Job Description
The safety officer is expected monitor health and safety, assess risk, and design strategies to reduce potential hazards within an assigned workplace or geographic area. They are expected to be able to conform to the safety requirements of the pipeline construction execution and they are expected to ensure that all facets of HSE is enforced on the site locations.
The responsibilities of the HSE officer is as follows:
- Monitor Health and Safety
- HSE officers monitor incidents of injury, illness, and other situations within an assigned geographic area.
- Create Reports
- HSE officers write reports detailing health and safety within their assigned research market.
- Develop Strategies
- HSE officers design strategies to reduce incidents of illness, environmental accidents, and other issues that may affect public safety.
- Investigate
- HSE officers go into the field to investigate environmental accidents and other public safety concerns within their market. They may also assign team members to investigate reported incidents.
- Design Training Programs
- HSE officers design training programs to provide safety awareness education.
- Give Presentations
- HSE officers give presentations about current safety hazards based on market research to educate others about avoiding health, safety, and environmental hazards.
- Train/Induction Crew Members
- HSE officers train new HSE crew members and provide site inductions for all members.
- Perform Risk Assessments
- HSE officers assess risks associated with tools and equipment, jobsites, and work environments within their assigned research market.
- Preparation and submission of Permit to Work
- HSE officers prepare the PTW form and submit to the relevant persons for PTW approval and allowance for work commencement in the site.