Safety Engineer

Job Description

Purpose of the Job:

To ensure the sustanible and safe operation of Habesha Cement by developing and recommending measures for assuring personnel safety, and monitoring and/or anticipating hazardous and unsafe situations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

·   Identify and correct causes of occupational safety and health hazards.

·   Carryout plant safety inspections in order to observe the physical conditions of work, work practices and procedures followed by the employees.

·   Render advice on measures to be adopted for removing the unsafe physical conditions and preventing unsafe actions by employees.

·   Monitor workers for exposure to safety or environment hazardous conditions.

·   Alter, suspend, evacuate or terminate activities that may pose immanent safety or environment danger.

·   Take appropriate action to mitigate or eliminate unsafe condition, operation, or hazard.

·   Check and evaluate the effectiveness of action taken or proposed to prevent personal injuries.

·   Provide training on safety and environment information.

·   Perform assessment of engineering controls and PPE.

·   Document both safe and unsafe acts, corrective actions taken on the scene, accidents or injuries, and ways to improve safety on future incidents.

·   Identify hazardous situations associated with the incident.

·   Review the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for safety implications.

·   Exercise emergency authority to stop and prevent unsafe acts.

·   Investigate accidents that have occurred within the incident area.

·   Render advice on matters related to reporting and investigation of industrial accidents and diseases.

·   Maintain such records as are necessary relating to accidents, fire incidents and occupational diseases.

·   Ensure that all fire extinguishing equipment is tested periodically.

·   Review all projects with regards to safety and fire protection.

·   Develop emergency plan and conduct emergency drills.

·   To establish and implement safety rules for contract workers.

Job Requirement

Qualification and Experience:

·   Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related fields with three (3) years of demonstrated experience working as safety expert.