Corporate Health - Belfast, United Kingdom - MPA Recruitment

MPA Recruitment

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Belfast, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Role:
Corporate Health & Safety Advisor

MPA Recruitment are working in partnership with our client the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, to recruit a Corporate Health & Safety Advisor.

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).

Location - Belfast

Hours of Work - 37 hours per week Mon - Fri, 9am-5pm

Salary - £15.63 Per Hour

What the role entails -

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.

Training

To develop, deliver and review the relevant internal health & safety awareness training, in accordance with agreed learning objectives, course evaluations, changes in legislation, guidance and policy & external accreditation requirements.
To promote attendance at internally delivered health & safety training, including mandatory courses to ensure that Staff are appropriately trained to support future knowledge, skills and behaviours, to facilitate the effective implementation of Policies and Procedures, in line with statutory requirements.

Information and Support

To support relevant staff and line managers with the completion of the risk assessments relevant to their work activities, required to meet statutory requirements including General Health & Safety Management, COSHH, Noise, Manual Handling, Vibration and DSE, New and Expectant Mothers and First Aid.
To fulfil the requirements of relevant monthly key performance indicators, maintain appropriate records and statistics as appropriate as evidence of compliance with the targets and timescales involved and to provide the relevant information for monthly, quarterly and annual reports and organisational Committees.
To make recommendations to line management based on professional judgement and experience relating to dangerous conditions or situations requiring immediate action.
To provide the relevant information to update the Health & Safety section of Gateway, develop relevant articles, Health & Safety Bulletins, Advice Guidance Notes, Alert Notices and features in Safety Matters.
To participate in the completion of relevant Health & Safety business cases, tender specifications and tender award panels associated with the implementation of associated organisational Policies, as directed by the Assistant Health & Safety Managers.
To provide Health & Safety advice and guidance to staff and trade union representatives, as required, and to ensure that specialist queries are dealt with appropriately and efficiently to ensure that relevant action is taken.

Incident Reporting and Investigation

To ensure that Incident Reports, Incident Investigations and witness statements are compiled and collated in a timely manner in accordance with the Incident Reporting and Investigation Policy and to ensure that relevant action is taken to prevent further similar occurrences.
To co-ordinate the completion of IR4 incident investigations, as and when required and to collated and retain associated documentation and to develop safety alert notices where appropriate.
To report the relevant incidents reportable by the Corporate Health & Safety Department to the HSENI under RIDDOR and to cooperate with HSENI and other external statutory organisations in relation to any further investigations, remedial actions to be taken or shared learning opportunities.
To liaise with the NIHE's Claim Departments, as required regarding the provision of incident reporting and investigation documentation and to ensure that shared learning is implemented, as appropriate.

Committees and Meetings