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Occupational Health And Safety Officer

Last updated: November 1, 2016

What Does Occupational Health And Safety Officer Mean?

An occupational health and safety officer (OHSO) is a qualified and competent person in an organization, who is responsible for monitoring and controlling workplace risks and hazards. This individual works in close cooperation with government and other concerned regulating authorities to ensure a risk and hazard free workplace.

Safeopedia Explains Occupational Health And Safety Officer

An occupational health and safety officer advises managers and workers in an effort to mitigate hazards by removing, substituting, replacing or preventing. This reduces health, safety, and environmental risks arising from a process or substance.

An occupational health and safety officer (OHSO) is actively involved in the following duties:

  • Ensuring the organizational activities comply with local health and safety regulations and the best practices in the industry
  • Working in close relation with the management and set safety standards in workplaces
  • Carrying out risk assessments and identifying hazards
  • Carrying out safety inspections and internal audits and reporting to the management for corrective actions
  • Ensuring preventive measures, hazard control and personal protective equipment are implemented and used
  • Assisting in establishment of health and safety policies
  • Developing occupational health and safety systems, policies, procedures, manuals and arrange for exercises and training
  • Advising management to improve all safety aspects of the workplace
  • Recordkeeping of all safety related events
  • Investigating and report accidents and near misses
  • Following up post injury procedures OSHO needs to have professional competencies and certificates on industrial health and safety

An occupational health and safety officer must have a working knowledge of the following:

  • OSHA and other local or federal safety standards
  • Environmental safety standards
  • Occupational and emergency safety procedures
  • Construction safety standards
  • Labor and environmental laws
  • Other safety related issues
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