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United Kingdom · Compliance, quality and safety · Entry Level (0-2 years)

Health & Safety Coordinator

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  • Experience bandEntry Level (0-2 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toHealth & Safety Specialist
  • UK framework levelUsually someone starting out, or keeping a process running

Also advertised as Junior Health and Safety Officer · H&S Assistant · Safety Administrator · Workplace Safety Support

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The qualifications matched to this job

ProQual Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety ProQual Awarding Body · Level 3 · covers 4 of 14 standards
Cambridge OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity Cambridge OCR · Level 3 · covers 1 of 14 standards
NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Drilling Operations NOCN · Level 2 · covers 1 of 14 standards

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Develop procedures to safely control work operations ProQual Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Working safely in sport, exercise, health and leisure Cambridge OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity Development
Promote health, safety and welfare in active leisure and recreation Focus Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate In Active Leisure, Learning and Well-Being Operational Services (RQF)
Contribute to Maintaining Health, Safety and the Environment in the Drilling Workplace NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Drilling Operations

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  1. Develop procedures to safely control work operations ProQual Awarding Body · covers 4 of 14 standards Level 3
  2. Working safely in sport, exercise, health and leisure Cambridge OCR · covers 1 of 14 standards Level 3
  3. Promote health, safety and welfare in active leisure and recreation Focus Awards Limited · covers 1 of 14 standards Level 2
  4. Contribute to Maintaining Health, Safety and the Environment in the Drilling Workplace NOCN · covers 1 of 14 standards Level 2
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3What this role really is

A health and safety coordinator keeps safety records accurate, arranges inspections and makes sure training gets done. It is a hands-on role, suited to someone who wants to learn how health and safety works in practice and help keep colleagues safe.

4What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

EHS Management Platform (e.g., Intelex, VelocityEHS) Intermediate

Entering incident data, logging inspection findings, tracking assigned actions, and running pre-built reports for your site. You'll be using it daily to record H&S information.

MS Excel (basic functions) Intermediate

Using spreadsheets for basic data tracking, creating simple lists, and perhaps some basic charting for monthly reports. You'll use it to organise information before it goes into the EHS system.

MS Teams/SharePoint Intermediate

Managing incident files, storing safety documents, participating in team calls, and collaborating on shared documents. It's where much of our H&S documentation lives.

Outlook (Email & Calendar) Intermediate

Coordinating meetings, sending reminders for training, and communicating with internal and external stakeholders. You'll be managing your calendar and inbox effectively.

5What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Routine Safety Inspection Findings Identify and accurately record findings. Escalate any non-compliance or potential hazards to your Health & Safety Specialist for review and action. Identify findings, propose initial corrective actions, and implement minor immediate controls. Escalate complex issues or those requiring significant resources. Identify findings, approve and assign corrective actions, and follow up on closure. Make decisions on minor control improvements without escalation.
Incident Reporting & Data Entry Enter all initial incident data accurately and within 24 hours. Do not interpret or draw conclusions; just record facts. Escalate immediately if a serious injury or fatality occurs. Lead investigations for minor incidents, determine immediate causes, and propose corrective actions. Enter data and ensure completeness. Lead investigations for serious incidents, determine root causes, and approve corrective actions. Oversee data quality and reporting.
Safety Training Coordination Track training completion, send reminders, and file records. Inform your manager of any significant delays or issues with attendance. Schedule and deliver basic safety training modules. Adapt content slightly for different audiences. Track and report on effectiveness. Design and develop new safety training programmes. Evaluate overall training effectiveness and make strategic recommendations for improvement.
Document Control & Management Ensure all documents are filed correctly and are the latest versions. Report any discrepancies or missing documents to your manager. Manage specific H&S document libraries. Review documents for compliance with internal standards. Propose updates to procedures. Own the H&S document control system. Define standards for document creation and retention. Approve major document revisions.

6How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

On-Time Inspection Completion
Percentage of assigned routine safety inspections completed by their due date.
Target · 98%+

If you're assigned 20 weekly inspections, you should complete at least 19.6 of them on time, meaning almost all of them, every single week.

Incident Report Data Entry Accuracy & Timeliness
Accuracy of data entered into the EHS system for new incidents and the speed at which they're logged.
Target · 100% accuracy; 24-hour entry for all new incidents.

An incident happens at 10:00 on Monday. You'll have all the initial details entered into the system correctly by 10:00 on Tuesday, with no typos or missing fields.

Training Completion Rate Support
Contribution to achieving target training completion rates for assigned employee groups by tracking and chasing.
Target · 95%+ completion rate for your assigned groups.

If 50 new hires need 'Introduction to Site Safety' training, you'll ensure at least 48 of them complete it within the required timeframe by sending reminders and tracking progress.

Safety Document Control Adherence
Compliance with our document control procedures for filing and archiving H&S records.
Target · Zero non-conformities in internal audits related to document control.

During a monthly check, all your inspection forms, training sign-in sheets, and risk assessments are correctly filed, labelled, and easily retrievable in the designated SharePoint folders.

Adherence to Procedures
Following established H&S procedures and guidelines without deviation.
  • Your work consistently meets procedural requirements
  • your manager rarely needs to correct procedural errors
  • you ask clarifying questions when unsure, rather than guessing.
Proactive Learning & Engagement
Actively seeking to understand H&S principles and showing initiative in learning new tasks.
  • You ask thoughtful questions during training
  • you volunteer to help with new tasks
  • you bring up potential improvements or observations (even small ones) to your manager
  • you're keen to understand the 'why' behind tasks.
Organisational Support
Effectively supporting the H&S team and wider operations with administrative tasks.
  • Requests for information or support are handled promptly and accurately
  • colleagues comment on your helpfulness
  • you anticipate needs (e.g., preparing documents before a meeting).
Attention to Detail
Consistently producing accurate and error-free work, especially with data entry and record-keeping.
  • Incident reports are complete and free of typos
  • training matrices are always up-to-date
  • audit preparations are thorough
  • your manager trusts you with critical data without needing to double-check everything.

7Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Making a Tangible Difference

You'll feel good knowing that every accurate record, every completed inspection, and every bit of training you help coordinate directly contributes to preventing harm and keeping people safe at work. It's not abstract; it's real-world impact.

Seeing a new safety sign you helped put up, or knowing that a training session you organised helped someone avoid an accident.

Structured & Organised Work

If you enjoy a role where there are clear tasks, processes to follow, and a sense of order, you'll thrive here. Much of the work involves maintaining systems and ensuring consistency, which can be very satisfying for an organised individual.

Successfully auditing a batch of safety checklists and finding everything in perfect order, or setting up a new filing system that makes information retrieval much faster.

Continuous Learning & Development

You'll be constantly exposed to new regulations, different types of hazards, and various safety methodologies. This role is a fantastic stepping stone, offering daily opportunities to learn from experienced professionals and build a solid foundation in H&S.

Your manager explaining the 'Hierarchy of Controls' during an incident investigation, and you immediately seeing how it applies to a task you're working on.

What frustrates people
  • Chasing people for overdue training completions or incident reports.
  • Dealing with messy or incomplete data that needs tidying up.
  • Feeling like your work is 'just admin' even though it's crucial.
  • Having to explain basic safety rules that seem like 'common sense' to you.
  • Not having the authority to make changes, even when you spot obvious improvements.
What this role does not give you
  • High-level strategic decision-making or budget control.
  • Significant autonomy in defining safety programmes from scratch.
  • A fast track to management without mastering the foundational elements.
  • A role free from administrative tasks and meticulous record-keeping.

8Who you work with

Your work ensures we meet our basic H&S obligations and helps maintain a safe environment for our employees. Get it right, and you're preventing minor incidents from escalating and keeping us compliant. Get it wrong, and we could miss critical safety checks, leading to potential hazards or regulatory issues. It's foundational stuff, but absolutely essential for our overall safety performance.

Inside the business
  • Health & Safety Specialist (your direct manager)
  • Site Operations Teams (who you'll help with inspections and training)
  • HR Department (for training records and incident reporting)
  • Facilities Management (for safety checks on equipment and buildings)
Outside the business
  • Training providers (for coordinating courses)
  • Equipment suppliers (for safety data sheets)
  • External auditors (you'll help prepare documentation for them)

9What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • A genuine interest in health and safety and a desire to build a career in this field.
  • Strong organisational skills and a methodical approach to tasks.
  • Basic computer literacy, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • The ability to work effectively as part of a team and follow instructions accurately.
  • A proactive attitude towards learning and asking for help when needed.

10What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Enhanced EHS Platform Utilisation

You'll move beyond just entering data. As you gain experience, you'll need to extract more insights, configure simple workflows, and understand how the system can be optimised to support our H&S programmes.

Custom Report Building · Action Tracking & Workflow Management · User Access & Permissions

  • This week: Ask your manager to show you how to build a simple custom report in Intelex for overdue actions.
  • This month: Take an online tutorial or watch videos on advanced features of your EHS platform, focusing on reporting and dashboard customisation.
  • Month 2: Propose a small improvement to an existing workflow within the EHS system, outlining the steps and benefits.
  • Month 3: Help train a new starter on the basic use of the EHS platform, solidifying your own understanding.

Quick win: Volunteer to be the 'super user' for your team on the EHS platform, becoming the first point of contact for basic queries.

11Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Attending industry webinars or virtual conferences on H&S topics.
  • Joining a local IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) branch for networking and learning.
  • Reading H&S publications and staying up-to-date with regulatory changes (your manager will guide you on this).
  • Seeking out opportunities to shadow more experienced H&S professionals during audits or investigations.

12The rising capability

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI-Assisted Report Drafting & Summarisation

Honestly, writing up inspection reports or summarising incident details can be time-consuming. AI tools are getting incredibly good at taking raw notes and turning them into structured, readable documents, making you much more efficient.

  • Prompt Engineering Basics
  • Data Input & Output Validation
  • Ethical AI Use in H&S

13What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • H&S Management System Fundamentals (ISO 45001)
  • Basic Risk Assessment (JHA/JSA)
  • Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys)
  • Hierarchy of Controls

14The pathway

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Administrative Assistant / Office Support

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Organisational skills, document control, basic data management, clear communication, and the ability to follow procedures accurately. Essentially, the core admin skills that underpin any H&S role.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You're the most organised person in your team, known for keeping things tidy and accessible.
    • You've consistently handled sensitive information with discretion and accuracy.
    • You've shown initiative in improving administrative processes, even small ones.
  2. 2

    Recent Graduate (H&S or related field)

    0-1 year

    Skills to master

    • Translating academic knowledge into practical application, understanding workplace culture, and building professional communication skills. Learning the specific EHS systems we use.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You've achieved good grades in relevant H&S modules or projects.
    • You've completed an internship or work placement where you applied your knowledge.
    • You demonstrate a strong desire to learn and contribute in a real-world setting.
  3. 3

    Apprenticeship in Health & Safety

    2-3 years (including study)

    Skills to master

    • A blended approach of practical workplace skills and formal H&S qualifications, learning directly on the job. This is a fantastic route for hands-on learning.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You're actively engaged in your apprenticeship studies and applying learnings.
    • Your mentors and supervisors provide positive feedback on your practical application of H&S.
    • You're building a portfolio of H&S work and projects.

15Where this role leads

The long view: This role can lead to a site-based health and safety lead role, a regional health and safety manager role, or a global health and safety manager role.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Health & Safety Coordinator is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Develop procedures to safely control work operations, worked against Health & Safety Coordinator.

Develop procedures to safely control work operations Level 3

Applied to your work in Health & Safety Coordinator

This unit aims to provide learners with the skills to develop and review procedures for safely controlling work operations. Learners will be able to create procedures that comply with legislation and organisational policies, evaluate existing procedures for effectiveness, and communicate these procedures effectively to ensure understanding and compliance in the workplace.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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Health & Safety Coordinator
  • H&S Management System Fundamentals (ISO 45001)
  • Basic Risk Assessment (JHA/JSA)
  • Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys)
  • Hierarchy of Controls
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16The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Health & Safety Coordinator is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Health & Safety Specialist (Level 002)

    2-3 years in the Coordinator role

    This is the natural next step, moving from supporting tasks to owning specific H&S programmes and leading minor investigations.

    • Leading minor incident investigations using Root Cause Analysis (beyond just 5 Whys).
    • Developing and delivering basic safety training modules.
    • Analysing site-level H&S data to identify trends and propose solutions.
    • Managing specific H&S programmes (e.g., Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space Entry).
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, a big chunk of H&S coordination involves paperwork, data entry, and making sure everyone's on the same page. Imagine if you could cut down on those repetitive tasks, freeing you up to learn more and get out onto the floor. Well, AI is here to help you do just that.

We're not talking about robots replacing you; we're talking about smart tools that can take the grunt work out of your day. For a Health & Safety Coordinator, AI can be a game-changer, helping you manage information, draft communications, and even spot potential issues faster than ever before. It's about working smarter, not just harder.

Automated Report Drafting

Input raw inspection notes or incident details into an AI tool, and it can instantly draft a structured report, complete with clear headings and summaries. You'll spend less time writing and more time reviewing for accuracy.

Data Summarisation & Trend Spotting

Feed your weekly inspection data or near-miss reports into an AI. It can quickly summarise key findings, highlight recurring issues, or even flag unusual patterns that might indicate an emerging hazard, saving you hours of manual analysis.

Rapid Regulatory Lookups

Got a question about a specific HSE regulation? Use an AI to quickly find and summarise the relevant sections, helping you understand compliance requirements without sifting through dense legal texts for ages. It's like having an instant, super-smart research assistant.

Instant Toolbox Talk Generation

Following a near-miss, you can input the details into an AI tool. It'll instantly draft a concise 'Toolbox Talk' script for supervisors to deliver, ensuring consistent messaging and quick learning across the team. No more staring at a blank page.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Health & Safety Coordinator?

Common routes in include Administrative Assistant / Office Support (1-2 years), Recent Graduate (H&S or related field) (0-1 year) and Apprenticeship in Health & Safety (2-3 years (including study)). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Health & Safety Coordinator progress to?

This role can lead on to Health & Safety Specialist (2-3 years in the Coordinator role), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Health & Safety Coordinator?

Increasingly, AI-Assisted Report Drafting & Summarisation. These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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17Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 2

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

 More jobs in compliance, quality and safety

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.
If you leave this industry

The skills involved apply across manufacturing, logistics, construction, healthcare and office based settings. Health and safety is needed in most industries.

This role profile is © 2026 Growth Engineering Technologies Ltd. Built from UK occupational standards and regulated qualification data, and written for Zavmo.

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