Health and Safety Advisor - London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom - AV Placements Ltd

AV Placements Ltd

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London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Health and Safetry Advisor - Security Based

Our client is looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to support their Security aspects; this is a crucial role in helping the business to manage risks, safety performance and continuously improve.

At thier Heathrow facility their ambition is to set the standards for airport safety and ensure that everyone who works at or travels through Heathrow can get to their destination and return home safe and well.

We currently have an opportunity for a Health and Safety Advisor to support Security; this is a crucial role in helping the business to manage risks, safety performance and continuously improve.

You'll be responsible for delivering Health & Safety advice and assurance across Security, building effective relationships with stakeholders including operational safety leads, Trade Union H&S Representatives and the wider Fire, Health & Safety Team.

You'll also get involved in the delivery of improvement projects, all whilst developing your Health and Safety career in this dynamic safety environment.

Your role will involve:

Ensuring the business understands and is compliant with the Heathrow based facilities standards for working conditions, equipment and welfare arrangements across Security.
Support the understanding of safety culture, using the continuous improvement toolkit to develop action plans to strengthen maturity.
Ensuring risk assessments are conducted and required controls implemented.
Provide the link between other departments (e.g. Engineering, Baggage Operations, Finance, Legal) to ensure that more complex crossdepartmental safety issues are mapped and managed.
Developing an indepth understanding of business areas, including operational challenges, changes, stakeholder relationships, safety cultures and colleagues' attitude to H&S.
Management of H&S risks, supporting the delivery and adoption of Heathrow's safety management system, providing technical advice on complex technical risk assessments and advising on the introduction of new ways of working, processes or equipment.
Supporting with the delivery of Safety Improvement Plans (SIP).
Conducting H&S audits and assurance, driving delivery of actions identified, escalating delayed actions and advising on alternative mitigation measures
Oversight of compliance for mandatory training, identifying training needs based on assessment of risk and accountabilities.
Ensuring that Trade Unions and colleagues are involved in risk assessments, action planning, and continuous improvement activity
Supporting H&S communications across business areas, ensuring a consistent drum beat of messaging, relevant to the risk and performance in each area
Supporting Incident reporting and investigation including making sure everyone knows how to report close calls and incidents, and conduct incident investigations, providing advice and coaching to Safety Leads and Operational Managers on good incident investigationprocesses.
Submit reports to relevant bodies, in line with existing regulations
(e.g. RIDDOR).
Oversee the quality and close out of investigations, escalating issues and supporting the investigation of more complex/serious incidents.
Share knowledge of risks and lessons learned from incident investigations and best practice

These skills are essential:

Safety professional with considerable H&S experience gained ideally in a 24/7, highvolume footfall environment, e.g. transport, manufacturing.
Extensive experience in providing H&S expertise, advise & assurance as a service.
Proven experience with running incident & accident investigations, complex risk assessments

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Must have NEBOSH gen cert as a minimum, a
nd be working towards GradIOSH -
we can provide support with achieving the Diploma.

Ideally, you'll also have:

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Experience of Aviation/Airport Security is highly desirable
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National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent):

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Holding (or working towards) National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent):

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National Certificate in Fire Safety (or equivalent)
**Salary is dependant on experience and review post successful interview