Construction Safety Officer

 

Recruiter:

DPT Recruitment

Job Ref:

Sandhiran001

Date posted:

Friday, March 4, 2022

Location:

Durban, South Africa

Salary:

R25000.00 per month


SUMMARY:
Construction Safety Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Construction Safety Officer

Based in Hammarsdale KZN

Construction safety officers perform various functions to ensure a safe environment for workers at a project site.

The major tasks, duties, and responsibilities construction safety officers perform are shown in the job description example below:

  • Conduct daily environmental and safety audits
  • Inspect and examine all health and safety related complaints, workplace accidents, outbreaks of diseases, the spill of hazardous toxins or poison
  • Search for physical, biological, and chemical workplace hazards
  • Investigate the construction site to ascertain equipment, production, and material processes do not pose a safety or health hazard to employees, work guests, and the general public
  • Create, evaluate, and implement health and safety programs and strategies
  • Work closely with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Write daily safety and health reports or injury logs and ensure they are completed and submitted to relevant government agencies
  • Train and advice employers and all relevant stakeholders on issues of workplace safety and environmental protection
  • Creating different frameworks that will reduce accidents and improve workplace safety
  • Verify the adequacy and safety of all work proposed tools and equipment
  • Review and approve all subcontractors’ safety plans
  • Train and run drills and exercise with workers on how to manage an emergency situation.

Requirements – Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge – for Construction Safety Officer Role

  • Minimum of two years’ experience in construction safety
  • Ability to communicate excellently in both oral and written format
  • Strong listening skills to be able to get valuable information from employees
  • Profound knowledge of industry standards and regulations (OSHA)
  • Good organizational and record-keeping abilities – the ability to maintain good record of all safety-related activities
  • Ability to climb heights using ladders or scaffolding. A significant amount of construction works are done at heights above ground level which requires the safety officer to be able to access the work to evaluate it
  • Profound knowledge of company project work. This will assist the construction safety officer to design and implement effective safety solutions

 

 

 

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