Safety Officer

Role & responsibilities

• Supervise daily HSE activities at industrial plant construction sites and ensure compliance with approved safety procedures and site requirements.
• Conduct regular site inspections to identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and potential hazards.
• Monitor construction activities such as civil works, structural erection, equipment installation, piping, welding, fabrication, electrical works, and material handling.
• Ensure proper implementation of Permit to Work (PTW) systems for hot work, work at height, confined space, excavation, lifting, electrical work, and other high-risk activities.
• Monitor work-at-height activities, including scaffolding, ladders, lifelines, safety harnesses, and proper access arrangements.
• Supervise lifting and rigging operations, ensuring proper use of cranes, lifting tools, tackles, and certified equipment.
• Ensure compliance with excavation and trench safety requirements, including barricading, access/egress, shoring, and inspection.
• Monitor hot work activities such as welding and gas cutting, ensuring fire prevention measures, fire extinguishers, gas-cylinder handling, and proper work permits.
• Inspect scaffolding, ladders, tools, machinery, lifting equipment, and PPE before and during use.
• Conduct Toolbox Talks (TBT), Safety Induction, Job Safety Briefings, and awareness sessions for workers and supervisors.
• Ensure workers and subcontractors use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as per the activity and site requirements.
• Participate in Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Risk Assessment, HIRA, and Method Statement reviews for construction activities.
• Monitor housekeeping, access routes, emergency exits, material storage, and waste management across the worksite.
• Coordinate with construction supervisors, engineers, subcontractors, and the HSE team to ensure safe execution of work.

Note : Tamil-speaking candidates will be preferred.