Post: Health and Safety Officer
No. of Vacancies: Five (5) Vacancies
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and executing health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines
- Preparing and enforcing policies to establish a culture of health and safety.
- Evaluating practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law
- Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention
- Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operation
- Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe condition
- Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claim
- Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures
- Report on health and safety awareness, issues and statistic
- Ensures Company premises are free from hazardous substances which may be chemical, physical, or biological substances
- Reviews emergency situations to consider what the organization could have done to prevent them from occurring
Minimum Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in Safety management or closely related relevant field is preferred
- Valid professional certification in occupational health and safety as essential requirement
- Three (3) years proven experience as a Safety Manager with deep understanding of legal health and safety policies and guidelines
- Strong knowledge of environmental and health and safety basic regulatory and legal framework
Application Procedure
Applications indicating the position being applied for and accompanied by detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of Academic certificates, evidence of relevant working experience & contacts of three (3) Professional referees should be addressed and delivered to;
The Chief Human Resource Officer,
National Housing & Construction Company Limited,
Via Email to: info@nhcc.co.ug. (All applications via email must be sent as one document not more than 10 mbs)
Indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line
Deadline for submission is Thursday, 14th April, 2022 by 4:00Pm. (EAT) Please note that only short listed candidates shall be contacted.
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