Safety Officer

Safety officer jobs starts with conducting or coordination of tool box talks. They should make sure if all the employee is in compliance with the mandatory personal protective equipment.

Safety Officer ensures that all the non-routine and dangerous jobs are operating under the valid permit to work systems. Safety officer should also co-ordinate for the effective health and safety training to different categories of people according to their job profile. Safety officer main responsibilities will include the development of positive health and safety culture in the organization.
- To coordinate and involve in the development of effective health and safety policy
- To involve in the development of risk assessment and safe system of work
- To develop and update the emergency procedures and to conduct regular mock drill
- To provide convincing argument to the management to allot necessary resources to the health and safety
- To involve in day to day activities and to take required actions

**Roles and Responsibilities**:
a) A leading safety officer must start to identifying Hazards in the Workplace as like few are below.

1.Physical hazards.2.Chemical Hazards.3.Mechanical Hazards.4. Ergonomically Hazards.5.Environmental Hazards.6.Radiation Hazards.7.Physocholocial Hazards.8.Electrical Hazards.

b) Communicating Hazards prevailing in their respective Workplace.

c) Initiating the counter Measures to control the Hazards to an Acceptable Level by initiating the following 3 Measures.

1.Engineering.2.Administrative Control.3.PPE.

d) Initiating various Kind of Trainings to the employees.

1.Induction Training.2.Job Specific Training.3.Specalists Training.4.Refresher Training.5.Manager & Supervisor Training.

e) Performing Safety Inspection at the Work place to identify the unsafe Act and Unsafe Conditions.

To change the People’s Negative attitude by the way of Training on Behavioral Safety.

f) Recognizing & Awarding the Positive Attitude employees on Safety.

g) Conducting investigations on Near Misses, Incidents and Accidents and identifying Root causes to prevent the Recurrences.

h) Carrying out the Audit to make the Procedures ,Permits in line with the Legal Standards.

i) Liasoning with the Government Agencies like Director of Industrial Safety, Fire Departments and Pollution Control Boards.

j) Conducting Risk Assessments for various Activities before launching of any Work.

k) Conducting Tool Box Talk for the employees in a Phased Manner for all sections of the organization.

l) Conducting HAZOP Study for New Launching Projects before implementing into the Plant Scale.

m) Preparing Onsite Emergency Plan to Prepare to combat any kind of untoward eventuality within the organization premises..

n) Preparing Off site Emergency Plan to Prepare to combat any kind of untoward eventuality beyond the organization Premises.

o) Involving in the process of preparing Safety Policy and communicating to all employees by various means of communication.

p) Involving in the Process of Selecting the contractors and coordinating with them before start up the work and during the execution work.
- Plan and implement OHS policies and programs
- Advise and lead employees on various safety-related topics
- Prepare educational seminars and webinars on a regular basis
- Review existing policies and procedures
- Adhere to all the rules and regulations
- Work with HR to set up a new employee on-boarding process for safety
- Conduct risk assessment
- Enforce preventative measures
- Identify process bottlenecks and offer timely solutions
- Check if all the employees are acting in adherence with rules and regulations
- Prepare and present reports on accidents and violations and determine causes
- Oversee workplace repair, installations and any other work that could harm employees' safety

**Skill Requirements**:
Knowledge in OSHA, Safety rules, Safety Procedures, Ability to liaison with Regulatory agencies, Competent to conduct Safety Training

**Communication skills: Safety Officer often communicate with other members of the security team, as well as with other employees and visitors. They must be able to clearly convey information and instructions to others. They also need to be able to listen to others and understand their needs.**

**Attention to detail: Attention to detail is the ability to notice small changes in a situation. Safety Officer should have excellent attention to detail to ensure the safety of their coworkers and the public.**

**Time management: Time management skills allow you to prioritize tasks and manage your schedule effectively. As a safety officer, you may be responsible for overseeing multiple safety programs at once. This means you may need to check in on multiple safety programs throughout the day to ensure they’re running smoothly. Time management skills can help you prioritize your tasks and manage your time accordingly.**

**Problem-solving skills: Problem-solving skills are necessary for safety offi