OH Medical is currently seeking an Occupational Hygiene Technician based in Hinkley, Somerset. The role is full time where the successful applicant will work 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day.
The Technician will report to the occupational hygiene lead as part of the delivery team. The team provides a complete Occupational Health and Medical service to all those working on the site.
Occupational hygiene services are provided to the project teams and to all contractor companies working at the site. The occupational hygiene services are delivered in accordance with the site's occupational hygiene strategy.
The main duties of the role include:
In support of occupational hygiene team:
Perform occupational hygiene monitoring and surveys of personnel and site activities, for a range of chemical, physical and biological agents (eg; dust, respirable crystalline silica, noise, welding fumes, gases, organic vapours, noise, vibration, thermal conditions, etc)
Participate in specific occupational hygiene related investigations and studies, as required by the project and at the direction of the occupational hygiene lead.
Carry out regular workplace inspections / tours to assess occupational hygiene related aspects and to reinforce workplace health themes with the workforce
Assist with preparation and delivery of training and information materials on occupational hygiene related topics to the project and contractor companies
Contribute to the regular update and circulation of occupational hygiene performance reports to the project, Hinkley Health administration and occupational hygiene lead.
In support of the COSHH coordinator and COSHH management function
Review and process requests for on-boarding, transfer and removal of chemicals
Produce regular reports of chemicals on-site eg; maximum quantities
Ensure chemical database is maintained with up to date information
Support HPC chemist with site related chemical data and information
Support COSHH assessments
Carry out scheduled COSHH inspections of platforms and workplaces, including off site facilities eg; junction 24
warehouse.
Provide and distribute general information to raise awareness about COSHH
Essential Skills
Degree qualification in a Scienec, Technology, Engineering and Maths related subject
Three years work experiance in industrial construction environment
Good communication skills
Please contact James Baron or Ben Higgins on 01582 235500 to discuss further.