Key Responsibilities

• Support the Group Safety Manager and Health & Safety Manager in implementing the group’s health and safety strategy, policies, and improvement plans.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections, audits, and assurance activities across group sites and operational activities.
• Provide practical health and safety advice to managers, supervisors, employees, and contractors.
• Assist with the preparation, review, and implementation of risk assessments, COSHH assessments, safe systems of work, method statements, and permits to work.
• Monitor compliance with risk controls and safe working procedures through workplace observation and engagement.
• Assist with machinery and plant safety arrangements, including guarding, isolation, lockout/tagout, and maintenance controls.
• Support the management of workplace transport risks, including vehicle and pedestrian segregation, reversing, loading, unloading, and site traffic management.
• Review and support lifting operations, working at height, hot work, confined-space work, and contractor activities where competent to do so.
• Participate in the investigation of accidents, incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions.
• Help identify immediate, underlying, and root causes and support the implementation of effective corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate incident records and assist with determining whether incidents are reportable under RIDDOR.
• Monitor health and safety actions to ensure that they are assigned, completed, and closed effectively.
• Assist with employee, agency worker, visitor, and contractor induction arrangements.
• Deliver or coordinate toolbox talks, safety briefings, and awareness sessions.
• Support managers and Compliance Administrator in identifying health and safety training needs and monitoring training completion.
• Promote the reporting of hazards, near misses, and safety improvement opportunities.
• Engage positively with employees and encourage their involvement in workplace health and safety.
• Support occupational health arrangements, health surveillance, and workplace exposure assessments where required.
• Assist with the control of occupational risks including noise, vibration, dust, hazardous substances, manual handling, and workplace stress.
• Support the management and review of contractor documentation, including competency information, RAMS, insurance, and site-specific controls.
• Assist with internal reporting, safety meetings, performance measures, and trend analysis.
• Support compliance with applicable UK health and safety legislation and relevant guidance.
• Contribute to the development and continual improvement of the group’s safety management system - Dalux, including alignment with ISO 45001 principles.
• Liaise professionally with employees, contractors, clients, occupational health providers, external consultants, and enforcing authorities when required.
• Exercise stop-work authority where there is an immediate or serious risk to health and safety.
• Undertake any other reasonable health and safety duties appropriate to the role.