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Vacancy: Safety adviser responsible for ergonomics and occupational hygiene

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 18:32 — ComPromCom

Vacancy notice CONS/TA-AD/159

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union (GSC) is recruiting a safety adviser responsible for ergonomics and occupational hygiene.
    Deadline for applications: 14/06/2020 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time

Main tasks: Ergonomics
    Physical ergonomics
    • analyse different types of individual and collective workstations, offering advice on an ergonomic approach that is both preventive and corrective
    • adapt workstations to the needs of staff on request, particularly for those with functional limitations
    • contribute to the opinions of the Safety Unit on studies and projects for the development or conversion of workspaces and common areas, and on infrastructure development studies and projects
    • assess and implement measures to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
    • provide opinions in the field of ergonomics for the drawing up of specifications in connection with the purchase of furniture, office supplies and software, or in connection with the purchase of work equipment (machines) and collective or personal protective equipment
    • contribute to the analysis by the Safety Unit of accidents at work
    • Cognitive ergonomics
    • analyse the ergonomics of IT interfaces and of information and production systems
    • analyse the ergonomics of signage projects
    Organisational ergonomics
    • help to establish a healthy working environment from a psychosocial standpoint
    • conduct surveys and draw up statistics in the field of ergonomics in order to establish priorities in this area
    • contribute to the ergonomic aspects of the plan for the prevention of psychosocial risks within the GSC, including, where appropriate, by analysing work situations
    Communication
    • give presentations and provide information and recommendations for staff on specific topics related to ergonomics
    • contribute to staff training (load handling, working with display screen equipment, etc.).
    Additional tasks:
      Occupational hygiene
      • identify and analyse the physical, chemical and biological risk factors to which staff are exposed
      • contribute to the GSC’s management of the risks associated with chemical agents (toxicology, principles of toxicokinetics and biomonitoring, safety in the management of chemicals, prevention of accidents (explosion, fire, etc.) and occupational diseases, etc.)
      • contribute to the GSC’s management of the risks associated with physical agents (noise and vibration, climate, non-ionising radiation, ionising radiation, lighting, electromagnetic fields, pressure: stress and comfort, etc.)
      • contribute to the GSC’s management of biological risks (infections and allergies, bacteria (endotoxins), viruses, moulds and their derivatives, etc.)
      • help to take measurements
        • apply measurement techniques
        • compile hygiene statistics applied to measurements
        Communication
        • give presentations and provide information and recommendations for staff on specific topics related to occupational hygiene
        • contribute to staff training (training in the management of chemicals, physical and biological risks, etc.)
      Optional tasks:
      • coordination with the Green Office team in the implementation of the EMAS environmental management scheme
      • coordination of quality management in the Safety Unit on the basis of the NBN EN ISO 9001 standard.
      If the successful candidate is not a specialist in the field of occupational hygiene, he or she must be prepared to follow appropriate training at the GSC's request. 
      Place of work: post in the Safety Unit which is located in the Justus Lipsius building; however, the tasks cover the three Council buildings (Justus Lipsius, Europa and Lex), as well as the crèche as regards GSC staff working there. 
      Fixed working hours, though these are subject to variation in the light of exceptional service needs. 
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