Health and Safety Advisor

Cpl Healthcare; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Our client is Ireland’s leading specialist roofing, cladding and façade contractor. They are the partner of choice to clients across Ireland and Europe in all sectors of the construction industry including digital technology, commercial, retail, industrial, residential, pharmaceutical and healthcare.

ROLE SUMMARY:

The role of the European Health and Safety Advisor is to work with all site and management personnel to ensure all company policies, processes and health and safety legislation is adhered to on all sites.

Positions Available: 2 (Location 1: Newport, Wales; Location 2: European based)

KEY FUNCTIONS & RESULTS AREAS (KEY ACTIVITIES):

• Develop and conduct audits, toolbox talks and other training activities.
• Develop, maintain and ensure implementation of an internal Safety Management System.
• Ensure the company safety accreditations are maintained and continually improved.
• Responsible for H&S training – First Aid, Manual Handling and others as appropriate.
• Monitor legislative updates, ensuring necessary changes are applied promptly.
• Ensure site activities are carried out in compliance with current legislation and company health and safety policy and its supporting documents.
• Present health and safety progress updates to Line Managers on a weekly basis.
• Regularly review and update Risk Assessments, Safer Operating Procedures, and Safety Statements, communicating any updates to sites.
• Investigate, record, and report accidents, incidents and near-misses promptly, ensuring full implementation of the company’s accident reporting procedure, including assistance with completing accident and near-miss forms. This will require the ability to liaise with external bodies, such as the HSE, Auditors or clients.
• Identify new and ongoing safety-related training requirements, ensuring all mandatory training is reviewed and delivered on time.
• Challenge the attitude and behavior of site operatives, foremen, managers, and sub-contractors by communicating and collaborating with them in the most engaging, thought-provoking and innovative manner.
• Attend regular Health and Safety Meetings.
• Provide advice, information, and support to personnel and operations department.
• Liaise with the company insurer relating to information required in defense of claims and ensuring the required documentation is disclosed within the required timescales.
• Monitor and review site performance through regular site inspections and audits. This includes Safety and Quality Audits, creating site-specific risk assessments, method statements, and COSHH assessments, audits of plant and tool certification, audits of harness and lanyard certification, as well as conducting noise assessments when necessary.
• Maintain and track company safety performance and keep accurate records of the accident frequency rate and near misses.
• Assist in the safety element of tender prequalifications and applications.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Degree in Health and Safety.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.

If this is something of interest to you, please send your CV in confidence to [e-mail].