Health and Safety Officer

Job Description

To coordinate, support, and advise the Business on all aspects with regard to Health and Safety. To establish, manage, and monitor standards, processes, communications, training, and systems to ensure all responsibilities associated with Health and Safety within the Construction site. Below are key responsibilities:

  • Monitor and control all HSE matters related to project team members and contractors in ensuring that the project is in compliance with the project requirement i.e. specification, safety code, and other policies/guidelines related to the project
  • Ensure that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated, and communicated.
  • Ensure that all accidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented
  • Liaise with local authorities responsible for Health & Safety (labor & plant).
  • Report accidents immediately to Site Management and propose solutions to avoid recurrence.
  • Report on a daily basis all the unsafe situations and implement immediately the remedial actions.
  • Issue the safety inspection report.
  • Monitor all quality records for safety and fire prevention equipment
  • Control and keep copies of all HSE/ load certificates for cranes, chain slings…
  • Ensure safety gear worn by all workers on site.
  • Follow up on the implementation of the housekeeping standard.
  • Prepare charts/guide on Heath, Safety & Environment.
  • Make sure all signage’s are updated and displayed.
  • Support with the weekly reports on man-hours.
  • Support with other relevant reports to site management.

Qualifications

  • Candidate must have a minimum High School Diploma, preferably with a Bachelor’s degree;
  • Certificate or Associate’s Degree in construction or some post-secondary training in Engineering is an advantage;
  • Must have at least 3 years of experience on the actual role, in a contracting company, preferably with Main Contractor; Middle East experience is highly preferred;
  • NEBOSH (General Certificate) qualified or working towards NEBOSH certificate accreditation.
  • NEBOSH Environmental Certificate
  • COSHH Trained
  • Provision of advice to managers/supervisors Handling of H&S investigations
  • Experience in formulating, implementing and revising H&S policies and procedures
  • Gathering, analyzing and reporting on key H&S data/statistics
  • Knowledge of Microsoft packages

Conditions of employment

Salary and other conditions of employment are competitive.

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