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

HSE inspector

environmental health officer

safety officer

factory inspector

regulatory health and safety inspector

workplace health and safety inspector

environmental health inspector

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

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

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

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

Concept URI

Concept Uri

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

Status

released

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