WSH Officer cum ECO

Kok Tong Construction Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kok Tong Construction Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a qualified WSH Officer to plan and conduct safety inspections, verify compliance with statutory requirements, and provide recommendations for improvements across worksites.

You will investigate incidents, implement risk management, coordinate with MOM and NEA, manage the Safety & Health Management System, deliver training, and oversee safety communications and audits to uphold high safety standards.

Qualifications

• Must possess registered MOM WSH Officer license.
• Must possess Environmental Control Officer Certificate and NEA registration.
• Min 3 years’ WSH Officer experience in Building projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan safety inspections to verify compliance with worksite rules and regulations.
• Investigate accidents and recommend countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
• Implement and revise Risk Management.
• Coordinate safety issues with MOM on safety requirements.
• Establish, update, maintain, and implement the Safety & Health Management System.
• Conduct relevant safety training such as induction, Permit to Work, and Safe Work Procedures.
• Identify training needs for safety personnel and ensure workforce competency.
• Conduct Safety Committee Meetings to address safety issues and ensure a safe working environment.
• Enforce in-house safety rules and regulations at the worksite.
• Coordinate safety promotional activities to raise awareness among personnel.
• Evaluate and control sub-contractors to ensure safety obligations on site.
• Review and maintain Safety Data Sheets and hazardous substance registers.
• Ensure safe storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous substances.
• Manage emergency procedures and responses.
• Plan occupational health programs to protect workers from health hazards.
• Coordinate safety audits and close findings.

Skills

Safety Management

Risk Assessment

Training Coordination

Regulatory Liaison

Emergency Response

Education

MOM WSH Officer license

Environmental Control Officer Certificate

NEA registration

Job description

Responsibilities:-

• To conduct / plan safety inspection to verify safety provision and provide recommendations for improvements conforming to worksite rules and regulations to comply with statutory requirements
• To investigate any accident, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease that occurred within the workplace and provide recommendations for countermeasures to prevent recurrence
• Implementation and revision of Risk Management
• Liaise with Ministry of Manpower on safety issues and safety statutory requirements
• Establish, update, maintain, and implement the Safety & Health Management System
• To conduct relevant safety training needs e.g. Safety induction, Permit to Work, Safe Work Procedures etc.
• Identify training needs for safety personnel and recommend the required training to ensure competency of the workforce.
• To conduct Safety Committee Meeting to address safety issues and ensure a safe working environment for all personnel
• Ensure in-house rules and regulations are implemented and enforced diligently at the worksite.
• Coordinate safety promotional activities to develop and maintain safety awareness among all personnel
• Evaluate, select and control sub-contractors to ensure awareness of their safety obligations on site
• Review, assess and maintain the Safety Data Sheets
• Ensure storage, movement, use, and disposal of hazardous substances and chemicals are well managed
• Ensure the register of hazardous substances is up to date
• Continuously review the emergency procedure and update.
• Manage and control situations arising during an emergency
• Plan and implement occupational health programs to protect workers from health hazards such as noise, dust, toxic gases, vapors and radiation
• Coordinate safety audit and ensure the closure of all findings
• Coordinate the preparation and submission of all required safety reports e.g. Integrated Management System (IMS) Quarterly report, Risk Assessment review
• Updates on codes of practice & safety literature and circulates information to each level of employees
• Monitor the Safety Performance of the project as set by the company policy and objectives e.g. Accident Frequency Rate (AFR), Accident Severity Rate (ASR) etc
• Person in charge of the workplace on environmental regulations pertaining to the Environmental Public Health (Registration of Environmental Control Officers) Regulations 1999
• Person in charge of the workplace implementation and revision of Environmental Management in the worksite
• Act as an Earth Control Measures Officer (ECMO)Ensure safety practices and housekeeping is to maintained to the highest standard

Requirements:-

• Must possess registered MOM WSH Officer license
• Must possess Environmental Control Officer Certificate and registered with National Environmental Agency (NEA)
• Min 3 years’ WSH Officer experience in Building projects