Health & Safety Officer - Bedford, United Kingdom - Capella

Capella

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Bedford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Health & Safety Officer
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum | Permanent | Bedford, MK41

About The Role

The Health and Safety Officer will ensure legal and regulatory compliance and, where possible, a best practice approach to the management of health and safety, providing an environment where risk is minimised or removed.

You will work closely with the Towards Zero team and senior leadership teams to understand their departmental requirements, to challenge their approach to learning, development and understanding whilst maximising resources and proving efficiencies throughplanning and innovative solutions.

You will provide suitable and sufficient advice to employees giving them the opportunity to make informed choices about safety decisions and practices to effectively manage our working environment through proactive health and safety management.

Specific Responsibilities

Develop SWP and SOP and ensure employee understanding.
Deliver Toolbox talks on H&S.
Produce risk assessments for any activities on site and consider how risk could be reduced or removed.
From time to there may be an expectance to attend meetings or work at sites.
Managing MOC
Work with the Group SHE Risk Manager to implement group policies and mandatory standards
Issue and log all PPE, workwear and work accessories such as gloves, scissors, tape measures etc.
Maintain stock of first aid equipment and issue appropriately.
Induction of all contractors including permit to works.
Coordinate with management and Engineering to ensure all maintenance work required in factory and offices is completed in line with the budget or as required.
Keep training records up to date and test understanding / ability periodically.
Keep site up to date with notices, signs, bulletins and statistics.
Review and action hazard, near miss and incident reports.
Investigating and recording workplace accidents and workrelated illnesses, writing up reports where required.
Complete a monthly SHE risk management and action plan report.
Maintain COSHH assessments and action as necessary.
Arrange and lead health and safety meetings.
Ensure that items identified for repair are prioritised and actioned by site Engineer.
Carry out regular site audits to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
Coordinate the role out of group initiatives.