Health & Safety Apprentice

Summary

We are offering a career in health & safety in the construction/plant hire industry. Applicants should apply if they can see themselves wanting a future in health & safety with the prospect of progress within the company.

Annual wage: £25,000 a year
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Training course: Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am- 4.30pm,
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Saturday 1 February
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

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

Assist in implementing health and safety strategies and policies to help ensure the safety of all employees, contractors, and visitors, whilst also ensuring ongoing legal compliance
Keep up to date with current UK health and safety legislation and industry best practices and, where required, share this information with both the health and safety team, and the wider business
Maintaining/improving our overall safety performance, and reporting back to the company and leadership team as/when required

Where you’ll work

C J O'Shea Plant Hire Ltd

Station Yard

Smallford

AL4 0HF

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

RHG CONSULT LTD

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

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade A*-C/ Level 9-5)

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
Organisation skills
Initiative

About this company

Part of the O’Shea Group, one of the UK’s leading developers and contractors, O'Shea Plant Hire has earned a reputation in the construction industry for delivering unparalleled service, making us the preferred formwork partner in London and the South-East. Offering a comprehensive range of services, from initial enquiry through to completion of a project, our aim is to provide market-leading, safe, and efficient formwork solutions, whilst leveraging our knowledge and experience to support our customers in their projects.

After this apprenticeship

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress up the ladder in health & safety within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

O'Shea Plant Hire

Sean Brosnan

training@osheaplanthire.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284135.

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Closes on Friday 13 December

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