Occupational Hygienist
hace 4 días
Chippenham
Occupational Hygienist To ensure occupational health, safety, ergonomics, and human factors are built into the design of a project from the start. The goal is to remove or reduce health risks at the source and help prevent long-term health issues or occupational disease. Key Responsibilities1. Provide Occupational Hygiene Input Across All Design Stages • Support concept, preliminary, detailed design, and handover phases., • Noise exposure, • Vibration (hand-arm and whole-body), • Carcinogens and cancer-causing agents, • Respiratory hazards (dust, fumes, vapours, gases), • Skin irritation and dermatitis, • Musculoskeletal disorders (from poor ergonomics, manual handling, or repetitive tasks), • Hazardous substances (including COSHH-regulated materials), • Mental health risks (stress, cognitive load, isolation, psychosocial hazards), • Fatigue risks (shift patterns, workload, duration of tasks)3. Assess Exposure and Recommend Controls, • Review how people may be exposed to noise, vibration, airborne contaminants, and hazardous substances., • Evaluate engineering controls such as substitution, enclosure, isolation, and ventilation., • Aim to reduce or eliminate reliance on administrative controls and PPE., • Provide recommendations aligned with the hierarchy of control.4. Ensure Compliance with Relevant Standards, • Check design compliance with occupational health and safety legislation., • Ensure alignment with regulations and guidance relating to:, • Occupational exposure limits, • COSHH / hazardous substance management, • Noise and vibration, • Manual handling and ergonomics, • Health surveillance requirements, • Identify non-compliances and suggest corrective actions.5. Collaborate and Integrate Health Requirements into the Design, • Work with clients, designers, engineers, and stakeholders., • Take part in design risk workshops (e.g., HAZID, HAZOP, task-based assessments)., • Attend design and coordination meetings as required., • Occupational health design review reports at key design stages, • Noise, vibration, and hazardous substance assessment inputs, • Ergonomics and human factors assessments, • Contributions to the design risk register, • Recommendations for eliminating or reducing risks through design, • Inputs to safety-in-design and health-in-design documentation, • A final report outlining how key health considerations have been addressed, • On-site occupational hygiene assurance and clinical assessment support, • Development and implementation of exposure monitoring and audit plansQualifications and ExperienceEssential, • Qualifications in occupational health and safety, ergonomics, human factors, or a related field, • Experience managing health risks such as noise, respiratory hazards, vibration, hazardous substances, MSDs, and mental health risks, • Strong understanding of occupational health legislation and best practice, • Experience working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, • Experience conducting exposure monitoring and developing audit schedulesDesirable, • Experience in the construction and/or rail sectors, • Experience producing detailed occupational health reports