Safety Officer- HSEF at Proten

Company Description

A Group of Company with operations in the petrochemical industry while specialized in Poly-Olefins range of Polyethylene and Polypropylene products.

Job Description

Department: HSEF

Section: Safety

Summary:

To facilitate compliance with Occupational health and safety procedures and guidelines. The selected candidate will provide advice on measures to minimize hazards or unhealthy situations, also be on a constant lookout for violations. Work will be largely focused on prevention so need to be conscientious and farsighted. Candidate will also be detail-oriented and ready to act in emergencies. The goal is to establish a safe workplace according to site HSE Policies & standards and foster a culture of attention to health and safety.

Responsibilities: 

• Authorize confined space entry, hot work and radiography permits.
• Responsible for confirming safety compliances before authorization for any job / task.
• Inspects and certify scaffolds.
• Checking of active work permits to confirm compliance with written safety measures.
• Patrols to check compliance with safety rules and regulation and enforcing compliance if required.
• Correct Unsafe acts immediately.
• Monitoring and assessing hazardous and unsafe situations.
• Training on Safety Procedures
• Conduct Toolbox talks
• Report unsafe acts, unsafe conditions and near miss.
• Respond to emergency situations.
• Advise operation and maintenance personnel on the job safe work practices.
• Conduct Job Safety Analysis
• Inspect premises and the work of personnel to identify issues or non-conformity.
• Stop any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy.

Qualifications

Qualification:

Diploma in Chemical engineering or equivalent with Diploma / NEBOSH IGC (NEBOSH International General Certificate) in occupational health and safety.

Requirements:

• 3 to 5 years’ experience as safety officer / inspector in Polymer, Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas, Fertilizer, Chemical Industries operations
• Knowledge on Safety procedures.

Additional Information

Skills and Competencies 

• Good presentation and training skills.
• Knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices.
• Experience in writing reports.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Diligent with great attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and explain health and safety topics.
• Good team man and motivator