Published: Apr 28, 2025 - The Health and Safety Officer ensures compliance with all relevant legislation, ISO standards, and project-specific safety requirements through regular audits, inspections, and risk assessments. This role investigates accidents, non-conformances, and near-misses while promoting a positive health, safety, quality, and environmental culture across all departments. The officer develops training programs, manages EHSQ documentation, analyzes incident trends, and supports continuous improvement initiatives to enhance workplace safety and compliance.

Tips for Health and Safety Officer Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume
1. Health and Safety Officer, TriMark USA, Concord, NH
Job Summary:
- Work collaboratively assisting regions, programs, and major operations in developing and implementing health and safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, State, and Federal OSHA regulations
- Prepare and distribute reports representing the organization’s health and safety trends
- Develop and implement preventative and/or corrective actions designed to improve health and safety throughout the organization
- Maintain a high-profile presence in all locations throughout the organization
- Conduct a periodic inspection of the work and consumer environments to ensure compliance with all health and safety standards
- Provide investigative and risk analysis support to supplement regional, program, and operational accident review processes
- Assist in developing and implementing preventative and/or corrective measures
- Assign to be the lead investigator of any accident, near miss, or incident that is deemed to be of major importance to the organization or any of its operations/programs to ensure the integrity of the investigation and review processes
- Collaborate with operational, rehabilitative, and other program leadership teams to promote a safe, secure, and healthful work environment
- Collaborate with the entire Risk and Compliance Team to ensure health and safety compliance issues are identified, tracked, and mitigated
- Collaborate with the team managing the workers’ compensation program
- Ensure the safety program directly supports and enhances the organization’s insurance program, with particular emphasis on the workers’ compensation plan
- Develop and implement training programs designed to meet specific OSHA and CARF standards/regulations
- Issue identified through accident or safety-related incidents as identified by tracking and trending processes
Skills on Resume:
- Policy Development (Hard Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Corrective Actions (Hard Skills)
- Accident Investigation (Hard Skills)
- Risk Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Safety Inspections (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Training Development (Hard Skills)
2. Health and Safety Officer, BayCare Health System, Clearwater, FL
Job Summary:
- Responsible for Health, Safety and environmental management and promoting a positive Health and Safety culture by developing and implementing effective
- Responsible for all policies, practices and operations for the Safety, Health and environmental functions within Company operations
- Ensure Health, Safety and environmental working conditions are followed at all times
- Implementation of policies, procedures and systems to provide for a safe and secure business operation
- Apply the overall Company's standards and guidelines on HSE
- Perform regular audits and monitor HSE performance to identify areas for improvement, and ensure that appropriate corrective or preventative actions are taken, including follow-up reviews
- Assist the Head of Compliance in the maintenance, review, and distribution of company Health and Safety documentation (policies, risk assessments, safe system of works, procedures, notices, booklets, etc.) in an accurate manner
- Be responsible for the Health and Safety of the warehouse based in Leeds
- Maintain the company's Health and Safety Management System and promote a Health and Safety culture throughout the company
- Liaise with the company's Health and Safety consultants for writing risk assessments, COSHH forms and other documentation
- Create and deliver toolbox talks according to business needs
- Undertake routine inspections and help solve issues
- Work with key managers to identify hazards and plan the best methods to progress business activities safely and effectively
Skills on Resume:
- Policy Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Safety Management (Hard Skills)
- Audit Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Document Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Culture Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Hazard Identification (Hard Skills)
- Training Delivery (Soft Skills)
3. Health and Safety Officer, Hensel Phelps Construction, Thornton, CO
Job Summary:
- Working within a large retail organisation, providing support and advice across the health and safety team
- Working with Warehouse and DC staff on their health and safety issues and fire risks
- Auditing and undertaking Fire inspections, etc. and creating reports
- Training employees on fire prevention and safety procedures
- Risk assessments and considering how risks could be reduced
- Monitoring contractors working on the site
- Carrying accident/near-miss investigations
- Provide written reports, witness statements and photographic evidence to establish causation and provide ways in which to prevent any recurrence
- Performing daily job audits to monitor compliance with health and safety policy
- Coaching employees and contractors at the job site on risk evaluation and reduction
- Working with the team to drive awareness and improvement throughout the Plant in the areas of Health, Safety and Welfare
- Advising management on the actions needed to reduce the levels of occupational risk
- Documenting and enhancing job-specific Risk Assessments with the relevant teams
- Developing accident reduction and prevention programmes
Skills on Resume:
- Safety Support (Soft Skills)
- Fire Auditing (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Contractor Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Incident Investigation (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Auditing (Hard Skills)
- Employee Coaching (Soft Skills)
- Accident Prevention (Hard Skills)
4. Health and Safety Officer, Aegion Corporation, Chesterfield, MO
Job Summary:
- Developing and maintaining MS Excel databases to manage health and safety information
- Collating and analysing health, safety and hygiene data
- Analysing statistical data to provide management with accurate results for setting targets i.e., Short Term Incentive Programme (STIP), TRIFR, leading safety indicators, etc.
- Monitoring and reporting progress against H&S targets and performance indicators for the Site
- Collating and analysing data for leading indicators, i.e., safety performance, visible leadership data, hazard reports
- Preparing timely and accurate safety statistical and performance reports and charts according to Site and Glencore requirements
- Acting as the Local Area Administrator for the Site INX InControl database and the Glencore GCP database
- Processing flight changes, accommodation and leave applications and maintaining accurate rosters for staff and contractors
- Enhancing procedures for dealing with contractors coming onto the site
- Completing induction programmes for contractors and staff coming on site
- Continuously reviewing Health and Safety Policy/Safety Statements and recommending revisions/amendments
- Designing and delivering Toolbox Talks
- Participating in and ensuring that an effective consultation mechanism is maintained within the company for health and safety
Skills on Resume:
- Data Management (Hard Skills)
- Safety Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Database Administration (Hard Skills)
- Procedure Enhancement (Hard Skills)
- Induction Training (Soft Skills)
- Policy Review (Hard Skills)
5. Health and Safety Officer, Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, San Antonio, TX
Job Summary:
- Play a key role in promoting and maintaining a strong EHS culture and management systems across all sites
- Work with the Quality and Compliance Team to achieve the relevant accreditation at all the group’s sites and assist during external audits
- Liaise with regulators and third parties regarding inspections and incidents
- Maintain and ensure compliance with the requirements of the Environmental Management System (ISO)
- Create EHS procedures, review and update existing ones and roll out to employees
- Ensure up-to-date risk assessments, maintain the Site Risk Assessment Matrix, and implement standard operating procedures
- Support in incident investigation by compiling all relevant incident data, identifying their causes, and reviewing to establish trends
- Identify appropriate corrective and preventative actions, and manage their implementation
- Complete internal safety and environmental audits
- Report on assigned KPI’s on a weekly and monthly basis and provide the Group Operations Manager with the required information for management review
- Consult with the HR department to actively promote and prioritize a safe working environment and ensure compliance with standards, processes, and permits
- Lead in-house health and safety training and induction of new employees
- Develop and manage an annual Health and Safety plan, ensuring all initiatives are delivered
- Liaise with Group sites regarding works being carried out by the Company to ensure compliance with customers' and safety policies
- Liaise and communicate with regulatory authorities (HSA, HSE, etc.)
Skills on Resume:
- EHS Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Accreditation Support (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Liaison (Hard Skills)
- Procedure Development (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Incident Investigation (Hard Skills)
- Audit Completion (Hard Skills)
- Training Leadership (Soft Skills)
6. Health and Safety Officer, Gilbane Building Company, Providence, RI
Job Summary:
- Ensure implementation of company and legislative EHS requirements throughout Ireland, in all places where the company is undertaking activities
- Advise the company and project management on all aspects of health, safety and environmental issues
- Advise the Managing Director and the Company Safety Manager of all serious accidents and incidents
- Compile accident and incident reports
- Collate accident statistics and conduct trend analysis reviews
- Compile and regularly update EHS procedures, manuals, guidance notes and the like
- Undertake a risk assessment of the office premises and implement the requirements
- Undertake site risk assessments
- Ensure all legally required notices and signs are displayed in the company premises
- Liaise with HSE, Environment Agency or other government-appointed body
- Conduct site safety and environmental audits
- Ensuring that all risk assessments are kept up to date and that the Company Health and Safety Statements are reviewed annually
- Conducting training sessions for management, supervisors and workers on environmental, health and safety practices and legislation
- Coordinating emergency procedures, fire drills and first aid crews
- Maintaining Material Safety Data Sheet databases for all materials on site
Skills on Resume:
- EHS Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Safety Advising (Soft Skills)
- Incident Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Procedure Compilation (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Training Delivery (Soft Skills)
7. Health and Safety Officer, Veolia North America, Paramus, NJ
Job Summary:
- Monitor, evaluate, and review existing, new and upcoming HS&E legislation
- Promote, support, and establish a positive safety culture
- Write and provide risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work
- Investigate, record, report on and implement corrective action for all incidents and near misses
- Create and deliver Toolbox talks and induction programmes
- Respond to relevant requests from clients, site managers or other third parties for HS&E
- Support the Business and Facilities Team in all sites
- Act as a Key point of contact should an employee have a query or concern regarding the safety of the workplace
- Conducting and participating in internal and external Health and Safety Audits
- Assist the Facilities Manager in maintaining the company's OHSAS 45001 certification
- Monitor compliance of day-to-day Health and Safety regulatory requirements and flag issues/concerns, and escalate to the Manager
- Assist in the Management of Road Risk (MORR), accident /Incident investigation and reporting
- Ensure Legal Compliance with Health and Safety at Work etc
- Provide sound H&S advice to all staff including attending personal development events and maintaining a log of continuous personal development
- Complete and monitor RIDDOR reports, liaising with the HSE and other external parties
- Support the H&S Manager in assessing the Home Workers, Display Screen Users, Lone Workers, Night Shift workers, New and Expectant mothers and carry out other health surveillance
Skills on Resume:
- Legislation Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Safety Culture (Soft Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Incident Investigation (Hard Skills)
- Training Delivery (Soft Skills)
- Audit Participation (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Advisory Support (Soft Skills)
8. Health and Safety Officer, Primoris Services Corporation, Dallas, TX
Job Summary:
- Responsible for implementing and supporting the H&S management system
- Conduct on-site Risk Assessments and review current risk assessments
- Develop, implement and update health and safety policies and procedures
- Design, Plan, conduct and/or co-ordinate appropriate health and safety training programmes (i.e., manual handling, first aid, etc)
- Carry out induction training on new employees and employees returning to work following a prolonged absence
- Ensure H&S legislative compliance
- Educate and coach managers and employees on how they can best improve the safety performance of their teams
- Maintain the database of chemicals and PPE
- Maintenance of Fire Safety Register
- Liaison with operations daily to ensure site compliance
- Site assessments, internal auditing keeping daily/weekly records
- Provision of information and guidance to management and the workforce to support individual and organisational health, safety and well-being
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Council’s WHS management systems and reporting
- Facilitate the development and review of WHS policies and procedures
- Plan and support the roll-out and coordination of WHS compliance training and induction programs across the organisation
- Conduct planned, periodic WHS worksite inspections, ensuring any corrective actions are issued and followed up promptly
- Attend and provide advice to the Council's Health amd Safety Committee to enable effective decision-making and actions
Skills on Resume:
- System Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Policy Development (Hard Skills)
- Training Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Safety Coaching (Soft Skills)
- Audit Management (Hard Skills)
- WHS Support (Soft Skills)
9. Health and Safety Officer, Shimmick Construction Company, Irvine, CA
Job Summary:
- Provide health and safety competent advice, support and coordination for Ireland and Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark) offices
- Create and update Risk Assessments for corporate offices and activities carried out in their scope
- Ensure health, safety and fire regulatory compliance for all offices in Ireland and Nordic Country offices locations with special emphasis on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans
- Support creation of operational health, safety and environment policies, statements and procedures, supporting the strategy to implement at an operational level
- Assist with the mobilization process for new sites, ensuring compliance and the client’s good practice requirements are implemented
- Steer and attend all H&S Committee meetings, assisting both employee and employer representatives
- Undertaking accident and incident investigations, including managing the local regulatory reporting requirements and any regulator involvement
- Manage the claims management process and engagement with stakeholders aligned to the client processes
- Providing competent responses to client queries and managing ad hoc support questions, with consideration of legislative requirements, best practice and client health and safety standards
- Preparing and delivering to stakeholders essential EHS information, including data analysis and reports
- Support the creation of EHS standards, signage package, user guides, training, local and regional processes
- End-to-end project management of health and safety management system development/enhancement related projects
- Work collaboratively with the client’s vendors/contractors to ensure effective and seamless service delivery, including significant engagement with the Facilities Management vendor and site visits
- Project manage the contractual service delivery, including provision of reports and alignment to SLA’s and KPI’s
- Implement all Global and EMEA EHS programs in the area
Skills on Resume:
- Advisory Support (Soft Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Policy Development (Hard Skills)
- Incident Investigation (Hard Skills)
- Claims Management (Hard Skills)
- Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
10. Health and Safety Officer, Blattner Energy, Avon, MN
Job Summary:
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, codes of practice including the following ISO Standards (9001:2015,45001, 2018,14001:2015)
- Compiling RAMS for all projects and ensuring adherence to RAMS and task-specific SPAs
- Actively participate in the promotion of a positive health, safety, quality and environmentally conscious culture across the entire Group
- Investigate and follow up on all non-compliances, accidents, incidents and near misses
- Conduct regular reviews on corrective actions arising from all non-conformances
- Conduct site inspections weekly
- Ensure internal audits are completed regularly on projects, procedures and sites
- Report on the EHSQ performance of project teams and subcontractors and make recommendations to ensure safe working conditions to the EHSQ Manager
- Review all EHSQ-related documentation submitted by contractors and subcontractors
- Assist in the compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual EHSQ reports including frequent memos and bulletins
- Collate accident statistics and undertake trend analysis
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge including gaining membership to IOSH, attending educational conferences, reviewing professional publications, and establishing professional networks
- Create and maintain the K&M document management system to role
- Assist in the development of EHSQ training requirements for all departments
- Assist in the development and roll-out of various EHSQ training programmes
Skills on Resume:
- Compliance Assurance (Hard Skills)
- RAMS Compilation (Hard Skills)
- Culture Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Incident Investigation (Hard Skills)
- Corrective Review (Hard Skills)
- Site Inspection (Hard Skills)
- Audit Management (Hard Skills)
- Training Development (Hard Skills)