Health & Safety Inspector Career Profile
Role
It is the responsibility of the Health & Safety Inspector to control risks in the workplace and ensure employers comply with health & safety legislation. The role may involve specialism in one area for example construction, forestry or hazardous goods.
Typical Salary Range
Circa £23,500-£65,000 p.a. depending on experience
Duties Include
- Inspecting an organisation’s premises to ensure procedures are being followed for good health & safety practice.
- Carrying out examinations of machinery and working environment.
- Investigating potentially hazardous working environments.
- Recommendation of precautions to prevent industrial accidents/ incidents.
- Investigation of accidents that occur in the workplace to determine whether there has been a breach of health and safety law.
- Keeping up-to-date health, safety & environmental law.
- Negotiation with managers to minimise any potential conflicts between safety considerations and production rates.
- Production of reports on results of inspections and investigations.
- Determining when notices or prosecution are necessary, gather and present supporting evidence.
- Developing health & safety working programmes and strategies.
- Provision of training and support to team members.
Skills and Qualifications
- For entry level training a degree or equivalent qualification (Science, Maths, Engineering or Environmental Health are preferable).
- For those working at a more senior level a NEBOSH Diploma qualification is a common requirement.
- Experience of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) is also commonly needed.
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