Health And Safety Officer

I am recruiting for a Health and Safety Officer to join my client in Thetford.  This is a full time, permanent position as a result of upcoming retirement.  
The Health and Safety Officer will be responsible for the review, development, implementation and monitoring of Health and Safety management systems, to ensure the safety of staff, visitors and contractors, are in line with the current Health and Safety associated legislation.  
Duties and responsibilities: 

• Review and develop all aspects of policies and activities and ensure consistency is implemented.  
• Work proactively with managers and key staff 
• Maintain continuous improvement 
• Ensure rigorous risk assessments and accident management systems are in place  
• Produce safety working procedures and discuss areas for improvement with relevant department managers 
• Liaise with an Occupational Health Service to provide relevant testing 
• Provide a safety induction and manual handling to new employees 
• Ensure accidents and 'near misses' are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented and reported.  
• Undertake the planning and implementation of fire drills and other evacuation procedures 
• Ensure that appropriate records are maintained in compliance with legal requirements 
• Ensure safety inspections are carried out 
• Maintain effectively the environmental strategy 
• Provide advice and guidance to key stakeholders 
• Produce monthly, appropriate statistical information for the management team 
• Chair site safety committee meetings 
• Lead First Aid and Fire Warden activities 

Requirements for the role: 

• Nebosh or equivalent 
• IOSH trained 
• Manual handling experience and ideally a recent qualification 
• Extensive experience working in a Health and Safety environment 

For more information on this role, please contact Emily at Pure.