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Job Title: Health and Safety Officer
Department: Safety and Security
Responsible to: Safety and Security Manager
 
Job Purpose:
To proactively monitor all activities on the site from a Health and Safety perspective, ensuring all practices are conducted in a safe and compliant manner at all times.

Work with all departments to constantly review and improve working practices and supporting documentation, creating and embedding at every opportunity a health and safety awareness culture within the organisation.

 
Key Accountabilities:
1. Assist the Safety and Security Manager to write and develop health, safety, fire and medical policies.
 
2. Document and effectively communicate these policies via the Health and Safety Manual, Health and Safety Committees and regular update bulletins.
   
3. Ensure full understanding of the policies and required standards by effective communication and training of Line Managers, Supervisors, Employees and Frontline Workers.
   
4. Provide advice, guidance and assistance to line management in the implementation of policies and systems in order to ensure achievement of required standards. Establish effective working relationships at all levels to positively promote commitment to Health and Safety.
   
5. Enforce H&S policies and practices across all areas of the site, ensuring compliance by all 3rd party contractors at all times.
   
6. Introduce initiatives which will enhance Health and Safety standards and awareness eg campaigns, awards, competitions, etc.
   
7. Advise and assist the senior fire officer and appropriate technical staff in the provision and systematic checking of safety equipment, fire fighting appliances, safety harnesses, protective clothing.
   
8. In association with appropriate staff, investigate and document accidents and dangerous occurrences, compiling a monthly report showing all incidents and trends thereby providing meaningful statistics and advice to senior managers.
   
9. Carry out departmental risk assessments and complex-wide safety audits, prioritise remedial actions and monitor their implementation. Assist operations managers with the formulation of event risk assessments and the effective completion of event licence inspections.
 
General
1. Lead and manage your staff by continuously displaying wembley’s managerial competencies (planning; problem solving and decision making; managing & leading performance) as detailed in the company’s “Guide to Company Values and Managerial Competencies”).
 
2. Ensure that the company's performance management system is effectively and continuously implemented, and that all your staff are adequately trained and developed to meet business objectives and individual career needs.
   
3. Assist in developing and maintaining effective teamworking within and between department buildings.
   
4. Provide and promote the highest levels of customer service.
   
5. Continuously seek ways to improve personal, team and business performance.
   
6. Ensure that you and your staff comply with all health and safety regulations and safe working practices as required by current legislation and the company's health & safety policy and practices.
   
7. Ensure that all relevant information is communicated speedily and accurately in a way that ensures that the information is clearly received and easily understood.
   
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8. Ensure that all materials and resources are effectively and efficiently utilised to minimise waste and reduce costs.
 
9. Undertake any other relevant duties which fall under the general scope of this role, as directed by your manager or director.
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