NCP Consult provides Health and safety advisers, also known as officer or practitioner, and uses her knowledge and skills to promote a positive health and safety culture in the workplace.
She is responsible for ensuring that employers and workers comply with safety legislation and that safety policies and practices are adopted and adhered to.
Working in a range of organisations, from multinationals to small consultancies, health and safety advisers plan, implement, monitor and review protective and preventative safety measures.
As a provide of health and safety advisers, NCP Consult will:
- carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced;
- outline safe operational procedures which identify and take into account 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;
- attend Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) seminars and read professional journals;
- produce management reports, newsletters and bulletins;
- ensure equipment is installed safely;
- manage and organise the safe disposal of hazardous substances, e.g. asbestos;
- advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.