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| Job Title: |
Health & Safety Officer |
| Department: |
Health & Safety |
| Responsible to: |
Assistant H&S Manager |
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| Job Purpose:
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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. |
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| Key Accountabilities: |
Assist
the safety and security manager to write
and develop health, safety, fire and medical
policies.
Document and effectively communicate
these policies via the health and safety
manual, health and safety committees and
regular update bulletins.
Ensure full understanding
of the policies and required standards by
effective communication and training of line
managers, supervisors, employees and frontline
Workers.
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.
Enforce H&S policies and practices across
all areas of the site, ensuring compliance
by all 3rd party contractors at all times.
Introduce initiatives which will enhance
health and safety standards and awareness
e.g. campaigns, awards, competitions, etc.
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.
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.
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.
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| Qualification
Requirements |
| IOSH
Managing Safety NEBOSH – General Cert.
or British Safety Council Mgt Cert. |
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| Experience
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| Minimum
of one year's experience in a similar size
organisation and environment. |
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| Role
Specific Skills |
Report
writing.
Excellent communication skills.
Adept
at conflict resolution, persuasive
negotiating and influencing skills. |
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| Work
Habits: |
Contracted
hours 35 per week.
Flexible including evenings
and weekends. |
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| Benefits: |
25 days paid holiday per year
Private medical care
Voluntary pension scheme
Discretionary bonus scheme
Learning resource centre |
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