Health & Safety Advisor Career Profile
Role
It is the role of the Health & Safety Advisor to support the Health & Safety Manager in adhering to legislation and ensuring health & safety policies are adopted. The role can be based in a wide variety of organisations from multinationals to SMEs.
Typical Salary Range
Circa £22,500 - £50,000 p.a. depending on experience
Duties Include
- Conducting risk assessments.
- Liaising with managers to provide advice on the implementation of safe working practices.
- Keeping a record of inspections.
- Carrying out and recording incident investigations.
- Staying up-to-date with changes in legislation.
- May be required to manage the safe disposal of dangerous materials.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Applicants will also ideally be working towards Graduate or Chartered status membership of IOSH (Grad IOSH/ CMIOSH) and already hold Technician status (Tech IOSH).
- Hold a Level 3 health & safety qualification (such as NEBOSH Certificate); a Level 6 qualification may be required for more senior roles (eg. NEBOSH Diploma).
- Proven health & safety experience.
- A good problem solver.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
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