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IDEX Health & Safety Officer in Whetstone, United Kingdom
If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.
With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses (https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.
To work in conjunction with the Site Leader & Senior Leadership team to maintain and advise on health and safety legislation through leadership activities to promote and improve a positive health and safety culture
All in accordance with IDEX Corporation Environmental, Health & Safety Policies
Strict adherence to EHS – 006 – 200 – Environmental Health & Safety Workplace Incident Prevention Policy
Health and Safety / Provide a safe and healthy working environment for our employees and all those who are working on our behalf. We strive for zero workplace incidents.
Environment /Work to minimize the environmental impact of our operations, manage our energy usage, and reduce waste and emissions.
Compliance /Comply with applicable EHS laws and regulations and internal IDEX policies, procedures, and standards.
Risk Reduction Assess the EHS risks associated with our operations, and identify and implement methods to mitigate or avoid those risks.
Engagement Actively seek the input and participation of employees in the management of EHS to prevent workplace accidents and injuries, including by providing EHS training and recognizing best practices.
Business Integration Integrate EHS priorities into our standard business practices and processes.
Continuous Improvement to drive change through continuous improvement, including by setting goals and measuring and communicating our performance accordingly.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To promote and work with managers in determining safe working practices, ensuring that all service areas have suitable and sufficient risk assessments for their operations and
activities and effective risk control measures are stored on the Safety Organiser.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of current and new legislative requirements, relating to health and safety issues, in order to interpret, evaluate and advise management on the
implications of such legislation on service delivery.
- Undertake planned health and safety audits and workplace inspections as well as ad-hoc site visits and inspections of any OTE workplace, operation or activity to audit
compliance with regulations and procedures. This shall include the provision of reports to highlight where risk assessments and technical input and remedial actions are required.
Liaise closely with the HR team and Managers regarding matters of concern in connection with specialist risk assessments and training and support requirements.
To ensure general administration of the Health and Safety service is carried out in an accurate and timely manner.
To maintain, review and revise first-aid arrangements, organising appropriate training as necessary.
To co-ordinate quarterly Site (CVI Infrared) Health and Safety Committee meetings and provide advice and support to the Health and Safety Committee.
To provide support, advise and facilitate training on employer’s and employees’ health and safety responsibilities, including induction, assorted Health and Safety awareness
training and safety organiser
- Carry out investigations of all incidents and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.
10.ESG – Environmental Social Governance – responsible for ensuring we are aligned with legislation and standards.
11.Ensure the Employee and Site protection registers are maintained and disseminated as required.
12.Co-ordinate and administer programmes for Health Surveillance and Screening.
13.Provide a direct input in the event of an emergency. Assist and administer the Emergency Planning function.
14.To co-ordinate Safety Advisory Group meetings, provide advice and support to event organisers when appropriate.
15.Carry out any other duties that are within the scope and grading of the post which could also be requested by the line manager or Head of Service.
Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?
Job Family: Human Resources
Business Unit: CVI