The Workplace Safety & Health Officer (WSHO) is a safety professional who has undergone stringent training in accordance with prescribed mandatory standards that govern the safety, health, wellbeing of human lives and business operative processes within a specified environment.
The WSHO shall possess solid fundamental knowledge of occupational safety, health and environment management and protecting such from harm and damages.
BELFOR is engaging a full time WSHO to oversee the vast aspects of our business operation ranging from its headquarter to the project worksites. The WSHO is charged with responsibility to ensure its operation is in compliance and running in accordance with the prescribed standard processes.
Key Responsibilities: -
1/ Safety Risk Assessment
- Conduct regular safety inspections and risk assessments of the workplace(s) to identify potential hazards, flag it, raise key discussion points for improvements and prevent any mishaps (zero tolerant towards safety)
- Actively walk the ground to ensure all potential obstacles and hazard are removed
2/ Health and Safety Training
- Develop and deliver training programs to employees on workplace safety procedure as necessary
- Update employees at all levels (including management) are updated on the latest legislation, compliance, obligations and applications
3/ Complance and Regulatory
- Ensure the organization complies with the mandatory health and safety laws, regulatory and local authorities
- Ensure keep up-to-date with changes in the laws and safety standards
4/ Incident Investigation and Reporting
- Investigate workplace accidents, injuries or any near-miss incidents and identify their root causes
- Prepare and file reports on incidents, including any corrective or preventive actions taken
5/ Safety Equipment and Hazardous Materials Management
- Ensure safety equipment, such as fire extinghuisher, first aid kits, and personal protective equipment (PPE), is available and maintained in servicable standard
6/ Emergency Preparedness
- Develop and implement emergency response
- Conduct regular emergency drills and ensure staff are famililar with procedures
7/ Workplace Monitoring and Health
- Support wellness program, promoting mental and physical health initiatives where applicable
8/ Documentation and Reporting
- Maintain records of safety training, audits, incident reports, and health assessments
- Maintain ISO (Environmental and Safety) and Bizsafe standards and ensure their validity through surveillance and annual audit cycles
Requirements
- Tertiary and/or higher institute of education from the engineering field (due to the nature of job aspects, engineering background and exposure is recommended)
- Certified person of competent trade(s)
- Good practical working knowledge on safety standards and its regulatory control such as OSHA
- Experience in managing internal and external audits would be advantageous
- Experience managing ISO14001 and ISO45001 are key essential for the role
- Risk Management Skills
- Excellent people management and communication skill
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Key Attributes
- Flexible person who has good people management skills
- Willingness to move extra miles and effort to achieve result
- Active involvement in all aspects of business operations as applicable
