Health & Safety Advisor

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 Phone 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.