Specialist Inspector – Human Factors Engineering

Within Chemical, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD), Human Factors (HF) Specialists ensure employers across Great Britain work safely, protecting people and places. In this role, you can utilise your technical HF knowledge and experience to influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors – you get the reward of making a difference and doing work that actually saves lives.

Although the core part of your work will be in regulating onshore major hazards industries, such as chemicals and explosives, the role will also allow you to apply your skills across a diverse range of industries including manufacturing and utilities, as well as new technologies, gig economy and net zero projects.

The role will give you the chance to collaborate with technical specialists from multiple other disciplines, e.g., mechanical engineering and process safety, allowing you ample opportunities for continuous professional development in a diverse and stimulating environment.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake HF inspections, applying your experience and knowledge to identify risk and underlying issues on site, enabling you to make effective decisions on the adequacy of existing control measures. You will have the opportunity to persuade, influence and enforce at all levels to achieve compliance with the law.
• Assess the adequacy of safety reports for upper tier COMAH sites, both for new sites and where modifications to a site are planned.
• Play an integral part of investigation teams working across industry to seek out accident and incident root causes and identify recommendations to ensure that lessons are learned.
• Act as an expert witness, giving your specialist opinion on HF aspects of accidents and incidents.
• Contribute to the production and revision of HF guidance and standards for HSE and other industry bodies.
• Prioritise continuing professional development, both technically and in non-technical skills, and be able to partake in cross division HF training and coaching.

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