Health and Safety Officer

Responsible for leading and delivering activities in relation to Health & Safety in the MEDITE Site this role will lead the development and progress of a positive Health and Safety culture on site, including compliance with standards, policies and procedures

• Work with all departments to build positive safety relationships and safety cultures.
• Collaborate with all teams to ensure that health and safety processes are embedded in the organisation.
• Manage and continuously develop the Safety Management system “Dulann” to help fit the needs of the business.
• Maintain Organisational Management Systems (ISO 45001) as part of the IMS, to ensure the effective management of Health and Safety matters.
• Plan, manage and complete of the Health and Safety audits and inspections in compliance with the audit plan.
• Participate in the company internal auditing programme, ensuring compliance with ISO45001:2018, Complete internal audits against the health and safety compliance obligations of the organisation.
• Represent the Company during outside Agency Audits/Inspections and liaise as required with the Health & Safety Authority.
• Ensure corrective actions from internal audits are raised, actioned and closed out as per the corrective actions process.
• Monitoring and Measuring objectives and targets in-line with internal metrics.
• Champion to improve the health and safety culture through training and awareness campaigns
• Monitor risk assessments, method statements and COSHH assessments are completed in compliance with consultation and participation requirements.
• Drive safety observation and near miss reporting processes, ensuring that any concerns raised are documented, and relevant actions taken, with results of those actions reported back to those that raised the concern.
• Ensure that existing and incoming legislation and regulations on health and safety are documented on a compliance register, ensure that actions to ensure legal compliance are documented as part of our management system and that records demonstrating legal compliance are maintained as controlled documented information.
• Ensure all reports as required by the legislation of missed time accidents/dangerous occurrences are completed and informed to the Health and Safety Authority within the required period and records of such are maintained as documented information.
• Complete thorough investigation, root cause analysis and corrective actions for all significant incidents, reportable accidents, dangerous occurrences and major property damage.
• Maintain and make available health and safety performance data, utilise this data to establish cross departmental targets, and objectives. Utilise gathered safety data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain an annual safety communication plan, to include internal safety communications (Safety meetings, toolbox talks, safety messaging in notices on screens) safety messaging to subcontractors and suppliers as part of the wider safety team.
• Work with the operations team to manage and monitor the emergency preparedness and response process.
• Work with teams to ensure visitor and contractor safety induction compliance.
• Develop and monitor the Safety training plan.
• Support the booking of Annual health surveillance medicals.
• Support in the planning, execution and review of annual shut down
• Other duties as required.

• Occupational Safety & Health qualification
• At least 2 years of experience in Occupational Safety & Health and welfare
• Thorough knowledge of current environmental, health and safety legislation
• Internal Auditing Experience would be beneficial
• Experience with ISO 45001 Standards.

• Be proactive and work on own initiative as well as a strong Team Player.
• Enthusiastic and driven individual.
• Ability to efficiently manage all environmental, health and safety issues on site.
• Strong communication & computer skills