5 Key Role of Safety Officer.

5 Key role of Safety Officer.


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Roles & responsibilities of safety officers are not limited, there are lots of job responsibilities of safety officer, here we will know 5 key role of safety officer which must in knowledge of every safety officer.


5 Key Role of Safety Officer.


  1. Ensure the compliance of contractual EHS requirements at the project.
  2. Monitor designated work location to identify the unsafe act and unsafe condition and recommend reasonably practicable control measures.
  3. Report incidents/accident and share lessions learned from the incident to avoid similar accidents in future.
  4. Participate in Site audit/inspection/walkthrough.
  5. Prepare, review and participate in preparation of safety documentation and share to the all crew.


FAQ's 

What is the main duty of a Safety Officer?

Main duty of a Safety Officer is to advise management on health & safety aspects of an organization to improve positive safety culture.

Can I become a safety officer after 10th?

Yes, you can be a safety officer after completing 10th by doing diploma in Industrial safety but, there will be no growth in future as per your desires.

Best Safety Officer course after graduation?

Advance Diploma in Industrial Safety for India and NEBOSH Safety Course for Gulf county.

I don't speak English fluently, can I work as a safety officer?

Yes, you can work if you have basic understanding of english language, if you want to work abroad then you should learn fluent English speaking.

Is safety officer job is tough & hard?

No, safety officer job is easier than every job in construction industries but, safety officer have lots of roles and responsibilities, good communication and problem solving skills requires.

Let's elaborate these all 5 Key Role of Safety Officer.

1. Ensure the compliance of contractual EHS requirements at the project.

Every client have there own safety policy and safety requirements, when a client handover any project to a contractor they make an agreement of EHS requirements which need to be followed by a contractor.

If you are a safety officer you should read all the elements of EHS contractual agreement to know the EHS requirements of a project, after getting all EHS information for the project you will be able to track whether contractor is following all HSE requirements or not.


2. Monitor designated work location to identify the unsafe act and unsafe condition and recommend reasonably practicable control measures.

This is the most important key role among all 5 Key role of safety officer, If you are designed at a work location as a safety officer you should do walkthrough and inspection of your workplace in order to find what safe or unsafe is happening at your designated area.

You should identify unsafe act/unsafe condition and advice the team on suitable control measures to make workplace safe for work.


3. Report incidents/accident and share lessions learned from the incident to avoid similar accidents in future.

Never hide any incident, all incidents must be reported and investigated to find the root cause of accident, if you got the reason of accident you can avoid similar accident in future by creating awareness among team by training and awareness program.


4. Participate in Site audit/inspection/walkthrough.

Safety officer should involve in site audit/inspection/walkthrough to record all the finding, this will be helpful in preparation of audit report and CAPA.


5. Prepare, review and participate in preparation of safety documentation and share to the all crew.

Key role of a safety officer is to prepare, review and participate in preparation of safety documents such as:-

HSE Policy

HSE Plan

Inspection Checklist

Observation Sheet

Risk Assessment

Job Safety Analysis

Hazard assessment and risk assessment

Accident/nearmiss report

Monthly Safety Report

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Conclusion 

5 key role of safety officer plays a fruitful role in an organization to create hazard and risk free workplace, almost all roles and responsibilities of a Safety Officer comes under these 5 key role of safety officer.

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