Senior Safety Officer

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City - SSMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City is seeking a qualified safety professional to lead safety, environment, and emergency preparedness programs. This role involves strategic planning, risk assessments, and compliance monitoring within a healthcare facility, ensuring the safety of staff, patients, and visitors.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in a large healthcare facility desired.

Responsibilities

• Creates procedures on safe work practices organization-wide.
• Collaborates with engineers for hazardous condition control.
• Investigates accidents to identify causes and solutions.

Skills

Risk Assessment

Health and Safety Compliance

Emergency Preparedness

Training and Education Implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health, Safety, Environment or Industrial Hygiene

Diploma in relevant field with 3 years of experience

Master's degree in relevant field

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible for the strategic planning, development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of the safety, environment and emergency preparedness programs. This responsibility includes designing programs and procedures to control, eliminate and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. Also responsible for conducting inspections and enforcing adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of staff, patients and visitors to the facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates procedures on safe work practices organization-wide, within specific departments, or for particular risk factors and issues within the workplace
• Collaborates with engineers and facility management staff to institute control and remedial measures for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions or equipment
• Ensures all departments are effectively monitored for compliance with safety standards and procedures
• Ensures and performing assessments of safety hazards, unsafe conditions, risks and practices within the workplace and based on this assessment, recommending a plan for safety that minimizes risk and promotes safety
• Provides orders for suspension of activities that pose threats to patient, worker or visitor health and safety
• Ensures training / education is implemented, evaluated and improved on a regular basis
• Investigates accidents to identify causes and to determine how similar accidents might be prevented in the future
• Develops the hazardous materials program, auditing and training
• Maintains the database and documents
  
  
  

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible for the strategic planning, development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of the safety, environment and emergency preparedness programs. This responsibility includes designing programs and procedures to control, eliminate and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. Also responsible for conducting inspections and enforcing adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of staff, patients and visitors to the facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates procedures on safe work practices organization-wide, within specific departments, or for particular risk factors and issues within the workplace
• Collaborates with engineers and facility management staff to institute control and remedial measures for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions or equipment
• Ensures all departments are effectively monitored for compliance with safety standards and procedures
• Ensures and performing assessments of safety hazards, unsafe conditions, risks and practices within the workplace and based on this assessment, recommending a plan for safety that minimizes risk and promotes safety
• Provides orders for suspension of activities that pose threats to patient, worker or visitor health and safety
• Ensures training / education is implemented, evaluated and improved on a regular basis
• Investigates accidents to identify causes and to determine how similar accidents might be prevented in the future
• Develops the hazardous materials program, auditing and training
• Maintains the database and documents
  
  
  

Accountabilities

• Ensure all documents are in the appropriate format
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience :-

Required:

• 4-6 years of relevant experience
  
  
  

Desired:

• Experience in a large healthcare facility
  
  
  

Educational Qualification: Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant field such as Occupational Health, Safety, Environment or Industrial Hygiene OR Diploma in relevant field with 3 years of additional experience
  
  
  

Desired:

• Master's degree or equivalent in relevant field
  

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