Safety and Health & Officer

Job Description

● Maintaining, reviewing and implementing safety policies: Create and implement

safety policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure compliance with relevant

regulations and industry best practices.

● Conducting risk assessments: Identify workplace hazards and assess risks to

employee health and safety. Perform regular inspections, audits, and risk

assessments to identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to minimize

or eliminate risks.

● Providing safety training: Organize and deliver safety training programs for

employees, including new hire orientation, safety induction, and ongoing training

sessions. Ensure that employees are aware of potential hazards, understand

safety procedures, and know how to use safety equipment.

● Investigating accidents and incidents: Conduct thorough investigations into

accidents, injuries, and near-miss incidents to determine root causes and

contributing factors. Analyze incident reports, interview witnesses, and examine

the scene to identify corrective actions and prevent similar incidents in the future.

● Ensuring compliance with regulations: Monitor compliance with local, state, and

federal safety regulations, as well as industry-specific standards and scheduled

waste management. Stay updated on changes in safety regulations and advise

management on necessary actions to maintain compliance.

● Promoting a safety culture: Foster a positive safety culture within the organization

by encouraging employee participation in safety initiatives, raising safety

concerns, and suggesting improvements. Conduct safety campaigns, toolbox

talks, and other communication activities to increase safety awareness and

engagement.

● Maintaining safety records and documentation: Maintain accurate and up-to-date

records related to safety training, incidents, inspections, and other safety-related

activities. Organize documentation for regulatory compliance and reporting

purposes.

● Collaborating with management and stakeholders: Work closely with

management, supervisors, and other stakeholders to develop safety programs,

implement safety initiatives, and address safety concerns. Provide guidance and

support to management in making informed decisions regarding health and safety

matters.

● Maintaining, reviewing and implementing Emergency

Response Preparedness: Create and implement On-Site Emergency Response

Team, Emergency Response procedures, and guidelines to ensure compliance

with relevant regulations and preparedness during emergency.

● Monitoring and evaluating safety performance: Monitor safety metrics and

performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of safety programs and

initiatives. Identify trends, areas for improvement, and recommend corrective

actions.

● Staying informed and updated: Continuously update knowledge and skills in

occupational health and safety through professional development activities,

attending seminars, and staying current with industry trends and best practices.

Item 1 to 8 - as per regulation SHO 1997 Part V Duties of SHO Reg. 18

● to advise the employer of a workplace on the measures to be taken in the interests

of the safety and health of the workers;

● to inspect the workplace to determine whether any machinery, plant, equipment,

substance, appliances, or process, or any type of manual labor used in the

workplace, is of such a nature that it could cause bodily harm to anyone working

there;

● To investigate any accident, near-miss accident, dangerous occurrence,

occupational poisoning or occupational disease which has happened at the

workplace

● to assist the employer and the safety and health committee, if any, in organizing

and implementing an occupational safety and health programme at the workplace,

in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Occupational Safety and Health (Safety

and Health Committee) Regulations 1996 [P.U.(A) 616/96].

● to become secretary to the safety and health committee, if any, as specified in

subregulation 6(2) of the Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health

Committee) Regulations 1996, and perform all functions of a secretary as

specified in those Regulations;

● to assist the safety and health committee in any inspection of the workplace to

ensure the effectiveness and efficacy of any measures taken in accordance with

the OSHA 1994 Act and any regulations made under this Act.