SAFETY OFFICER - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To implement and monitor Occupational Health and Safety Policy, Programs, and Procedures;

To assist in complying with current health and safety legislation and/or regulations with the objective of ensuring that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to protect the safety and health of employee and visitors;

To increase health and safety awareness at all levels within the organization;

To coordinate with the concerned department in a factory in identifying, planning and organizing measures necessary for the effective control of personal injuries and to check and evaluate the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to be taken to prevent personal injuries;

To identify safety aspects in all job studies, and to carry out detailed job safety studies of selected jobs;

To carry out plant safety inspections in order to observe the physical conditions of work and the work practices and procedures followed by the workers and to render advice on measures to be adopted for removing unsafe physical conditions and preventing unsafe actions by workers;

Proper and timely assessment of risks to health and safety, and implementation of measures

Follow up of the compliance of all the recommendations/suggestions identified as necessary from the assessments.

To investigate and report on all serious/critical personal injury accidents occurring to employees, and / or visitors to the appropriate authority, and to assist in the investigation of all accidents / incidents that result in substantial damage to vehicles and property;

To investigate and report on all reportable accidents and hazardous working conditions to the appropriate authority;

To maintain records as are necessary relating to accidents, dangerous occurrences and industrial diseases;

To respond to employees’ safety concerns;

To coordinate the Occupational Health & Safety Committees;

To coordinate the provision of safety signs, relevant protective clothing and equipment.

To respond to the orders issued by Legal Bodies;

To act as liaison with all related governmental bodies and regulating agencies;

To coordinate all third party inspections/survey/investigations/testing and examinations either statutory or otherwise aimed towards management of occupational safety and health;

SAFETY OFFICER - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To coordinate the training of personnel in areas of safety, including first aid, accident prevention and investigation, work place inspections and other matters related to implementing safety procedures in organizational facilities;

To act as the organization’s emergency on-site coordinator;

To assist in emergency preparedness;

To develop, review, and update the Emergency Procedures;

To coordinate with the purchase and stores department in ensuring quality and availability of personal protective equipment;

To be instrumental in designing and implementing the various creative initiatives in association with the concerned departments like campaigns, competitions, contests and other activities which will develop and maintain the interest of the workers and enhance the workers participation in occupational safety and health management.

To assume other duties as may be assigned.

Competence – Diploma in Industrial Safety – Minimum,

Experience in Safety - 2 - 3 years