occupational health and safety inspector

Occupational health and safety inspectors perform workplace audits to ensure compliance with government and environment legislation. They also investigate work accidents. Occupational health and safety inspectors interview employees to ensure the work environment is compliant with health and safety rules, inspect the physical work site and analyse legal paperwork.

Alternative Labels

environmental health inspector

environmental health officer

factory inspector

health and safety inspector

HSE inspector

occupational health and safety inspector

regulatory health and safety inspector

safety officer

workplace health and safety inspector

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- healthcare inspector

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

advise on risk management communicate health and safety measures conduct research interview conduct workplace audits identify hazards in the workplace identify policy breach monitor legislation developments

Essential Knowledge

audit techniques health and safety regulations health, safety and hygiene legislation interview techniques risk management

Optional Skills and Competences

advise on conflict management advise on environmental risk management systems analyse environmental data analyse ergonomics in different workplaces draw up risk assessment educate employees on occupational hazards ensure compliance with environmental legislation issue licences monitor environmental parameters provide improvement strategies

Optional Knowledge

employment law environmental legislation environmental policy hazardous waste storage hazardous waste treatment hazardous waste types pollution legislation

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/673f3266-ab1a-447d-9b28-fc5838dc07e3

Status

released

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