Health and Safety Apprenticeship

Type: Apprentice
Location: TELFORD (TF7 4AS)

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Develop, review and implement health and safety policies and procedures working alongside the Health and Safety Lead
  • Conduct fire drills weekly
  • Conduct risk assessments and identify potential hazards in the workplace working alongside the Health and Safety Lead
  • Provide health and safety training to staff members during their induction working alongside the HR Lead, such as fire evacuation procedures, fire drills, location of the first aid boxes
  • Monitor compliance with health and safety regulations working alongside the Health and Safety Lead
  • Prepare and present health and safety reports
  • Inspect equipment and machinery to ensure they meet safety regulations
  • Investigate workplace accidents and incidents alongside the Health and Safety Lead
  • Replenish the first aid boxes ensuring they are always ready for use
  • Develop and maintain health and safety records
  • Any other admin duty as reasonably expected of the Health and Safety Apprentice
  • Point of contact for staff requiring support with anything relating to Health and Safety
  • Replenish and monitor the COSHH cupboard
  • Support with health and safety requirements for staff – health aspects

Where you’ll work

78-83
SEVERN WALK
SUTTON HILL
TELFORD
TF7 4AS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED

Your training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)


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What you’ll learn


Course contents

  • Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
  • Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
  • Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
  • Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
  • Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
  • Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
  • Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
  • Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
  • Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
  • Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
  • Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
  • Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
  • Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a
college or
training
location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C or above)
  • Maths (grade C or above)
  • Science (grade C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can
adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental

About this company

Taylor Support are a disability service that provides bespoke support to children, young people and adults in Telford and surrounding areas.

https://taylorsupport.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free Enhanced DBS check
Incremental pay increases based on service, performance and training.
Employee of the quarter programme (ÂŁ60 gift card).
Staff referral incentive – ÂŁ50.00 per referral.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition.
This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme.
You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

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