Health and Safety Advisor

Our client is a big company, active worldwide and searching for a **Health and Safety Advisor C&SEA**.

**The job**:

- Contributes to the development of appropriate Health and Safety policies and practices, ensuring compliance with the national legislation and with the Commission’s Corporate standards.
- Develops and encourages a good health and safety culture and acts as a main point of contact for any matters regarding health and safety. Provides a (pro)active and quick assistance to any H&S requests on field.
- Administers and investigates all accident at work cases in liaison with the HR department.
- Aims for preventive improvement measures, based on the analysis of accidents at work, near misses, environmental incidents and regular checks of workplaces.
- Ensures each country has appropriate up to date risk assessments for any hazard that may affect our staff, visitors & contractors.
- Inspects contract work to ensure that contract staff are working safely and complying with their obligations to the Commission in relation to Health and Safety
- Inspects the safety equipment ensuring they all are independently tested and compliant and keeps the register of up to date.
- Follows up risk assessments to ensure mitigation plans are carried out and adhered to what was required.
- Gives practical and professional support and advice to the business - Interpret legislative information and translate it into practical, workable documentation. Provides and updates work instructions, procedures and technical guidance notes in local languages.
- Monitors the safe use of hazardous substance and keeps updated the maintenance of the COSSH risk management system.
- Ensures emergency response plans are in place in all countries and regular drills are carried out.
- Conducts training, toolbox talks, inductions and distributes H&S info to staff (Flash info, Intranet). Liaises with HR to deliver Health & Safety and wellbeing training for employees.
- Ensures PPE are provided/replaced taking into account results of the Risk assessment and ensures all countries are documenting the issuing of PPE.
- Updates non-conformities registers ensuring follow-up actions are being undertaken
- Advises and makes proposals for the preparation, adjustment and implementation of the global prevention plan and the annual action plan.
- Contributes to the achievement of targets and objectives (near miss reporting, reducing accident at work...)
- Attends Health & Safety meetings.
- All other administrative duties (f.ex reports) allocated by Senior Management.
- Monitors the recent legislation on safety procedures and regulations to advice management.
- Carries out site visits and audits to ensure compliance with Area Health and Safety policies and standards, identifying areas for improvement.
- Assists with the development and improvement of health and safety management systems (ISO 45001)

**Education and Knowledge Essential**
- Bachelor degree that is of relevance within Health and Safety

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Health and Safety.
- Work experience in a technical environment (construction or horticulture).

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Strong communication skills both written and verbal in English and in Italian.
- Ability to convey and complete tasks and information clearly and concisely.
- Organisation and time management skills.
- Attention to details.
- Takes initiative and responsibility for solving problems and issues.
- Undertakes and contributes constructively to team meetings.
- Can juggle their workload and keep calm under pressure.
- Flexible and able to adapt to change.
- Committed to continuous professional development.
- An alignment and adherence to the CWGC’s Values: RESPECT, EXCELLENCE, TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, PROFESSIONALISM and COMMITMENT.
- Health and Safety responsibility for self and others.

Availability: asap

Area of domicile/residence: Rome

Working hours: 35 hours per week.

Workplace: Rome, with availability to travel.

Contratto di lavoro: Tempo pieno, Contratto con partita IVA

Orario:

- Dal lunedì al venerdì

Sede di lavoro: Un'unica sede