Workplace Safety Health Officer (WSHO)

Job Description:

• Ensure procedures are updated with the latest Codes of Practice and government legislation.
• Review and implement a comprehensive EHS management system and provide recommendations to WSH Manager and management for improvement periodically to improve safety standards.
• Conduct regular inspection to ensure that safety measures are in place at all times.
• Provide monthly report to WSH Manager and management on EHS system operation and performance.
• Ensure that work practices in projects are at all times in line with legal and 3rd party audit requirement, (WSH, ISO, GGBS, ConSASS, and Bizsafe).
• Ensure the effective implementation of risk assessments, and follow-up actions to maintain high safety standards and compliance with company ISO, OHSAS policies, and legal requirements.
• Conduct incident investigations and recommendations on corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure HR and relevant personnel are notified within an hour of the incident and provide the preliminary report within the next 24 hrs.
• Compile accident statistics and identify a trend if applicable and thereafter make known to all of the action to be taken.
• Recommend a safety time out (STO) to the PM for approval to allow a breather for the site to conduct a refresher in-house training and thorough inspection to break the trend.
• Ensure a system is implemented to check on personnel competency and fitness of tools, equipment and machineries prior to work commencement.
• Exercise control in enforcing compliance with legal requirements and in-house rules.
• Update the latest development on legal requirements and make known the impact to EHS committee members and necessary changes to made.
• Participate in pre-project planning and advice on the measures to take in terms of traffic, security, visitors, public and neighbors engagement and management.

Job Requirements

• Registered WSHO with MOM and NEA.
• Minimum 5 years of EHS/WSH experience in the building construction industry.
• Comprehensive knowledge in EHS management (e.g. ISO9001, ISO14001 & OHSAS IS018001, GGBS, ConSASS).
• Maintain a high level of accountability and presence to ensure that safety standards and KPIs are met.
• Possess excellent communication skills to articulate and inspire a shared vision to achieve high safety standards.

We offer an attractive remuneration package to the right candidate. Interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed resume stating: -

• Current salary
• Expected salary
• Reasons of leaving and
• Date of availability.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.