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EHS Advisor

September 6, 2023 | Comments Off on EHS Advisor

Position: Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

Location: Dublin

Salary: Neg DOE

The Job: The appointed Environmental, Health & Safety Advisor will be responsible for providing a professional health and safety service to all levels of staff working within the organisations. The role will report directly into the EHS Manager

Responsibilities:

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  • Developing and administering procedures (including safety statement, risk assessments and safety related protocols, environmental aspects register, etc) to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislative requirements and corporate Environmental and Health & Safety policy;

  • Assist in the maintenance and development of ISO45001 & ISO14001 as part of the Integrated Management system

  • Conducting and reviewing risk assessments and ensure measures to control risks are implemented and monitored both for Acacia activities and as part of EH&S client projects;

  • Management and development of site Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan

  • Providing health and safety advice and support on site / client projects

  • Preparing health and safety documentation required for site projects (PSDP/PSCS duties)

  • Ensuring contractor safety management arrangements are established and implemented

  • Maintaining close liaison with facilities, technical and administrative staff to ensure implementation of regulations pertaining to Health and Safety

  • Completion of DSE workstation assessments (including WFH Assessments)

  • Completion of manual handling training and manual handling risk assessments

  • Work closely with senior managers and provide advice where necessary

  • Managing Occupational Health services

  • Maintaining systems of auditing and in accordance with current Environmental & Health and Safety legislation and Corporate procedures

  • Investigation and formal recording and reporting of accidents or incidents onsite or on client sites

  • Participating in safety groups and communications forums where health and safety matters are discussed

  • Maintaining records and systems necessary to fulfil health and safety policy including those containing confidential information in an appropriate manner
  • Developing and delivering training to staff in core EHS subjects and also specialist health and safety areas; covering such topics as; Health and Safety for managers and supervisors, risk assessment, hazardous substances, display screen equipment, office safety and fire safety

  • Maintain appropriate documented evidence of all work undertaken including training

  • Providing advice regarding staff and client health and safety training and competency requirements

  • Producing professional reports to management and clients as required relating to matters of environmental health and safety management

Requirements

  • Degree in health and safety

  • Experience in management of ISO14001 or ISO 45001

  • Minimum 5 years' experience within a similar role in customer service driven environment

  • DSE Assessor trained

  • Experience in auditing environmental health and safety management systems

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Full Clean Driving Licence

  • Access to own vehicle

  • Manual Handling Instructor and DSE Assessor trained (desirable)

  • Knowledge and experience of working within the facilities management sector(desirable)

  • Trained First Aid Responder (desirable)

Due to the urgency of this vacancy, it is not possible for our client at this time to consider anyone without the appropriate work permits, visas or sponsorship's already in place. Therefore, we are unable to consider candidates who do not have full authorisation to work in Ireland. Applications submitted without the necessary visa in place will not be considered.

If the position above is of interest to you and you would like to know more, please call Sue today on 059 915 8972 in complete confidence.

SOB

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