3567- HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICERS

Job Title: 

HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICERS

Alternate Titles: 

Fire protection engineer (professional),Health and safety officer,Occupational hygienist,Safety consultant,Safety officer

Job Description: 

Health and safety officers counsel employees to ensure and promote health and safety in the workplace and co-ordinate accident prevention and health and safety measures within an establishment or organisation.

Education: 

Entrants usually possess an NVQ/SVQ at Level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice. Higher level accredited qualifications (at Levels 4 to 6) are achievable via the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 4.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • inspects workplace areas to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation;
  • helps to develop effective health and safety policies and procedures and carries out risk assessments;
  • instructs workers in the proper use of protective clothing and safety devices and conducts routine tests on that equipment;
  • compiles statistics on accidents and injuries, analyses their causes and makes recommendations to management accordingly;
  • maintains contact with those off work due to illness;
  • counsels individuals on any personal or domestic problems affecting their work;
  • gives talks and distributes information on accident prevention, and keeps up to date with the relevant legislation.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK