Senior Safety Assistant

1. Conduct regular inspection/random audit at all company premises, contractor working area, and operational activities in order to identify hazard and risks and, inform department and safety specialists of findings and recommends measure to correct potential hazards/ breach and prevent accident and injury; conducts follow up inspections to ensure that recommended measure are been implemented.

2. Monitor assigned departments OHS performance and set realistic objectives for any improvements required working with the departments HOD’s, Management, Supervisors and staff.

3. Check all portable electrical equipment used by the safety department on a periodic / need basic to take necessary action.

4. Take on new Projects and initiatives in order to ensure safety improvement by conducting necessary training and reduce any potential incidents. Conduct gap analysis based on the trend of incidents observed from monthly OHS (Occupational health & safety) reports, inspection reports and present the action plans for mitigation.

5. Regularly monitor the condition of fire emergency equipment, emergency exits and assist in conducting periodic fire evacuation drills with safety specialist to ensure as such the integrity and reliability of EKFC fire prevention and protection systems and support external fire Management Company.

6. Contribute to the annual guideline and procedures review of ISO 45001:2018 audit with Safety Specialist in order to further guide the departments to meet audit requirements.

7. Prepare daily shift reports with details on any safety issues and regularly advise the Safety Specialist of the status of health and safety at all EKFC facilities, operations and the requirements necessary to prevent losses due to non-conformances with health and safety policies, standards, and safe work procedures.

8. Provide adequate and timely support to line managers in relation to incident reporting and accident management.

9. Take the lead to conduct toolbox training on shop floor and support the safety specialists in Safety campaigns, Safety champion training and BBSM training, internal cascades, TBT, as well as helping in the developing of internal departmental safety campaigns to help improve OHS performance and reduce risks to staff and the business.

10. Participate in Health and Safety Committee meetings and monitor the effectiveness of remedial measures adopted to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation ISO 45001:2018, EKFC safety policies and procedures and where necessary enforce compliance so as to ensure continuous improvement of workplace health and safety in the absence of safety specialist.

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