Environmental Health Technician

EDF; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger at Hinkley Point C is seeking an Environmental Health Technician to support the Occupational Hygiene program on site. You will monitor compliance with legislation, industry standards, and PPE usage, promoting safe work practices and ergonomics.

Responsibilities include participating in toolbox talks and training, supporting the HSE Lead to deliver the Hygiene Strategy, and conducting hygiene inspections and reporting against KPI targets across HPC project work packages.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as an Occupational Hygienist or hygiene technician in industrial settings or construction projects.
• Experience in managing fumes including welding habitats, LEV systems and RPE.
• Track record of auditing/inspection/remedial action on non-conformance.
• Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene (CertOH) or working toward BOHS CertOH.
• CCNSG qualification.

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of legislation, industry standards, and best practices in Occupational Hygiene to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and support regarding PPE usage, safe work practices, and ergonomic considerations to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.
• Participate in safety meetings, toolbox talks, and training sessions to raise awareness of Occupational Health hazards and promote a culture of increased Occupational Health awareness among site personnel.
• Support the HSE Lead as required to achieve the Occupational Hygiene Strategy.
• Participate in specific Occupational Hygiene related investigations and studies, as required by the HSE Lead and project management.
• Contribute to HSE commitments in highlighting and promoting best practice ensuring Occupational Hygiene policies and procedures are implemented and utilised across all HPC project work scopes.
• Monitor and review Occupational Hygiene performance through programmed inspections and audits, including assessments of Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
• Agree remedial action with site management on Occupational Hygiene non-conformance and follow up on issues to ensure implementation.
• Prepare and deliver reports on project Occupational Hygiene performance targets / KPIs in line with reporting requirements.
• Deliver proactive advice and guidance on site to ensure Occupational Hygiene processes are followed and key behaviours are embedded across the project work packages.
• Identify any relevant Occupational Hygiene training requirements and deliver training as required.
• Manage the application of effective Occupational Hygiene-related incident preparedness, response, investigation and follow-up.

Education

Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene (CertOH)

CCNSG

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Environmental Health Technician
Bilfinger
Hinkley Point C

Main Duties:

Keep abreast of legislation, industry standards, and best practices in Occupational Hygiene to ensure compliance and continuous improvement;
Provide guidance and support regarding the use of PPE, safe work practices, and ergonomic considerations to prevent musculoskeletal injuries;
Participate in safety meetings, toolbox talks, and training sessions to raise awareness of Occupational Health hazards and promote a culture of increased Occupational Health awareness among site personnel;
Support the HSE Lead as required to achieve the Occupational Hygiene Strategy;
Participate in specific Occupational Hygiene related investigations and studies, as required by the HSE Lead and project management.
Contribute to HSE commitments in highlighting and promoting best practice ensuring Occupational Hygiene policies and procedures are implemented and utilised across all aspects of the HPC project work scopes.
Monitor and review Occupational Hygiene performance through programmed inspections and audits, including assessments of suitability of Risk Assessments and Method Statements ensuring company policies and procedures are implemented appropriately, recording any findings, highlighting any areas for improvements.
Agree remedial action with site management on Occupational Hygiene non-conformance and follow up on issues to ensure the appropriate implementation has taken place.
Prepare and deliver reports on project Occupational Hygiene performance targets / KPI's in line with business, client and regulatory reporting requirements.
Deliver proactive advice and guidance on site to ensure Occupational Hygiene processes are followed and key behaviours are embedded across the project work packages.
Identify any relevant Occupation Hygihnary related training requirements to ensure compliance on site, prepare, and deliver training as required.
Manage the application of effective Occupational Hygiene-related incident preparedness, response, investigation and follow-up to ensure root causes are established and appropriate actions are identified and closed out.
Any other reasonable tasks assigned by the line manager

Requirements:

Extensive experience of working as an Occupational Hygienist or occupational hygiene technician in industrial settings or Construction projects
Experience in the management of fumes including the requirements of Welding habitats, LEV systems and RPE.
Track record of delivering Auditing / Inspection / Remedial action on non-conformance
Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene (CertOH) of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
Working toward the BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene.
CCNSG

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

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