** Job Responsibilities:
- Inspecting construction sites regularly to identify and eliminate potential safety hazards
- Assessment and approval of subcontractor safety plans;
- Verification of tools and equipment to ensure good condition;
- Promoting safe practices on site;
- Creating and enforcing safety guidelines and programs;
- Carrying out drills and exercises on managing emergency situations
- Conducting investigations on accidents
- Responding to workers’ safety concerns
- Manages all communications with government departments in regards of safety
- Coordinates all issues regarding hazardous materials or waste
- Assisting with the preparation of a construction health and safety plan
- Establishing and maintaining health and safety communication structures
- Testing effectiveness of site emergency response plans
- Continuous monitoring of all safety related documents, reports and issues to keep them updated.
- Ensures that workers make use of necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) like helmets, hand gloves, welding shades etc., whenever working on site;
- Investigates accidents and tackle their causes
- Arranges training programs on safety measures within the workplace
- Receives and acts on reports regarding safety concerns from workers within the construction site/workplace
- Serves as a link between workers and top management when it comes to issues that have to do with the safety and proper organization of the workplace
- Introduces measures that will help curb accidents within the workplace.
- if an accident occurs, the safety officer will conduct a safety investigation to determine root causes, what procedures may have gone wrong, and to gather the
evidence necessary to identify the cause of the accident.
- Based on the investigation results, the safety officer will document findings and recommendations that should be followed to prevent the accident from happening
again.