Health and Safety Advisor
Job Type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 2 days per week (Some flexibility for staff cover and occasionally work 3 days)
Salary: Dependant on experience
Location: Covering Norfolk
Benefits
* Flexible working
* Mileage allowance
* Mobile and Tablet Provided
About us
Norwich Building Safety Group was established in 1977 to provide health & safety inspections and give advice and support to its members in the construction industry throughout the East Anglian region.
Job description
We are looking to employ a Health and Safety Advisor on a part time basis.
As a Health and Safety Advisor you will visit member sites to conduct safety inspections, provide health & safety advice to members and undertake toolbox talk training. With full support from the experienced management team.
Job Responsibilities
* Provide a comprehensive range of advice on Construction Health, Safety and Welfare to all Members
* Ensure you are conversant with all relevant legislation and aware of all new legislation.
* Visit construction sites and advise on Health, Safety and Welfare on monthly basis for Members and twice monthly for Membership Plus.
* Submit to Member and Group Manager monthly reports as a result of site visits.
* Investigate and provide written reports to Group Members following accidents on site.
* Liaise with enforcing agencies (e.g. Health and Safety Executive) when necessary
* Assist Group Members in the preparation of Health and Safety Policies.
* Advise and assist in site/office /workshop audit procedures, of the Group Members.
* Carry out Toolbox talks and Ad Hoc training for Group Members either on site or other suitable venue.
* Prepare handouts, course content, when necessary
* Provide relevant information to Group Manager for regular reporting to Management Committee
* Liaise with Group Manger on attendance at training and course seminars to maintain their knowledge of all Construction Health, Safety and Welfare legislation, regulations and codes of practice.
* Provide to the Group Manager statistics on breaches of Safety, Health and Welfare that they have found on sites covered by them on a monthly basis.
* Any other duties that may be required from time to time and support of other Safety Advisors
Person Specification
Essential
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Outstanding administrative and organisational skills
* Proficient working knowledge MS Office
* Able to work under your own initiative and as part of a team
* Availability of a vehicle, which you will be reimbursed for, through monthly expenses.
Desirable
* Ideally NEBOSH for Construction qualified, but if not, training can be given for the right person
Financial Responsibilities
* Inform the Group Manager of any charges that are to be made to Group Members in respect of training, additional site visits, additional mileage etc.
* All advisors are to maintain a daily record of mileage they have carried out whilst on Group activities.
* To submit monthly expenses for current month for reimbursement in salary.