Health and Safety Advisor

The Recruitment Co are currently working with a large Public Sector body who are seeking a Health and Safety advisor to join their team based in Newtownabbey.

Main Purpose

The Corporate Health & Safety Advisors forms part of a Health & Safety Team, comprising both Corporate and Construction Health & Safety, providing Health & Safety training, information and guidance and across the organisation, on Policy and legislative requirements.
This role fulfils the requirement of a Competent Person as required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (NI) 2000 and reports to the Assistant Health & Safety Manager (Corporate).

Main Duties

• Policies and Procedures - To develop and review the required Health and Safety Policies and associated processes in accordance with the Policy development/review process, in particularly consultation, screening and approval processes and to retain accurate records of each stage.
• To promote organisational awareness of Health & Safety Policies and Procedure and to monitor local implementation.
• Inspections and Audit
• To undertake a range of workplace Health & Safety Inspections and to produce and issue associated reports and corrective action plans, using agreed methodologies to ensure organisational compliance with statutory requirements and to positively promote best practice and follow-up to ensure continual improvement in respect of Health & Safety performance throughout the organisation.
• To co-operate with internal and external auditors to support the completion of independent audits on various aspects of the Health & Safety Department’s work activities to ensure the timely provision of accurate information.

Experience and Qualifications
Essential
Applicants must provide evidence by the closing date for application that they meet the following essential criteria:

1.Possess a degree or equivalent level qualification (Level 6*) or higher qualification in Occupational Health and Safety.
*Refer to Qualifications Framework for equivalencies
2. Can demonstrate 3 years’ relevant experience in a Health & Safety Advisor/Officer role
3. Hold membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) at Graduate level (GradIOSH) or above
(Successful candidates should be to demonstrate commitment to undertaking
IPD, to facilitate Chartered Membership (CMIOSH) of the Institution of
Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) within a 2 year time period)
4. Can demonstrate significant relevant experience in each of the following
areas:
a. Developing a range of organisational health & safety policies and
procedures in line with consultation and screening processes
b. Reporting and investigating incidents, including RIDDOR reportable and
liaising with statutory bodies such as HSENI

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