Environment and workers occupational safety officer 88 views

We are recruiting environment and workers occupational safety officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and/or update health, safety, and environmental management risk assessment and plan, review them on a regular basis, and keep them up to date at all times together with the safety committee.
• Design strategies to reduce incidents of illness, environmental accidents, and other issues that may affect employee safety
• Ensure that all health and safety policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and best practices are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated, and communicated
• Ensure that sub-contractors and employees are aware of their responsibility about environment, health, and safety
• Lead the environmental units
• Ensure that employees are provided with proper PPE and instruct them on their use
• Take appropriate precautions to ensure that all the processes of work in the undertakings shall not be a source or cause of physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, or psychological hazards to the health and safety of the workers.
• Inspect work sites and the work of personnel regularly to identify issues or non-conformity
• Ensure warning signs and instructions are properly placed.
• Stay up-to-date with local, state, and federal regulations related to environmental, health, and safety and ensure implementation.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits to identify and address potential EHS risks and non-compliance issues.
• Collaborate with relevant departments to implement effective controls and preventive measures.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions
• Maintain incident reporting systems and documentation.
• Track and analyze incident data to identify trends and implement preventive
• Develop and implement emergency response plans and procedures.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor EHS performance.
• Collect and analyze data to evaluate EHS performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Continuously assess and improve EHS management systems and processes.
• Implement best practices and industry standards to enhance EHS performance.
• Conduct inspections and risk assessments for environmental, health, and safety hazards.
• Implement safety protocols and environmental management plans.
• Provide training on EHS best practices, policies, and procedures to employees, sub-contractors, and agency workers.
• Monitor compliance with EHS regulations and standards, and report issues to the Compliance Manager.
• Regularly prepare and submit reports to the compliance manager.
• Perform any other related tasks assigned by the Compliance manager

Qualification:

• BSC in natural resource management, environment science, or other environment study-related fields

Experience:

• In the horticulture/floriculture sector is an advance
• Career level: Minimum 2 years’ experience horticulture sector
• Sex: Female

Job Requirements:

• Interpersonal skills that enable you to work with people at all levels, motivate others, and change people’s attitudes when necessary
• Risk management
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Attention to detail
• MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Personal commitment to improving your knowledge and skills and a passion for continuing learning and development

Language:

• English, excellent in writing and speaking
• Afan Oromo, excellent in writing and speaking
• Amharic, excellent writing and speaking