Health & Safety Officer (With School Experience)

Leams Education is inviting applications from school experienced Health & Safety Officers with NEBOSH certification, to ensure that all health and safety protocols are being adhered to in compliance with KHDA/DHA/DM guidelines.

Roles and responsibilities :

• Developing regulations, policies, standards and guidelines to improve health and safety procedures for the school related to the safety and security of students, people and property.


• Monitoring the implementation of these procedures.


• Training relevant staff on best practices and Dubai Municipality (DM) & KHDA requirements.


• Conducting all necessary training for students and staff.


• Managing the designated isolation room on the school premises.


• Provide guidelines on the daily and continuous cleaning and sanitisation requirements for school premises.


• Adhering to DHA regulations.


• Undertake fire safety audits, and coordinates with the Civil Defense during inspections and other fire & safety issues.


• Undertake evacuation drills and produce appropriate reports.


• Conduct and deliver fire safety training and orientations to all newly hired employees and conducts refresher course on an annual basis for all employees and maintain records of attendees.


• Identifies potential safety or fire hazards; takes action or makes recommendations to eliminate hazards during regular inspection rounds.


• Conducting all necessary contact tracing procedures by coordinating with the school clinic (which include contact tracing, recording of contacts’ details and all actions taken in the HASANA system).


• Managing all emergency situations abiding by H&S protocols. 


• Updating contact and emergency numbers for staff and students.


• Scheduling stakeholders’ meetings to address the priorities and result-oriented solutions.


• Coordinating with the operations/maintenance team to ensure that H&S safety protocols are strictly followed.


• Stop any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy.


• Record and investigate incidents; conduct a risk analysis.


• Prepare reports on occurrences and provide statistical information to the school management

Requirements:

Proven experience as a school Health and Safety Officer with NEBOSH/IOSH CERTIFICATION

Knowledge of the principles of safety, accident, and fire prevention.

Ability to maintain composure and respond properly during emergencies.

Knowledge of regulatory policies, procedures, rules and regulations

Experience in writing incident reports and policies for health and safety.

Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.