Safety Officer

Role & responsibilities

• Conduct daily site safety inspections and ensure compliance with applicable EHS policies, procedures, and statutory requirements.
• Identify workplace hazards and conduct Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Risk Assessment, and Hazard Identification activities.
• Monitor and control high-risk activities such as work at height, hot work, confined space entry, lifting & rigging, excavation, electrical work, and work permit activities.
• Ensure proper implementation of the Permit-to-Work (PTW) system and verify that all required safety precautions are in place before commencing work.
• Conduct regular toolbox talks, safety inductions, awareness programs, and daily safety briefings for employees and contractors.
• Ensure proper selection and usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the workplace.
• Monitor scaffolding, ladders, safety harnesses, lifelines, barricading, access/egress, and other safety arrangements.
• Investigate near misses, incidents, accidents, and unsafe conditions, identify root causes, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain and update safety records, inspection reports, incident reports, training records, and other EHS documentation.
• Coordinate with project management, supervisors, engineers, contractors, and workers to resolve safety-related issues.