Location: North Dublin
Job Type: Permanent - Full time
Salary: Negotiable DOE
At Elk Recruitment, our client is looking for a driven Health and Safety Advisor to join our client’s growing team based in Dublin. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.
Responsibilities:
- To maintain close working relationship with the business teams to provide active assistance and advise to ensure the effective implementation of the Group Safety Management System.
- To participate in the appointment of competent persons to undertake key safety roles and work closely with managers and trainers to ensure their training needs are identified and provided.
- To ensure risk assessment processes and systems are established for ensuring production, approval, communication, implementation and monitoring
- To monitor for effectiveness, the procedures for the management of lifting operations, temporary works, inductions, fire and emergencies, permits and other bespoke procedures required for the safety execution of the works.
- To participate in setting up and maintaining safety committees.
- To ensure risks to third parties / other contractors are understood and actioned.
- To contribute ideas to the team for the continued developed of the Group wide Safety Management System.
- To maintain an up to date knowledge of all health and safety matters relevant to the works and liaise with appropriate safety managers, safety organisations and trade associations.
- To ensure that accident and incident investigation is properly carried out to identify both immediate and underlying causes, actions to prevent recurrence and a robust defence of claims.
- To provide reports on health & safety performance to the relevant managers.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels within the construction industry community.
- Maintain professional and close working relationship with directors, operation managers, project managers and project management teams.
- Promote Group health and safety abilities to staff and customers.
Requirements:
- Relevant degree or diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field.
- 3+ years construction experience.
- Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations and practices.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
What’s next
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