OSH Officer

NMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UAE seeks an individual for a role focused on occupational safety and health management. Responsibilities include participating in quality improvement initiatives, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with health legislation. A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and providing training is essential. This role plays a vital part in safeguarding the well-being of patients and staff within the organization.

Qualifications

• Participate in quality improvement and maintain confidentiality.
• Investigate and record incidents related to health and safety.
• Comply with Occupational Safety and Health policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the point of contact for health authority centers.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure equipment safety.
• Provide training courses for health and safety compliance.

Job description

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in continuous quality improvement as and when required and in any other work assigned by the HOD within the scope of the job.
• Exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality in maintaining critical and sensitive information, records, and reports.
• Actively participate in the Medical Center’s on-going Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Programs and other In-Service Training Programs
• Act as a translator if needed
• Perform other duties and tasks assigned by the Head of Department

DEPARTMENT SPECIALIZED RESPONSIBILITIES

• Point of contact for HAAD OSH Centre.
• Investigating/recording incidents, accidents, complaints and cases of ill health
• Undertaking risk assessment and site inspections
• Ensuring that equipment is installed correctly/safely
• Identifying potential hazards
• Determining ways of reducing risks
• Writing internal health and safety policies/strategies
• Compiling statistics
• Making presentations to groups of employees/managers
• Providing health and safety meetings and training courses for employees
• Liaising with relevant authorities
• Keeping up to date and ensuring compliance with current health and safety legislation

DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY

• Work is carried out within general policies, principles and goals, and is subject to direction only for guidance on policy issues.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Accountable for day to day related assignments

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT

• Attending Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) programs as a mandatory requirement.
• Being compliant with all OSH policies & procedures and legal requirements regarding Occupational Safety and Health Management System.
• Conducting his/her task in a healthy and safe manner at all times.
• Reporting any untoward events that will impact the occupational, safety & health of patients, staff, contractors, facilities, and operations, etc. OHSMS procedures of which they have been informed, instructed and trained.
• Actively participate along with line management towards implementation of OHSMS requirements.
• Report to the respective manager any potentially hazard, unsafe act or condition, which may cause OSH impacts.
• Report all OSH hazard, near miss and incidents to the respective line manager.

INFECTION CONTROL

• All employees are personally accountable for their actions and are responsible for ensuring that they comply with infection prevention and control policies.
• Health care workers are responsible for identifying infectious conditions that require specific controls to protect themselves and their patients. In addition, they are responsible for notifying the infection prevention.