Health and safety officers
£39,107
Average salary
37 hours
Average weekly hours
2.01%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Health and safety officers
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 3567
Health and safety officers counsel employees to ensure and promote health and safety in the workplace and co-ordinate accident prevention and health and safety measures within an establishment or organisation.
Common tasks include:
- inspects workplace areas to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation;
- helps to develop effective health and safety policies and procedures and carries out risk assessments;
- instructs workers in the proper use of protective clothing and safety devices and conducts routine tests on that equipment;
- compiles statistics on accidents and injuries, analyses their causes and makes recommendations to management accordingly;
- maintains contact with those off work due to illness;
- counsels individuals on any personal or domestic problems affecting their work;
- gives talks and distributes information on accident prevention, and keeps up to date with the relevant legislation.
Qualifications
Entrants usually possess an NVQ/SVQ at Level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice. Higher level accredited qualifications (at Levels 4 to 6) are achievable via the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
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Top 12 industries: Health and safety officers
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Equality focus: Health and safety officers
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£34,414
Female average annual salary
£40,150
Male average annual salary
39
Female average weekly hours
37
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Health and safety officers
Workforce gender: Health and safety officers
Breakdown by region
£41,193
North West (England) - highest annual average salary
£34,414
Wales - lowest annual average salary
41
North East (England) - Highest average weekly hours
34
East of England - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Health and safety officers
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Health and safety officers
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£19,293)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age