Health & Safety
Health & Safety jobs within the medical sphere, come under the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) industry sector group, the Public Services Sector which includes Health & Social Care Services.
Health & Safety posts can involve developing and implementing health & safety policies and procedures within a national or local health authority.
Health & safety training and induction training, under Health Care Commission Standards, are often part of the remit, as is establishing a Health & Safety Committee, and supporting Local Health & Safety Committees and sub groups. Liaison with external regulatory bodies such as the Health & Safety Executive, fire and police services or advising on relevant health & safety legislation, providing professional advice on general health matters, safety, security and welfare can all be part of the job.
Day to day health & safety work might encompass carrying out health & safety audits and inspections, or recording, analysing and investigating incidents and accidents. Your health & safety employment will involve you in monitoring trends and reporting to the Board on a range of health & safety issues and focuses such as asthmatic reactions (of staff and patients), security, clinical waste, chemicals, infection control (especially hospital acquired infections associated with current challenges with MRSA and Clostridium difficile) laboratory practices and procedures, enforcement, ‘slips and trips' musculoskeletal disorders, stress, violence, or the perennial challenge of needle-stick incidents. You will probably also be encouraged to publish health & safety information in newsletters and promote health & safety culture on local and national websites.
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