Health and Safety Advisor

HEALTH AND SAFETY ADVISOR with NEBOSH qualification (or similar) required for INITIAL 2 MONTH CONTRACT with PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENT in INVERNESS.

Duties required:

- Provide consultancy health and safety support and advice to managers and to provide advice and assistance as appropriate to employees
- Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of health and safety policies, initiatives and procedures in line with legislative and organisational needs - both existing and impending.
- Facilitate programmes of risk assessment within individual client departments
- Assist, devise, organise and deliver health and safety training and/or awareness sessions as part of the Council's health and safety training and awareness programme.
- Routinely investigate, and report on adverse accidents, incidents and loss arising out of or in connection with the Council's undertakings with a view to expediting proactive action (as appropriate), including advising duty holders on revised practices and/or remedial action.
- Help ensure that all notifiable accidents, dangerous occurrences and diseases are referred as necessary to the HSE - checking the quality and accuracy of returns completed by Services.
- Plan and carry out a programme of health and safety audits, site visits and inspections and assist Services identify unsafe practices and conditions (advising on remedial action, as appropriate).
- Carry out testing and monitoring of working conditions, equipment, substances used and practices and procedures, as appropriate, to ensure compliance with current legislation.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of statutes, regulations and general developments associated with occupational health, safety and welfare at work; assist in their interpretation in the context of the work or activities of client services and ensure that relevant managers and employees are advised appropriately.
- Liaise, as necessary, with external bodies and organisation (eg other local authorities, Fire and Rescue Service, Insurance, HSE).

Essential Skills

- A professional qualification in occupational health and safety.
- Chartered membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
- Detailed knowledge of health and safety legislation.

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