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Overview
An Occupational Health & Safety Manager is a management role responsible for the policy, procedures and measurement of occupational health and safety in the workplace.

-Establish and promote maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions in a business through formulating general safety, fire prevention and health policies and measures
-Devise and coordinate safety programs that will increase proficiency in safe practices and promote safety consciousness
-Assist line management personnel in meeting their obligations under the relevant Occupational Health & Safety legislation, such as ongoing safety education, hazard identification and elimination
-Coordinate ongoing training for safety and environmental awareness at all levels of the workforce and regularly verify that tasks are correctly executed
-Coordinate training for Emergency Response Teams set up in workplaces
-Inspect the workplace regularly in cooperation with client agencies to audit safety and environmental procedures, and report findings to line management and client agencies as appropriate
-Investigate accidents, prepare and maintain required reports. Identify countermeasure to prevent reoccurrence
-Provide new hire orientation outlining the company’s high expectations regarding safety rules and regulations
-Promote a proactive safety culture focused on incident prevention and regulatory compliance
Organize and participate in safety committee activities
-Develop specific safety objectives and create actions plans to meet those objectives
-Maintain, review and report safety performance, identifying opportunities for improvement along with implementing preventative and corrective actions as required