Oct 14, 2024

Safety Officer - Arabian Construction Company

  • Take an active role in site safety management and ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental regulations.
  • To work closely with safety representative from the supervising consultants, subcontractors and vendors.
  • Communicate and reporting safety performance to line management.
  • To monitor observation of site safety rules by project team members, subcontractors and vendors to prevent accidents / incidents and where necessary issue warnings to those who do not abide by the HSE policy for rectification purposes in case of non-compliance and unsatisfactory safety performances. Work Improvement notices as well as stop work orders shall be raised wherever necessary.
  • Undertake planned inspection and audit of all site operations to monitor compliance with statutory regulations, incl. ADPHC / OSHAD, DM Code of Construction Safety practice or Local regulatory requirements and observing HSE Policy.
  • Attend schedule and ad-hoc safety meetings.
  • To assist in the investigation of OHS related accidents, injuries, occupational hazards/illnesses or near misses etc. and make necessary recommendations.
  • To promote safety awareness on site by providing safety induction training and safety briefings to workers & supervisors, coordinate & organize relevant in-house or external training programs as needed.
  • To maintain relevant site safety files and records; submit monthly safety reports to the Project HSE Manager with copies to the Group HSE Office.
  • Coordinate with Logistic to recommend site security measures and monitor their enforcement and notify any observation of substandard act to Logistic for their improvement.
  • Responding to workers’ safety concerns
  • To coordinate with the site medical attendants, report to HSE Manager on the quantities and ordering of monthly medicine requirements as per the predefined list.
  • To record, review and provide comments on risk assessment and OHS method statement for all hazardous activities on site.
  • To handle problem areas and make necessary contingency arrangements.
  • Carrying out drills and exercises on managing emergency situations, aiming to test the effectiveness of site emergency response plans.
  • Coordinates matters regarding hazardous materials or waste management with Logistic as well as sustainability team to site storekeeper, assist the handling and dispose of according to requirement.
  • To identify potential hazard areas, recommend measures to Operation team so as to proactively prevent accidents.
  • Generate and encourage generations of suggestions to improve safety at work thus moving towards making safety a collective effort.
  • Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.

All other duties as assigned with consent by the Group HSE Manager.

Job Details

Posted Date: 2024-10-14
Job Location: United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Job Role: Safety
Company Industry: Civil Engineering; Construction & Building

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