Health and Safety Advisor

Are you an experienced health and safety professional looking for an opportunity to make a real difference? We're looking for a Health and Safety Adviser to join our team, providing expert advice, guidance and support to managers and colleagues across Live West to help create a safe and healthy working environment for our employees, customers and contractors.

Working closely with colleagues across the business, you'll play a key role in promoting a positive health and safety culture, ensuring compliance with legislation and supporting continuous improvement across our operations.

• Provide professional health and safety advice, guidance and support to managers and colleagues across the organisation.
• Support the development, implementation and review of health and safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Carry out audits, inspections and monitoring activities to assess compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Investigate incidents, accidents and near misses, identifying root causes and making recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Support managers in undertaking risk assessments and implementing appropriate control measures.
• Deliver training, awareness sessions and communications to promote a positive health and safety culture.
• Monitor changes in health and safety legislation and best practice, ensuring organisational compliance.
• Produce reports, analyse performance data and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a values-led organisation where health and safety is a key priority. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside a wide range of teams, influence positive change and help ensure that our people, customers and contractors can work and live safely.

This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week. Hybrid Working is available for this role working 2-3 days in the office dependent on business need. You will be based from our Exeter or Weston office.

To be successful in your application for the role of Health and Safety Adviser
, you will have the essential skills and experience for a Level 3 role and the following role specific skills and experience:

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels.
• Ability to provide clear, practical and proportionate health and safety advice.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Competent in report writing, data analysis and presenting information to a range of audiences.
• Good IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office applications.

• Experience of providing professional health and safety advice within a complex organisation.
• Experience of undertaking audits, inspections and investigations.
• Experience of supporting managers with risk assessments and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience of developing and delivering health and safety training or awareness programmes.

• Sound knowledge of current UK health and safety legislation and best practice.
• Understanding of risk management principles and incident investigation techniques.
• Knowledge of health and safety management systems and continuous improvement approaches.

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent recognised health and safety qualification).
• Membership of IOSH, or working towards membership.

• Ability to challenge constructively and influence positive behavioural change.
• Experience of working collaboratively across multiple teams and locations.

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