Health and Safety Officer - Southport, United Kingdom - Southport College

Southport College

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Southport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Health and Safety Officer

REF:
EST005-634

The role:

To undertake health and safety inspections, develop workplace-associated risk assessments, investigate health and safety concerns and accidents and to also develop and deliver educational and promotional activities for both staff and students.

The postholder, although based at the main campus, Mornington Road, Southport will in addition be expected routinely to travel to our outreach centres and other centres that deliver learning for Southport College.

Responsible to:

The postholder is responsible to the Head of Facilities Management.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

To work directly with the Head of Facilities with regards to the arrangements of all relevant College health and safety issues.
To have an uptodate knowledge of United Kingdom health and safety statutory legislation and ensure that all College based activities are compliant (i.e. the Health and Safety at Work Act etc.1974 and all relevant Health and Safety legislation deriving from the Act and ECDirectives are followed).To advise on codes of practice, safe systems of work and any special precautions deemed necessary and to identify measures needed to comply with legal duties.
To keep abreast of changes in United Kingdom health and safety legislation and to take responsibility for effectively communicating such changes to College users.
To lead the promotion of a positive health and safety culture at the College.
To assess risks to health and safety to all College employees and users of the College.
To maintain and distribute the College's Health & Safety Policy, explaining the arrangements for ensuring health and safety within the Organisation to College users and to regularly review the effectiveness of the Policy.
To ensure that departmental risk assessments throughout the College are in place and are regularly reviewed.
To assist and advise on the production of risk assessments and safe systems of works to

College employees as necessary (including trips and any other off-site college related activities).

Health and Safety Officer

To assist the Facilities Coordinator with the review of contractor risk assessments and method statements.
To assist with the development and arrangement of a safety checklist for undertaking regular inspections of the College Campus to ensure that the grounds and buildings are safe for users.
To ensure that the storage and handling of all articles and substances on the College Campus is done in accordance with the relevant health and safety legislation.
To ensure that all new equipment is installed and operated in accordance with the appropriate statutory regulations, codes of practice and manufacturer's recommendations and to investigate and identify any potential hazards which may arise out of the introduction of new equipment or methods of work.
To compile and monitor accident statistics and prepare reports.
To carry out investigations into the causes of accidents, dangerous occurrences, or occupational disease and to recommend changes in operational procedures arising from investigations.
To ensure that the necessary documentation is completed and filed following an accident/injury at work, including obtaining statements from witnesses.
To make regular safety inspections of all departments and to make recommendations for any action necessary to comply with health & safety and food safety standards and requirements as appropriate to the work activity being carried out.
To attend the Health and Safety Committee.
Develop and maintain an employee health and safety course training matrix.
Be prepared to undergo any health and safety training deemed necessary by the College's

Head of Facilities.

To supervise the management of the College's Legionella management requirements.
To supervise the management of the College's Asbestos Management Plan.
To act as First-Aid Coordinator (e.g. arrange and distribute weekly Firstaid rota, ensure that

First-aid kits are maintained), act as a First Aider and be a named person on the First-aid rota.

To arrange, and advise on, all COSHH related activities at the College.
To arrange the fire warden process (and be a fire warden).
To carry out and maintain the College's fire risk assessment schedule.
To liase with the College's insurers and Fire Safety Officer.
To liaise with the Head of Facilities and arrange fire drill practices.

Health and Safety Officer

To coordinate and maintain an uptodate portable appliance test (P.A.T.) register.
To manage student induction health and safety requirements and assist in enrolment.

The above duties are indicative of the requirements of the post at the time of recruitment.

It is management policy that roles and responsibilities are reviewed on a regular basis leading to possible modifications where appropriate.

Staff may be asked to undertake other duties as may be reasonably