Senior Safety Advisor - Rochdale, United Kingdom - Essential Employment

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Rochdale, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Senior Safety Advisor needed in Rochdale, £18.35ph - Reference: 0006 DC72 / 1

  • Interpret and advise on occupational safety and health legislation, standards and practices. Support and coach managers to develop costeffective and pragmatic safety management strategies and practices which align with objectives
  • Develop and prepare policy and guidance documents, in line with relevant legislative or other requirements under the direction of the Corporate Safety Adviser. Assist customers in the development and implementation of safety management systems. Ensure stronglinks between customer objectives and the Health and Safety Policy objectives in the development of local policy, procedures, practices or systems.
  • Advise on and coach assessors on suitable approaches for assessing risk. Analyse the significant findings of risk assessments, and advise on suitability or standards. Direct managers on the selection and implementation of appropriate control measures, includingequipment, materials training or systems
  • Monitor compliance with legislation, policies and procedures. Develop systems and schedules for the monitoring, auditing and evaluating of health and safety practices. Analyse performance against standards to determine the health and safety effectivenessof management processes.
  • Undertake specialist or complex risk assessments where required using measurement equipment if necessary. Measure or test specific work conditions or environments (e.g. noise, vibration, lighting, dust etc.). Advise relevant managers of outcomes and actionsrequired.
  • Plan, develop and implement practical solutions, interventions and improvement programmes arising from changes to standards or policy, audits, assessment findings, investigations or enforcement requirements.
  • Monitor and update the incident database, identifying critical or significant events and initiating further investigations where appropriate. Complete reports to enforcement authorities. Investigate incidents as appropriate, interviewing any involved personsor witnesses, analyse significant or critical incidents to identify root causes using appropriate specialist techniques or protocols. Prepare reports incorporating legal advice and make recommendations to senior management as required.
  • Ensure the collection and interpretation of statistical data to provide indicators of health and safety performance to management or groups as required. Prepare reports, statistical presentations etc. for the preparation of committee reports as requiredunder the direction of the Corporate Safety Adviser. Present reports at meetings and provide supplementary advice if necessary.
  • Advise on health and safety elements of specifications, schedules and procurement contracts. Assist in the design, specification and contract evaluation processes for the selection of equipment, materials, contractors or service providers. Advise on preselectionrisk assessment panels or groups.
  • Identify and develop appropriate safety training programmes from training needs analysis and risk assessment findings to improve health and safety competency at all levels. Design and deliver training sessions, presentations, tool box talks, workshops orsimilar events.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.
**Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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