Health and Safety Manager in Carlisle

Health and Safety Manager – Carlisle, Cumbria – £70k-£75k+car/car allowance and other benefits – well-established main contractor on a major infrastructure project

Duties:-
– Initiate and maintain positive measures to raise standards, ensuring the company complies with OHSAS 18001 obligations, health & safety legislation and all minimum health & safety standards
– Support the monitoring of sites through the audit process, in a proactive manner to address any issues.
– Establish a system to ensure that all personnel on site, to work or to visit, have received a site induction briefing before going on site. Ensure the induction is regularly updated to reflect current site hazards/conditions.
– Ensure effective investigations take place to prevent accidents & incidents, whilst ensuring effective learning from all events are presented to the head of HSEQ for wider business distribution.
– Ensure a construction phase health & safety plan is prepared and accepted before works start and make sure the plan is continually updated.
– Introduce initiatives to improve standards and ensure safe working, whilst focusing on the proactive side of health & safety management.
– Identify, promote and where required, implement health & safety best practice.
– Participate in supporting the business with regards to tenders and pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQ\’s) and tender submissions, as designated by Senior Safety Manager/Preconstruction Team.
– Work with the supply chain to establish effective relationships and ensure continuous improvement in delivering safety solutions.
– In cases of difference of opinion on health & safety issues, lead negotiations to reach the best solution for the project.
– Ensure a schedule of weekly health & safety inspections is established and monitored, including operational staff, senior management and support services.
– Ensure effective assessments of the site are carried out prior to the start of any work, focusing on potential hazards e.g. services, access, ground conditions

Person Specification:-
– Previous experience as a Health and Safety Manager working on a major infrastructure project
– NEBOSH General or NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NVQ L3 in Health and Safety