Health and Safety Advisor - Midlands - Circa £25k pa

We are looking for a diligent Health and safety Advisor who will use their knowledge and skills to promote a positive health and safety culture in our client's workplace.

You will be responsible for ensuring that employers and workers comply with safety legislation and that safety policies and practices are adopted and adhered to.

Health and safety Advisors help to plan, implement, monitor and review protective and preventative safety measures.

Work in partnership with employers and employees to minimise: operational losses; occupational health problems; accidents; injuries.

Responsibilities vary depending on the employer and may cover, for example, fire safety or safe use of machinery or noise. However, duties typically involve:

• Carrying out risk assessments and considering how risks could be reduced;
• Outlining safe operational procedures which identify and take account of all relevant hazards;
• Carrying out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented;
• Making changes to working practices that are safe and comply with legislation;
• Preparing health and safety strategies and developing internal policy;
• Developing in house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks;
• Keeping records of inspection findings and producing reports that suggest improvements;
• Recording incidents and accidents and producing statistics for managers;
• Being up to date with new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation and any developments that affect the employer's industry;
• Attending Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) seminars and reading professional journals;
• Producing management reports;
• Ensuring the safe installation of equipment;
• Managing and organising the safe disposal of hazardous substances, e.g. asbestos;
• Advising on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.