The Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Officer is responsible for implementing and maintaining the organisation's WSH procedures to promote a safe work environment. He/She conducts incident investigations and identifies cases of non-compliance with organisational procedures and legal WSH requirements. He/She evaluates risks associated with the hazards identified in the workplace and reports progress of corrective and preventive actions undertaken within nominated areas. He/She also attends vessel safety coordination committee (VSCC) meetings,and may occupy the role of secretary to record meeting minutes.
The WSH Officer's duties require him to work outdoors conducting inspections on the shop floor, within dry docks and on board ships. He/She must possess a level of physical fitness appropriate to the job requirements, keen observation and intimate knowledge of WSH requirements to enforce safety compliance at the workplace. The WSH Officer must possess a relevant qualification recognised by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to take on the job, and may further be required to be registered with MOM.
Tasks
- Analyse data on Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) performance, conditions and practices.
- Carry out WSH compliance inspections.
- Clarify WSH programme requirements to employees of other departments.
- Coach team members on how to conduct routine checks on work activities.
- Conduct WSH incident and accident investigations.
- Conduct document reviews of Workplace Safety and Health Management System (WSHMS) reports.
- Coordinate Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) drills and the maintenance of emergency response equipment.
- Coordinate WSH programme initiatives.
- Develop and deliver safety briefings.
- Evaluate WSH non-compliance, unsafe work conditions and practices to identify WSH performance gaps.
- Evaluate impact of health hazards to employees' safety and prioritise issues based on severity.
- Highlight barriers in complying with WSH policy and procedure.
- Identify areas for improvement in the WSHMS.
- Implement Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) and communicate it to stakeholders.
- Implement Workplace Safety and Health Management System (WSHMS) and Risk Management (RM) plans within scope of own work.
- Maintain WSHMS documentation.
- Monitor the implementation progress of recommended WSHMS improvements.
- Propose corrective and preventive measures to address root cause of incident.
- Review investigation findings to identify causes of incidents and accidents.
- Support Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policy and procedure implementation.
