Hello everyone, I just landed a job as a safety officer in a construction company. I have done a couple of HSE trainings but don't have the experience. Pls I need safety officers in this forum to put me through regarding working as a safety officer in a construction site, especially in the use of safety gears . Thank you

sweetkisses:
Hello everyone, I just landed a job as a safety officer in a construction company. I have done a couple of HSE trainings but don't have the experience. Pls I need safety officers in this forum to put me through regarding working as a safety officer in a construction site, especially in the use of safety gears . Thank you

Well I don't have practical experience,but my piece of advice is as follows;

Draw up a list of routine tasks in/around the site ,study its associated hazards and if you cant mitigate them,at least make sure folks are aware of such hazards .

Ensure workers use appropriate ppe,e.g those working at heights harness,hard hats etc and enforce its use.

Make a safety guideline ,circulate it amongst workers.

Organize routine tool box meetings,for continous improvements ,where workers share their safety concerns.

Have a safety register,for hazard tracking,near miss and accident investigation.

finally,google is always there.Learn from industry standards,especially as related to the construction industry.

Hope this helps,cheers.

kachnov:


Well I don't have practical experience,but my piece of advice is as follows;

Draw up a list of routine tasks in/around the site ,study its associated hazards and if you cant mitigate them,at least make sure folks are aware of such hazards .

Ensure workers use appropriate ppe,e.g those working at heights harness,hard hats etc and enforce its use.

Make a safety guideline ,circulate it amongst workers.

Organize routine tool box meetings,for continous improvements ,where workers share their safety concerns.

Have a safety register,for hazard tracking,near miss and accident investigation.

finally,google is always there.Learn from industry standards,especially as related to the construction industry.

Hope this helps,cheers.

Thank you so much dear, I've taken note of what you mentioned.

Kachnov has said it all really to add

In terms of machinery especially motorised one ensuring that operators are well trained, have and use all required ppe when engaging such machinery.

kindly find HAZOP e-books related to ur specialisation, e-books has helped me tremendiously in this field.

sweetgala:
Kachnov has said it all really to add

In terms of machinery especially motorised one ensuring that operators are well trained, have and use all required ppe when engaging such machinery.

Noted...thanx dear

temitopeking:
kindly find HAZOP e-books related to ur specialisation, e-books has helped me tremendiously in this field.

Thanx dear I'll look for the e-books immediately