What is your first observation when you first resume at your post in the morning as a safety officer?

The first thing i would do is to get an update of what happened in the previous shift. Having done that,I would then take a tour of the facilities to get a first hand view of sitiuation / events at the work place.

My first action will be a visit to the areas under my supervision. Then observing the behaviour and attitude of the employees on site.

What is your first observation when you first resume at your post in the morning as a safety officer?

As a Safety Officer to insure all the minimum requirements on place, like permit is valid, barricade and signage are on place, Access are not obstructed, and to check is that site is suitable for continue to the activity.After all of this to consult with the employees for their safe behavior, safe attitude and their health condition.As a Safety Officer can observe the site and can carry on his services for site activities.

my first observation employee experiance.....,and attitue....,then speaking slongs..............,

Always observe the Attitude & Behaviour of the People / Employees working or Present at site,  Which will help you to assist the Overall Conditon of a Working Site. ( this observation will help to make a guide line for the whole day & the HSE Officer will quickly indulge all the Ideas, Strategies & Rules in his Mind, As how he will continue for the whole day at site).

( This is my own view)

my first observation will be are the employees in work action wearing their PPE

What I would like my Safety Officers to do is to get a quick update on what happened in the previous shift. This way there is continuity in the supervision provided at the production areas

Because i ma working in Underground and surface mining the first thing

• I do communication with Dispatch who was on night shift and check if there is any safety update regarding the night shift
• I check if there is any safety incident recording or dropped by employees
• I attend supervisors and equipment meeting to discuss any previous safety issues such as incidents, whats the safety plan, check feedback from the supervisors and whats are recommendations on safety
• Do follow up by fieding on what we discussed from the meeting in undergrond and surface
• Check working standard and procedures if are followed by employees and working envirnonment
• At the end of the day i report the finding to the management

Yes Indeed, he is being the custodian of safety & security should have an  immediate bird's eye view of the colleagues and the work place as to know what is the safety culture prevailing at present before he could meet the senior safety management for immediate organizational safety induction briefing. Mind you that safety & security starts from the day first without making any observation to some one initially. Polite but firm can play a major role, while interacting with staff.