Occupational health and safety adviser

Occupational health and safety adviser

Occupational health and safety advisers monitor workplace risks, train employees on procedures, and record and investigate health and safety incidents.

Also known as

Occupational health and safety coordinator, occupational health and safety officer, occupational and environmental health professional, health and safety adviser, health and safety consultant, health and safety representative, health and safety rep

AUT programmes

Work environment

  • Usually work regular business hours
  • Usually work in offices or outdoors and may travel locally
  • Need to be safety conscious, identify and solve problems and communicate well

Typical tasks

  • Advise communities and workplaces on safety
  • Monitor workplace safety risks
  • Investigate health and safety incidents
  • Design and run health and safety programmes
  • Train employees
  • Use data to evaluate processes and problems
  • Work with specialists to plan worker care
  • Test workplaces for environmental hazards

Salary information

$55K-$140K
LowerMost commonUpper
$55K$70K-$114K$140K

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