- Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance
A core part of the EHS Manager role is ensuring that the portfolio company meets all relevant environmental, health, and safety laws and internal policies:
- Interpret and apply local, national, and industry-specific EHS regulations.
- Develop and implement EHS policy, procedures, standards, and training programs.
- Monitor compliance through inspections, audits, risk assessments, and performance metrics.
- Risk Assessment & Hazard Control
EHS Managers evaluate workplace and operational risks to prevent incidents:
- Conduct risk assessments and hazard analyses.
- Identify unsafe conditions or behaviors and recommend risk controls.
- Advance proactive safety programs to reduce risk exposure.
- Training & Safety Culture
Creating awareness and capability across the workforce is essential:
- Develop and deliver training (safety briefings, inductions, toolbox talks).
- Promote a strong safety culture where employees understand and embrace EHS practices.
- Communicate key safety messages across all levels of the organization.
- Incident Investigation & Reporting
When incidents occur, the EHS Manager leads response and learning:
- Investigate accidents and near-misses to identify root causes.
- Prepare and maintain accurate incident reports.
- Ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and monitored.
- Emergency Preparedness & Response
Ensure readiness for emergencies, including:
- Planning and coordinating emergency drills and response actions.
- Reviewing and updating emergency plans regularly.
- Training key personnel in response procedures.
- Environmental Management
Reduce environmental impacts and support sustainability initiatives:
- Manage waste, emissions, and chemical handling programs.
- Monitor environmental performance and compliance.
- Work on pollution prevention and resource conservation measures.
- Documentation, Metrics & Reporting
Keeping accurate records and reporting EHS performance:
- Maintain logs for inspections, training, incidents, regulatory submissions, and corrective actions.
- Track EHS KPIs and prepare periodic performance reports.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders:
- Advise management on EHS risks and improvement opportunities.
- Work with contractors, regulatory bodies, and third-party service providers.
- Support cross-functional leaders to integrate EHS into operations and planning
