Safety, Health and Environment Technician Apprentice

Summary

You be trained as a fully qualified BSG Health & Safety Adviser. You will visit construction sites to identify hazards that could potentially harm and cause injury to workers, visitors, the public, or the environment, and highlight breaches of health and safety laws that could lead to fines or imprisonment.

Annual wage: £15,200 a year
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Training course: Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm and Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm.
39 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 30 September
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 3

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Learn about health, safety and environment law and regulations, how these are applied, and possible consequences for breach
Learn about how construction companies work, their duties and responsibilities to protect workers, and help to ensure they are adhering to the law
Visit construction sites to carry out detailed site inspection reports, report writing and communicating with BSG member site managers and senior management.
Learn about health, safety, and environment law and regulations, how these are applied, and possible consequences for breach.

Where you’ll work

5 Pinkers Court

Briarlands Office Park

Gloucester Road

Rudgeway

BS35 3QH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

Your training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience

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

Your training plan

Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Safety, Health and Environment Technician:

Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician - Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Edexcel Level 2 Functional Skills English - Classroom (Engineering)
Edexcel Level 2 Functional Skills mathematics - Classroom (Engineering)
Edexcel Level 1 Functional Skills ICT (Engineering).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade C/4 or above)
Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Motivated
Hardworking
Willingness to help people
Interested in construction
Interested in health & safety

Other requirements

Applicant must have own transportation to drive to place of work and other sites

About this company

The Building Safety Group provides professional health, safety, and environmental advice to the construction industry. With over 50 years’ experience, we’re the UK’s largest construction safety group, serving over 800 members across 3,500 locations. BSG has over 40 directly employed advisers based throughout the country, providing health and safety support to our members in their respective regions. We also run over 8000 health and safety training days for the construction sector. By working together, we’re helping to make the UK construction industry safer for everyone.

http://www.bsgltd.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Fully qualified Construction Health & Safety Adviser
Dedicated group of member company sites to manage and visit.

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