Health and Safety Managers and Officers
Description
Health and safety managers and officers counsel employees to ensure and promote health and safety in the workplace and co-ordinate accident prevention and health and safety measures within an establishment or organisation.
Tasks
- Gives talks and distributes information on accident prevention and keeps up to date with the relevant legislation.
- Counsels individuals on any personal or domestic problems affecting their work.
- Maintains contact with those off work due to illness.
- Compiles statistics on accidents and injuries, analyses their causes and makes recommendations to management accordingly.
- Instructs workers in the proper use of protective clothing and safety devices and conducts routine tests on that equipment.
- Helps to develop effective health and safety policies and procedures and carries out risk assessments.
- Inspects workplace areas to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
Entry Requirements
Honours, Bachelor's degree
Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Science