To create a positive safety culture with the development, and implementation of relevant Health and Safety policy and procedures for Zenith group, responsibility to advise on all relevant issues which affect the company, ensuring all work place activity on our own property or remote sites are operating following best practise standards and compliant with relevant legislation to ensure that safe systems of work are in place to provide safety for our own personnel and anybody that may be affected by our actions.

Duties:

Proactive Safety Management

Training / Competence

- Conduct safety induction for all employees

- Development and implementation of minimum safety training

- Development of department skills training plans, overseeing maintenance of training matrix data base communicating training requirements to heads of department

- Ensuring that the training procedure is followed and CITB grant claims have been submitted when required

- Point of contact for all Zenith apprentices – Selection process, mentoring during apprenticeship, communicating with college / training providers, reviewing progress reporting to relevant head of department

- Provide site managers and contract management advice and assistance regarding their obligations under relevant health and safety regulations

- Delivering Tool box talks on relevant subject matter

Policy & Procedures

- Assist in the reviewing / development of new and existing company policy and procedures for all groups at regular intervals to ensure compliance with current legislation

- Consult with organisation stake holders and employees when developing procedures to ensure effectiveness

- Mentor site management team to ensure understanding, cooperation and implementation with policy and procedure

- Issue work instruction to promote new or revised procedures

- Maintain Zenith IMS document control –HSE section / Site Control Documents section

Risk Management

- Identification of workplace / activity hazards and completion of risk assessments,

- Attending pre-contract award client review meetings

- Attending pre-work start site meetings

- Carrying out COSHH assessments for hazardous substances

- Completing emergency rescue plans

- Produce safe systems of work(RAMS) for high risk bespoke projects

- Reviewing safety documentation completed by contracts managers prior to issue

- Completion of project construction safety plans in compliance with CDM 2015 regulations

- Completing Lifting Plans and fulfilling on site duties as nominated Appointed Person

- Maintain data base of safety documentation

Work Place Auditing & Inspection- Proactive Monitoring

- Carry out periodic site audits, frequency rate dependant on activity risk level, reporting non-compliance issues to directors

- Review site managers weekly workplace audit check list returns and follow up non-compliance issues

- Carry out safety survey of bespoke lifting and specialist access systems

- Carry out random scaffolding inspection to ensure compliance with legislation

- Inspections of fall arrest / restraint systems, personal protective equipment and respiratory protective equipment

- When required reside on sites during periods of high risk activity where multiple work crews present

- Work place inspection of zenith H.Q premises and stores areas

- Site safety tours with senior management, client representatives and zenith Directors

Incident Reporting- Reactive Monitoring

- Investigating all reported incidents, accidents, ill health and complaints

- Completing the accident book entries

- Presenting findings to the board of directors

- Keeping incident KPI

- Issuing safety alert information / safety bulletin

- Advising the directors on RIDDOR reportable incidents

Safety Meetings

- Hold regular safety briefing meetings, issuing a quarterly safety review document detailing rate / frequency of incidents, root cause, Reactive actions taken – review procedure, additional training etc. Lessons learned communicated to the group

Group Health and Safety Reporting & Review

- Review all reported near miss incidents and accidents resulting in injury or damage, investigate

- Hold a monthly Zenith group safety meeting reviewing all safety related topics near miss, accidents, recordable injuries

- Complete annual safety management report