Overview
We are looking for an Health and Safety Advisor to work in conjunction with Health and Safety Manager to manage, monitor and deliver all health and safety procedures on-site. This is an exciting position with the opportunity to work for a long standing and innovative company in the Cladding, Facades and Rendering industry.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the skills and knowledge of site staff, look at training or requalification as required.
- Regular site visits.
- Liaise with clients and attend meetings as required.
- Investigating and reporting of incidents.
- Prepare and distribute regular health and safety alerts as required.
- Liaise with technical, quality and contracts departments to ensure procedures and manuals include all relevant H&S requirements.
- H&S internal management system for ISO 9001 and 14001.
- Attend pre-start site surveys, project handover meetings and ongoing project meetings as required.
- Attend regular H&S review meetings.
- Work with the H&S Manager to prepare H&S strategies and internal policies and ensure all project management staff are aware of company policies and procedures.
- Carry out H&S inspections and audits on a regular and ad hoc basis in order to monitor compliance with company procedures.
- Assist the site teams with closing out issues that are identified during inspections or audits.
- Ensure any breaches in procedures and hazards are identified, corrected and flagged to the site team.
- Ensure incidents, accidents and near misses, are recorded and reported as per company procedures.
- Keep up to date with relevant changes in legislation, regulations and industry requirements and best practice.
- Write method statements and risk assessments where required.
- Support site management in the production, review and implementation of project management plans, construction phase plans and project H&S documentation.
- Liaise with client representatives, other stakeholders and sub-contractors in order to establish good working relationships in relation to the health, safety and environmental management of sites.
Skills & Qualifications
- NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent
- Experience of the construction and insulation industry.
- Experience of ISO 9001 and 14001
- CDM Regulations 2015
- Work at Height Regulations 2005, and knowledge of TG20-21 and SG4 NASC
- SSIP schemes
- Preferable IOSH
- Deliver training and presentations
- Working knowledge of all major health and safety legislation, including the Work at Height Regulations 2005, and knowledge of TG20-21 and SG4 NASC requirements
- Experience of SSIP schemes
- NEBOSH Certificate in Construction
- CSCS card
- Competent user of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook