Health and Safety Advisor

We are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor who is happy to regularly travel to sites and who understands the challenges and the regulations to be upheld.

Ideally, you will have prior experience in high-risk sectors such as Rail, infrastructure, construction, forestry.

Duties

• Assist with producing Construction Phase Plans, Work Package Plans, Task Briefing sheets and Risk Assessments.

• Inspect, audit and verify Construction Phase Plans, Work Package Plans, Task Briefing sheets and Risk Assessments.

• Carry out safety inspections, assess hazardous and unsafe situations and address as necessary.

• Develop and implement measures to assure personnel safety, including assisting with training when requested.

• Review accident and incident actions for safety implications and monitor to closure.

• Work closely with the delivery teams as a collaborative unit to achieve the highest levels of compliance.

• Assist with the review and update of health and safety policies, systems of work, risk assessments, procedures and client specific standards and documents.

• Participate in planning & possession meetings to identify any health and safety concerns inherent in the operations daily workplan.

• Promote strong H&S culture in the workplace, seeking to implement best practice wherever reasonably practicable.

• Carry out site advisory inspections and advise on corrective actions.

• Audit employees to ensure they have been appropriately trained according to the Health and Safety training plan, reporting findings to the Training Coordinator and Senior Health & Safety Advisor. Undertake company inductions and briefings where required.

• On a monthly basis audit equipment records including LOLER, PAT, PUWER.

• Routinely report KPI’s as required and monitor figures.

• Assist with the managing of the COSHH database using the SYPOL System.

• Manage and maintain the Close Call spreadsheet and assist with submitting them to the clients where required.

Person Specification:

• Recent and substantial Health and Safety experience within the Rail / Construction industry.

• NEBOSH General Certificate & NEBOSH Construction (preferred).

• CSCS/PTS.

• Good working knowledge of COSHH, PUWER and LOLER.

• Experience of producing risk assessments.

• Experience in delivering audits.

• Analytical and enquiring approach to work.

• Problem-solving skills.

• Full driving license.

Working Hours

Monday to Friday
8am – 5pm

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