Health Safety Officer-British Curriculum School

Leams Education is inviting applications from school experienced Health & Safety Officers with NEBOSH certification to ensure that all health and safety protocols are being adhered to in compliance with KHDA/DHA/DM guidelines.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Developing regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines to improve health and safety procedures for the school related to the safety and security of students, staff, and property.
• Monitoring the implementation of these procedures.
• Training relevant staff on best practices and Dubai Municipality (DM) & KHDA requirements.
• Conducting all necessary training for students and staff.
• Managing the designated isolation room on the school premises.
• Providing guidelines on the daily and continuous cleaning and sanitization requirements for school premises.
• Adhering to DHA regulations.
• Undertaking fire safety audits and coordinating with the Civil Defense during inspections and other fire & safety issues.
• Conducting evacuation drills and producing appropriate reports.
• Conducting and delivering fire safety training and orientations to all newly hired employees and conducting refresher courses on an annual basis for all employees and maintaining records of attendees.
• Identifying potential safety or fire hazards; taking action or making recommendations to eliminate hazards during regular inspection rounds.
• Conducting all necessary contact tracing procedures by coordinating with the school clinic (which includes contact tracing, recording of contacts details, and all actions taken in the HASANA system).
• Managing all emergency situations abiding by H&S protocols.
• Updating contact and emergency numbers for staff and students.
• Scheduling stakeholder meetings to address priorities and result-oriented solutions.
• Coordinating with the operations/maintenance team to ensure that H&S safety protocols are strictly followed.
• Stopping any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy.
• Recording and investigating incidents; conducting a risk analysis.
• Preparing reports on occurrences and providing statistical information to the school management.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a school Health and Safety Officer with NEBOSH/IOSH CERTIFICATION.
• Knowledge of the principles of safety, accident, and fire prevention.
• Ability to maintain composure and respond properly during emergencies.
• Knowledge of regulatory policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Experience in writing incident reports and policies for health and safety.
• Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority