Safety Officer

Role & responsibilities

• Ensure atmospheric testing is carried out before and during high-risk activities.
• Monitor oxygen, flammable gases, and toxic gases as applicable.
• Ensure HS safety procedures, gas detectors, escape equipment, and emergency arrangements are available where required.
• Inspect scaffolding, ladders, platforms, lifelines, and fall-protection systems.
• Ensure workers use proper full-body harnesses and approved fall-arrest systems.
• Monitor compliance with work-at-height procedures.
• Verify confined-space permits, gas testing, ventilation, standby personnel, communication, and rescue arrangements.
• Ensure workers are trained and medically fit for confined-space activities.
• Stop work if required safety controls are not available.
• Monitor lifting operations involving cranes, forklifts, lifting equipment, and rigging accessories.
• Verify lifting plans, crane certificates, lifting tools, operator competency, and rigging arrangements.
• Ensure proper barricading and exclusion zones during lifting activities.