In your day-to-day tasks you may:
You could work in an office, on a construction site or in an NHS or private hospital.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.
You may need to wear safety clothing and use safety equipment.
You can do a degree or postgraduate diploma recognised by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
You'll usually need:
You can do an advanced apprenticeship as a safety, health and environment technician.
It takes about 24 months to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could study for a health and safety qualification while you're working or to improve your chances of finding a trainee position.
Topics you're likely to cover on the course include health and safety in the workplace, regulations, risk assessment and basic accident investigation. Courses are usually available on a part-time basis or online.
You can take approved health and safety courses through:
You'll need:
With experience, you could move into a safety management role.
You could also become a consultant and specialise in a particular area like environmental, construction or food safety. With further study you could move into research, training or lecturing.
