Health, Safety and Environmental Apprentice

The Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) apprentice role supports HSE-related tasks and assists local Management Functions with HSE compliance matters, in coordination with Sectoral/Local HSE requirements.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Supporting day-to-day HSE activities across the business.
• Providing administrative support for the development and implementation of HSE management systems, including programmes, policies and procedures.
• Supporting colleagues in understanding and applying HSE policies, procedures and standards.
• Helping to plan, organise and complete HSE-related tasks and small projects.
• Scheduling and contributing to HSE meetings, ensuring actions are tracked and followed up.
• Monitoring local HSE programmes and assisting with data collection and reporting.
• Supporting the delivery of HSE training and awareness activities.
• Plan and manage time effectively to complete tasks and meet deadlines.
• Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to learning by developing new skills and knowledge throughout the apprenticeship.
• Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections.
• Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace.
• Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements.
• Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products.
• Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support.
• Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance.
• Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations.
• Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed.
• Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources.
• Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed.
• Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget.
• Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health.