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Developing and implementing safety policies helps employers reduce accident-related costs and prevent losses due to a decline in productivity. The safety officer determines what policies are needed and solicits input from managers and workers. Once a policy has been finalized, the safety officer alerts workers about the change and monitors compliance. He may also ask each employee to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of the information.
Safety officers inspect interior and exterior work areas to determine if there are any safety hazards. During these inspections, a safety officer looks for broken equipment and damaged equipment, slip-and-fall hazards and other potential hazards. The officer also observes workers to ensure that they are wearing required personal protective equipment and following company safety policies. In the construction industry, safety officers check the stability of scaffolding, ensure that workers use hard hats and protective footwear, and check to make sure employees operate construction equipment in a safe manner.
When a workplace accident occurs, a safety officer conducts an investigation to determine why the accident happened. The officer may question witnesses, inspect the accident scene and take pictures of any property damage. Once the officer determines the cause of the accident, he writes a report detailing the cause and provides recommendations that can help prevent future accidents.
Main role of safety officer at construction site is to take care of all safety issues regarding workers and public nearby, officers top priority is to to implement safe system of work and then he have to ensure that the implemented SSOW is going smoothly. Safety officer have to implement companies health and safety policy at work with compliance of ILO and other international standards to ensure the safety of work and the workers at the workplace. Being a safety officer one have to take out regular inspection checks to implement safe system of work in accordance with law and H&S policy as per company.
safty officer at construction site. protects the lives and properties on the site.
