Health & Safety Officer at Skipper Seil Group - SNL

Reference Code: SNL/LOS/001
Location: Lagos
Department: Safety
Reports to: Project Coordinator

Summary

• Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Health & Safety Officer will play a vital role in protecting employees in the workplace and project sites.
• S/He will use their expertise and experience to control risks at the office environment/ project sites and ensure that organization meets current safety standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Monitoring and assessing hazardous and unsafe situations.
• Developing measures to ensure personal safety in the office/project sites
• Ensure corrective measures are put in place for unsafe acts or conditions in the work environment & project sites through regular line of authority.
• Ensure there are safety messages in every unsafe situation and come up with an action plan.
• Investigate and report accidents that have occurred within incident areas and ensure immediate report to the appropriate authority.
• Ensure preparation and implementation of site safety and health plan (SSHP)
• Regularly review, be familiar and update knowledge on applicable legislation, standards and policies and ensure compliance.
• Organize and schedule all safety staff and first aid coverage.
• Assist the supervisors, foreman and safety advisors in the investigation of incidents to determine root cause, and corrective actions where necessary
• Ensure all incident corrective actions are followed up and completed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills / Knowledge

• First degree in Engineering/ Social Sciences or any related field
• Minimum 5+ years’ hands on experience as a HSE field Officer
• Certification in HSE would be an advantage
• Minimum 3 years’ supervisory experience
• Must be computer literate
• Must be able to assess risk to company operations and activities.
• Must be willing to travel.
• Excellent Incident Investigation skills
• Excellent leadership and conflict resolution skills
• Effective communication, reporting, interpersonal, organization, stress management and analytic skills.