Job Description

Job Description The primary responsibility of a construction safety officer is to ensure all the workers at the site are working in a safe environment and are following all correct safety procedures. The safety officers job description commonly entails collaborating with contractors in locating sources of potential hazards on project sites, including toxic materials, potential electrocution, and structural threats to human life, and finding ways to reduce or completely eliminate such hazardous threat from the sites. Safety officer shall need to be at site to ensure safety & must be knowledgeable and abide by all relevant safety policy and procedures. Their other roles shall involve ensuring things are safe at the job site, conducting safety audits and inspections on the site Their work description also involves developing, enforcing, and implementing policies that reduce the risk of accidents, and any other tasks assigned by their organizations. Responsibilities: Construction safety officers perform various functions to ensure a safe environment for workers at a project site. The major tasks, duties, and responsibilities are: Conduct daily environmental and safety audits Inspect and examine all health and safety related complaints, workplace accidents, outbreaks of diseases, the spill of hazardous toxins or poison Search for physical, biological, and chemical site / workplace hazards Investigate the construction site to ascertain equipment, production, and material processes do not pose a safety or health hazard to site manpower, employees, work guests, and the general public Create, evaluate, and implement health and safety programs and strategies Work closely with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Write daily safety and health reports or injury logs and ensure they are completed and submitted to relevant government agencies Train and advice employers and all relevant stakeholders on issues of workplace safety and environmental protection Creating different frameworks that will reduce accidents and improve workplace safety Verify the adequacy and safety of all work proposed tools and equipment Review and approve all subcontractors safety plans Train and run drills and exercise with workers on how to manage an emergency situation.