorial
positions especially those with advanced
training/certification rather than Male HSE practitioners
who will most likely secure a field work-type job.
ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS
Women continue to be highly overrepresented in
clerical, service, and health-related occupations
Men tend to be over represented in craft,
operator, and laborer jobs

• Industries nowadays are narrowing the
gap between male and female employment
rates will boost companies’ gross annual
income.
ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS
Many manufacturing companies, including Toyota Motor Corp. and Rockwell
Automation Inc., put up recruiting tables at the annual conventions to teach
girls in the fourth through eighth grades about career opportunities.

ANALYSIS
Alcoa Inc., an aluminum maker, says it increased female executives to 19% of
its total in 2012 from 16% four years earlier, partly by linking top executives'
pay to diversity goals.

• Aside from gaining competitive edge, Better work-life
balance especially for Female HSE Practitioners who are
already married and with children is expected, most
especially for those who are employed with high-ranking
positions.
ANALYSIS

STRATEGY PLANNING: NEBOSH FOR WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
In our fast-paced society,
females in general seem
to lack balance and
flexibility in their lives,
they have to shoulder
more responsibilities
aside from taking care of
their families.

• International Certification is the KEY especially if one
would want to go places as an HSE practitioner.
(NEBOSH IGC is internationally recognized).
ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS: IT PAYS TO HIRE WOMEN IN COUNTRIES
THAT WON’T
Employing women who are excluded by their
own countries' labor markets is a growing trend
for firms with international branch offices, says
Harvard Business School professor Jordan
Siegel.
Study Title : "Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and
the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide”

ANALYSIS: IT PAYS TO HIRE WOMEN IN COUNTRIES
THAT WON’T
"Firms, both foreign and domestic, that do more
to hire and promote women to positions of
managerial responsibility will see higher levels
of profitability." After analyzing financial and
employment data from hundreds of medium-
sized and large companies, they proved that the
hypothesis was true.
Study Title : "Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and
the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide”

• ALL INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES (local or
international) are required to hire a health and safety
professional that also pose opportunities for FEMALES
– preferably with ADVANCE training background.
ANALYSIS

2. Why they do not take NEBOSH?
ANALYSIS
• Lack of awareness on NEBOSH IGC
• Lack of awareness regarding advancement of career
options in health and safety (e.g. NEBOSH Training)
• Financial constraints (food, travel, lodging, training
fee)
• Not all companies give chance for female workers to
advance their career in health and safety.

Examples of companies that hire women safety coordinators
ANALYSIS

• Benefits of NEBOSH to women looking for a job inside or
outside the Philippines
ANALYSIS
• NEBOSH Certified individuals can acquire better promotions and
higher ranks.
• Advancement of career in HSE.
• NEBOSH Certified individuals give a competitive edge in the local
setting, much more internationally.
• Security of tenure for female HSE Practitioners.
• NEBOSH Certified Practitioners are considered “experts” in HSE,
thus requiring them to get paid at a higher rate.

SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS
NEBOSH
CERTIFIED
↑ CHANCE OF
EMPLOYMENT
(LOCAL/INT’L)
↑ CHANCE
OF
ACQUIRING
HIGH-RANK
JOB
BETTER
COMPENSATION/
↑ CHANCE FOR
PROMOTION
WORK-LIFE
BALANCE
ADVANCED
HSE CAREER
BETTER
FUTURE FOR
YOU & YOUR
FAMILY

REFERENCES
• Nobel C. (2010). It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
• Siegel J., Pyun L., Cheon B.Y. (2014). Multinational Firms, Labor Market
Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the
Social Divide
• Hagerty J. (2013). Gender Gaps Widen in U.S. Manufacturing
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Annual Averages
2012: Statistics Canada
• Labor Force Survey Estimates (LFS) by North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS), Sex and Age Group (2012)

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