Description
EHS Advisor required to develop, monitor and implement environment, health and safety policies to ensure the organisation is compliant with health and safety legislation and corporate standards and to reduce or prevent hazards, dangers and accidents.Qualifications & Experience:
* Degree qualified in Occupational Health & Safety or engineering degree combined with relevant experience.
* Four/Five years relevant experience preferably in the pharmaceutical industry
* A working knowledge of IPPC licensing compliance would be beneficial.
Main Duties
* Develop, implement and maintain an effective program and ensure compliance with the requirements of Irish/EU legislation and corporate standards.
* Develop systems to ensure all employees comply with all relevant legal safety requirements.
* Identify training needs, organise and co-ordinate training courses and prepare training material where appropriate.
* Co-ordinate functional safety team meetings.
* Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes and identify corrective and preventative actions and report to management.
* Evaluate incident reports, and establish root causes and with Supervisors and Managers concerned, formulate & implement a plan of action to correct non-compliant behaviour or conditions.
* Liaise with on site contractors to ensure their compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards.
* Conduct surveys and audits as required to identify and minimise the risk to company and employees.
* Assist with the preparation of emergency/contingency plans, review and update emergency procedures and carry out training with key staff.
* Carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced.
* Carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
* Lead in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks.
* Produce management reports, newsletters and bulletins.
* Ensure the safe installation of equipment.
* Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. process safety, fire regulations, industrial hygiene, noise etc.
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