Occupational Hygiene Technician

Overview

Provide occupational hygiene expertise and support for health & safety on Net Zero Teesside project.

Key Responsibilities

• hazard identification
• risk assessment
• occupational hygiene
• training delivery
• incident investigation
• compliance procedures

Tasks

-Provide guidance on appropriate measures needed to identify, control and verify hazards and interventions -Contributing to the work of any specific health related project groups/forums -Ensure that the current health risk profile at the project is implemented through the use of robust health risk assessment -To deliver training to operational business on health risks and the means of controlling them -Undertake occupational health duties including drug and alcohol (D&A) testing aligned to the D&A Procedure -To work closely with Health and safety team in providing an integrated approach to health -Providing expertise to assist in investigations and incidents involving health risks -Providing reactive support to the business on occupational hygiene -To provide expert, informed advice on occupational hygiene across a wide range of work activities -To ensure the focus on pro-active health risks management through the use of appropriate health-related campaigns and promotional material -Communicating effectively and in conjunction with the health and safety team ensure stakeholder expectations are managed in line with Balfour Beatty procedures -Ensure implementation of procedures / processes to enable compliance on health-related matters

Requirements

• occupational hygiene
• health safety
• bohs
• d&a testing
• monitoring
• communication

What You Bring

-Ability to work well within a team environment living Balfour Beatty values and behaviours -High level understanding of the causes of ill health and preventative strategies -Strong communicator at all levels, both in terms of written and verbal communication -Experience of the application of good occupational hygiene practice covering a wide range of industrial processes -Good knowledge of the UK Health & Safety Regulatory framework and legislation pertaining to occupational health risks -Ability to undertake a monitoring programme and analyse results and implement outcomes -Occupational Hygiene Degree or Certificate of Operational Competence (BOHS) or working towards -Experience of D&A testing is desired but not essential -Collaborative, reliable, proactive and able to meet demanding deadlines

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Benefits

-Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. -25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) -Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave

About Balfour Beatty Plc

-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.

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