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As a health and safety officer, you’ll use your organisational skills and eye for detail to maintain safety in the workplace and improve the health of your colleagues. Read on to find out more about what your job could involve and how you can work towards getting a job in this field.
Working as a health and safety officer could see you working across all kinds of organisations in countries around the world, ranging from multinational companies to government departments, charities and small businesses. You could work in different roles throughout your career, specialising in areas like corporate safety policy, equipment or shaping health law.
As a health and safety officer, you’ll enjoy being detail-oriented and helping people be safe and well at work. At the heart of your organisation’s operations, you may be responsible for things like monitoring industrial activity or inspecting worksites, carrying out risk assessments, keeping up to date with law changes and reporting on any incidents.
Daily tasks will vary but could involve:
The average salary for a health and safety officer in the UK is £37,960.
Your role as a health and safety officer could see you travelling abroad if you work for an international employer with overseas sites.
Some of your responsibilities may be possible to complete from home, but you’ll need to be present on various sites at least some of the time to monitor activities or assess procedures.
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