WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH OFFICER (WSHO) (ID4437)

Company name:
• Singapore Builders Company

Job Title:
• WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH OFFICER (WSHO) (ID4437)

Hours per week:
• Mon to Fri 8.00am-5.00pm, Sat 8.00am-12.00pm

Location:
• Kaki Bukit, Northeast, Singapore

Job category:
• Engineering and Technicians

Responsibilities:

• Advice the occupier on the following matters in respect to the Environmental, Health and Safety requirement of the project:
• The prevention of injury to personnel and damage to equipment and materials, including the application of safety procedures
• Further improvements to existing safe / sound working method and risk assessment including those arising from new developments.
• The provision, use of suitability and required standards of protective clothings and safety equipments.
• The suitability of new and hired plant and equipment and the validity of all appropriate test certificates.
• Any changes in legislation related to safety, health and welfare.
• Monitors the overall EHS performance of the project, identifying unsafe conditions and procedures and recommending corrective actions.
• Recommends to the Project Manager for cessation of work in such a condition that works cannot be carried out with due regards to workman’s safety
• Responsible for the establishment and maintenance of all safety and health record keeping systems and will liaise with the Statutory Bodies with regards to any EHS matters.
• Act as Secretary to the EHS Committee.
• Conduct & Compile daily and monthly EHS reports.
• Collates data (or summary) from EHS inspection failures by EHS personnel, MOM & NEA summons / court orders / demerit points, EHS incidents and accidents, etc to perform data analysis to facilitate problem-solving and continual improvement.
• Generates corrective and preventive action requests for EHS violations / deviations to the responsible site personnel / sub-contractor and monitors on the effectiveness of undertaken EHS corrective and preventive actions;
• Responsible for administration of the site-specific Project QEHS Management System, and identifies required changes or updates to this system, if any, to the QEHS and Project Manager; Coordinates with and provides directions to the WSH Coordinator, Safety Supervisor, Lifting Supervisor, Scaffold Supervisor and Formwork Safety Supervisor, and other EHS personnel on the day-to-day EHS activities of the worksite;
• “Leads the investigation of incidents / accidents on site and performs root cause analysis with
• Recommendations on corrective and preventive actions;”
• Enforces EHS requirements on site by proposing imposition of EHS administrative charges to the Project Manager / Corporate EHS department on workers and sub-contractors who commit EHS violations;
• Responsible for ensuring all parties comply to the implementation of the Permit-to-work systems and issuing the PTW Reference Number to facilitate work coordination purpose among stakeholders.
• Accountable to the Project Manager for implementation of the site Environmental, Health and Safety management system.

Requirements

• Must be a Singapore Registered Safety Officer / Workplace Safety & Health Officer with Ministry Of Manpower (Singapore)
• Diploma in Building / Civil / Structural Engineering
• 5 years’ experience as WSHO in Singapore