Health and safety inspector

Also searched as: Inspector de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo

Code 3359.7

What does a Health and safety inspector do?

Health and safety inspectors investigate the implementation and application of labour standards and policies in a workplace. They advise employers as well as employees on the improvement of policy and legislation implementation, ensure that the law is adhered to, and that matters of equality and labour rights are respected. They write reports and communicate with authorities.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • employment law
  • government policy implementation
  • personnel management
  • health and safety in the workplace
  • audit techniques

Skills and competences

  • advise on government policy compliance
  • inspect government policy compliance
  • maintain relationships with government agencies
  • protect employee rights
  • conduct workplace audits
  • monitor organisation climate

Transversal competences

  • present reports
  • gather feedback from employees
  • write inspection reports

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences