Health & Safety Officer

Health & Safety officer:

• Assist the club to put in place policies and implementation plans for health and safety issues
• Act as the first point of contact for club volunteers and members for any issue concerning health and safety
• Ensure all accidents are correctly reported in accordance with the BC guidelines
• Ensure that safe systems of work are employed by maintaining up-to-date risk assessments
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained and information is only shared on a ‘need to know’ basis
• Keep up to date with the latest training requirements form British canoeing Skills required?
• Organised and knowledgeable about Health & Safety
• Able to do basic administration and maintain records
• Good analytical skills with the ability to solve problems logically
• Able to ensure policy and procedures are implemented effectively
• Able to carry out risk assessments