Female Health & Safety Officer

LEAMS Education Services (Gamma Holdings Ltd.); Dubai; On-site; AED 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Dubai is seeking a female Health & Safety Officer with NEBOSH certification. You will be responsible for developing and overseeing safety protocols in compliance with KHDA/DHA regulations, training staff, conducting safety audits, and managing emergencies. Strong experience in health and safety within a school environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Health and Safety Officer in a school environment.
• Ability to maintain composure during emergencies.
• Familiarity with regulatory policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement health and safety regulations for the school.
• Conduct training for staff and students on safety protocols.
• Perform fire safety audits and emergency drills.

Skills

NEBOSH certification

Knowledge of safety principles

Ability to respond during emergencies

Writing incident reports

Data analysis

Education

NEBOSH/IOSH certification

Job description

Overview

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

Responsibilities

• Developing regulations, policies, standards and guidelines to improve health and safety procedures for the school related to the safety and security of students, people 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.
• Provide guidelines on the daily and continuous cleaning and sanitisation requirements for school premises.
• Adhering to DHA regulations.
• Undertake fire safety audits, and coordinates with the Civil Defense during inspections and other fire & safety issues.
• Undertake evacuation drills and produce appropriate reports.
• Conduct and deliver fire safety training and orientations to all newly hired employees and conducts refresher course on an annual basis for all employees and maintain records of attendees.
• Identifies potential safety or fire hazards; takes action or makes recommendations to eliminate hazards during regular inspection rounds.
• Conducting all necessary contact tracing procedures by coordinating with the school clinic (which include 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 stakeholders’ meetings to address the priorities and result-oriented solutions.
• Coordinating with the operations/maintenance team to ensure that H&S safety protocols are strictly followed.
• Stop any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy.
• Record and investigate incidents; conduct a risk analysis.
• Prepare reports on occurrences and provide 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.