HSSE Officer

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Purpose of Position
- To ensure a safe and compliant workplace by implementing, monitoring, and advising on health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures.
- The position performs in line with the Bureau Veritas Quality Assurance System, including the BV Code of Ethics and the BV Group policy.

Major Responsibilities

1.Fatality Prevention  

• 100% Commitment to go the entire year with zero serious injuries and fatalities.  

• Ensure a comprehensive motor vehicle safety program in alignment with Group QHSSE 106-PO.

• Enforce the cardinal rules whenever visiting field and lab activities.

• Ensure all activities have a comprehensive risk assessment identifying all foreseeable hazards and prescribing all the control measures.

2.Injury Prevention  

• Enforce the two minutes for my safety and the STOP work authority, and NEW Cardinal Safety Rules.  

• Local management shall ensure a documented toolbox talks program. Each employee should participate in at least 6 toolbox talks per year.  

• Promote Restricted Duty / Return to Work programs, to offer injured workers the possibility to continue their professional activities with adapted conditions.  

• Review status of on-going QHSSE programs and progress to goals/targets (Safety Walk plan v.s. executed; Training plan v.s. executed).

• Review analysis of trends for causes of First Aids, Near hit, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts reported

• Follow up with Managers, Supervisors and SVP´s need to conduct a minimum of 6 safety walks / visits per year.

3.Safety Culture   

• Promote safe behaviors by implementing formal positive recognition / rewards for exemplary workers

• Use 0 tolerance and administer discipline on workers with egregious behaviors that violate our company´s policies.  

• Promote the communication of Near hits and preventive action follow up.

• Ensure all new hires are properly inducted.

• Conduct minimum 6 STBTs per year to all employees in the region.

• Coordinate with top management to complete 100% attendance for Safety Campaign.

• Perform at least 2 HSE Inspections per month.

• Ensure minimum QHSSE training hours are provided to all employees:  -1 day for operational employees. 

-0,5 days for non-operational.

4.Safety Management:

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to the BV HSSE policies in the region.

• Lead the development of a project safety program to ensure a safe work environment is established for all employees.

• Provide support and technical guidance on safety management to ensure the safety program is effectively implemented in the region.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the safety section of the project QHSSE plans to ensure fulfillment of contractual obligations.

• Promote safety performance. 

• Participate in the investigation into serious safety related incidents in the region and collect needed evidence.

• Participate in doing root cause analysis & Implement corrective actions.

• Monitor driving behavior through Green Road system and report speed violation & other parameters.

• Ensure effective working relationships are maintained with contractors and other parties  

• Manage lessons learned and ensure that they are communicated to project personnel  

• Develop and deliver safety training program in the region.

• Ensure compliance with the travel policy in conjunction with the support of International SOS.

5.Performance Management:

• Identification of local high-risk activities and ensure that processes are in place to protect employees

• Identify and disseminate best practices within the region

• Ensure that Personal Protective Equipment is correctly identified, fit for purposes, and correctly maintained for all country activities.

• Lead and coordinate internal and external audit programs in the region

• Introduction of incident risk management tools & techniques 

• Increase awareness of costs and risks of poor performance and non-compliance

• Periodic monitoring/verification of the application of safety procedures in the field by BV inspectors.

• Develop training modules

6. Environment:

• Ensure appropriate quarterly reporting on Green Hub.

• Analyze the environmental data and define areas for improvement to reduce carbon footprint.

Qualification and Experience
- Engineering, HSE, Science

- Diploma / Bachelor’s degree
- 3-4 years of relevant experience

Skills & Qualities:
• Ensure the deployment of the Eco-efficiency policy.

 HSE:

• Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures.

• Ability to conduct safety inspections.

• Skill in accident investigation and root cause analysis.

• Knowledge of risk assessment.

•Skill in training and educating employees.

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