Health and Safety Officer

Purpose of Role

To implement and oversee safety policies and procedures on construction sites and to ensure a safe working environment for all personnel. They will conduct safety inspections, promote safety awareness, and ensure compliance with local safety regulations and company policies.

Role Context

A. Systems & Compliance

• Develop, roll-out and maintain the Site Safety & Health Management Plan in line with the applicable statutory laws (Construction, Safety) Regs SI 68/1990, NSSA requirements and ISO 45001.
• Prepare legal appointments (e.g., 7(4) Construction Safety Officer) and maintain statutory registers, permits to work and safe work procedures.

B. Risk Management & Planning

• Lead baseline, issue-based and continuous risk assessments (HIRA) for earthworks, civils, structural, mechanical, electrical and piping (SMEP) activities, dam construction
• Approve Job Safety Analyses (JSA) and method statements submitted by contractors
• Maintain the Construction Risk Register and track close-out of controls.

C. Training & Competence

• Induct all employees, contractors and visitors (general, project-specific and task-specific inductions).
• Facilitate mandatory courses: Working at Heights, Confined Space Entry, Hot-Work, Defensive Driving, First Aid & Firefighting.
• Coach line supervisors on behaviour-based safety (BBS) and visible felt leadership (VFL) techniques.

D. Inspections, Audits & Monitoring

• Conduct daily area inspections and weekly cross-functional audits of scaffolding, cranes, excavations, temporary electrics, PPE, hazardous substances and camp/lodge hygiene.
• Use Karo’s electronic incident & action tracking system to record findings and drive close-out.
• Trend leading and lagging indicators (TRIFR, LTIFR, near misses, observations) and present to the Weekly Construction Review and Monthly Steering Committee.

E. Incident Management

• Lead investigations for all first aid, medical treatment, lost-time injuries, environmental excursions and significant near-misses using ICAM/5-Why methodology; agree corrective and preventive actions.
• Liaise with medical providers, arrange medical surveillance and champion wellness campaigns (malaria, heat stress, fatigue). 

F. Emergency Preparedness

• Maintain the Site Emergency Response Plan; organise drills for fire, pit wall failure, vehicle rollover and haz-chem spill scenarios.
• Ensure emergency equipment (fire pumps, extinguishers, spill kits, rescue stretchers) is inspected and functional.