Safety Officer (WSHO)

Responsibilities
• Leads the establishment of and actively promote the organisation's strategic driving values of 'safety & well-being' for all employees and implement processes to sustain a strong HSEQ culture. This includes the empowerment of employees to take personal responsibility for their safety and for looking-out for the safety of their colleagues, e.g. behavioural-based safety process.

• Address and provide counsel on specific instances of WSH non-compliance and unsafe work practices.

• Alert team members of emergency situations and potential escalation of incidents and accidents.

• Carry out initiatives to support WSH programmes.

• Collect data on WSH performance, conditions, and practices.

• Conduct emergency response drills.

• Conduct routine checks on work activities of other departments.

• Conduct safety inductions and orientations.

• Conduct regular HSE inspections and report unsafe ace and conditions.

• Contribute suggestions to mitigate reoccurrences of incidents and accidents.

• Explain WSH compliance requirements and proper work practices pertaining to employees' specific work process or area.

• Follow Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) when responding to emergency situations.

• Follow Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policy and procedures.

• Follow investigation protocols to collect data and report findings.

• Identify WSH non-compliance, unsafe work conditions and practices.

• Monitor effectiveness of implemented improvement actions.

• Notify team members of health hazards such as gases and fumes.

• Participate in WSH compliance inspections.

• Report instances of WSH non-compliance, unsafe work conditions and practices to team members.

• Respond promptly to incidents and accidents.

• Support WSH incident and accident investigations.

• Support implementation of actions to improve WSH performance and control risks.

Qualifications / Experience
• Diploma in Engineering

• WSHO Licence (Certified and registered Workplace Safety and Health Officer (WSHO)

• ECO Licence (Advantage)

• An Advanced Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health (Level C) or above and other relevant certificates

• 2 years of working experience in the same industry

• Experience working within a multi-cultural workforce is preferred.

• Relevant experience in pharmaceutical, chemical, or oil and gas processing industries

•Ability to communicate effectively in both English and Chinese to liaise with Chinese-speaking clients, associates, and stakeholders.