Work Health and Safety Adviser
What the work is
Develops, implements and evaluates risk management policies and programs, trains employees in work health and safety procedures, monitors and audits the workplace, and records and investigates incidents to ensure safe and healthy working conditions.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Trains employees and guides work health and safety procedures
- Records and investigates workplace incidents and accidents to identify causes and prevent future occurrences
- Conducts risk assessments to identify hazards and monitors workplace for safety compliance
- Reviews and updates health and safety policies, procedures and programs to ensure compliance with legislation and industry standards
- Provides advice on workplace health and safety issues
- May monitor equipment and measure levels of exposure to hazardous substances and other environmental factors to workers
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a workplace rehabilitation practice that works with injured workers and their employers. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A person who feared they would never work again walks back through their workplace door
- A small change to a task makes it safe, and the whole team notices the difference
- An employer who was reluctant becomes your biggest supporter
Hard days
- A worker, an employer and an insurer all want different things from the same plan
- Someone is frightened about their future and you cannot promise how it will turn out
- Long drives between worksites, and reports to write before the day ends
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 222332, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.