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Safety Officer - Earth Sciences and Geographical Sciences

Employer
University of Bristol
Location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Salary
£30,046 - £33,797
Closing date
Apr 29, 2021
The role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the technical team in the Schools of Geographical Sciences and Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. Working closely with the Technical Manager, who is also the School Safety Advisor, the Safety Officer will be responsible for the management and administration of all health and safety systems and protocols within the Schools. You will provide professional expertise and operational support to the Heads of School, School Managers, School Safety Adviser, staff, students, contractors and any other persons working in or visiting the Schools.

What will you be doing?

Using your understanding of the safety requirements of office, laboratory and field-based activities, you will work in partnership with the technical and administrative teams and Safety and Health Services to provide working solutions to ensure compliance with safety legislation and University policy. You will take the lead in organising, monitoring, recording and training on a wide range of diverse activities, often with the need to come up with innovative and novel ideas to enable teaching and research to be carried out safely. Through this you will work to ensure a safe working environment for all who work in the Schools, and off-site during fieldwork, actively promoting a culture of safe working.

You should apply if

You must have an excellent working knowledge of health & safety legislation and practice, with significant experience of the practical application of safety in a laboratory environment, ideally in an academic setting. Knowledge of the field environment is desirable, however this can be gained while in post. You should already hold or be willing to work towards holding an appropriate professional safety qualification e.g. IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH Certificate (training will be supported once in post). Relevant qualifications at GCSE/A-Level, or NVQ, or equivalent level, and substantial work experience in a relevant role are required. Applicants of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply, the Schools and wider institution are committed to providing an inclusive and equitable working environment.

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.

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