Health and Safety Officer
Implement and monitor employee health and safety protocols within an organisation.
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What's it like to be a Health and Safety Officer?
A Health and Safety Officer is responsible for overseeing safety and welfare of employees within a workplace. Their main tasks often include conducting risk assessments, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, as well as implementing health and safety policies and procedures. Health and Safety Officers can work in various industries, including manufacturing, construction, and healthcare or within local government. Information, education and training to staff regarding potential hazards or health and safety procedures can often be part of their duties. A strong understanding of data analysis for risk management purposes is usually required.
Tasks and duties
- Developing and implementing health and safety policies in a workplace.
- Conducting risk assessments and ensuring necessary safety measures are in place.
- Providing health and safety training to employees and management.
- Monitoring and managing potential hazards in a workplace.
- Ensuring a company is in compliance with all health and safety regulations.
- Managing emergency procedures like fire drills and first aid.
- Keeping records of accidents, incidents and producing statistics for managers.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Health and Safety Officer employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Workplace Safety
Risk Assessment
Workplace Health and Safety
Construction Industry
ISO 14001
Management Systems
Incident Investigation
Emergency Response
Site Inspections
Site Safety
Investigation
Building Construction
Safety Awareness
Fire Safety
Safety Auditing
Health Safety Environment Management
OHSAS 18001
ISO 45001
Safety Management Systems
Health Management
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