Qhse Advisor

**QHSE Advisor - Job Specification**

**Responsibilities**

As a QHSE Advisor, you'll need to:

- Carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced.
- Outline safe operational procedures which identify and consider all relevant hazards.
- Carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
- Ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation.
- Prepare health and safety strategies and develop internal policy.
- Lead in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks.
- Keep records of inspection findings and produce reports that suggest improvements.
- Record incidents and accidents and produce statistics for managers.
- Keep up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation and any developments that affect the employer's industry.
- Produce management reports.
- Ensure equipment is installed safely.
- Manage and organise the safe disposal of hazardous substances.
- Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g., fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.

**Qualifications**:

- NEBOSH National General Certificate
- Internal Auditor Qualification

**Skills**

You'll need to show evidence of the following:

- Excellent written and spoken communication skills in order to explain health and safety processes to a range of people and to give presentations to groups.
- Negotiating skills to convince managers of the need to implement and maintain safety standards that may compromise speed or efficiency in the organisation.
- The ability to understand and analyse complex information and present it simply and accurately.
- An investigative mind.
- IT skills
- Attention to detail.
- A flexible approach to work.
- An interest in the law and the ability to understand regulations.
- A driving licence - essential for jobs involving travel between clients.