At DRK Builders LTD, we are seeking a diligent Health and Safety Officer to join our team in Mauritius. This full-time role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, conducting risk assessments, and implementing safety policies and procedures. Knowledge of health and safety regulations and best practices is essential. Join us for a supportive team environment, competitive salary and benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

 

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, engineering, safety management, or in a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience.
• Certification from recognized occupational health and safety body.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Monitor work processes and procedures to identify unsafe practices or breach of safety regulations.
• Conduct equipment inspection to ensure they are correctly installed and operational.
• Facilitate and schedule repairs of unsafe or damaged equipment.
• Organize safety training to educate company staff on necessary safety principles.
• Develop and implement safety, procedures, and policies for production operations
• Carry out investigations to identify the root cause of an incident or other unsafe conditions on a work site.
• Oversee the placement and setup of safety signs to warn of potential hazard.
• Prepare and present to company management periodic report of safety operations.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify work areas with high risk of operational hazard.
• Oversee company waste disposal methods to ensure they comply with safe disposal procedures.
• Review company operational processes to ensure they are in line with external safety legislations.
• Attend occupational safety and health seminars to update job knowledge and enhance their skills.

Skills required:

• Problem-solving skills – Health and safety officers are well versed in developing safe operational strategies and solution to minimize workplace incidents.
• Organizational Skills – Coordinating general workplace operations to ensure compliance safety standards.
• Communication Skill: They can provide company staff with useful safety information by means of clear language.

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