Job Purpose:

Senior Occupational Health and Safety Specialist is the one responsible to create a safe working environment by implementing and monitoring safety measures, identifying & analyzing risks, and designing strategies to avoid potential accidents, in compliance with the Egyptian legal Affairs & best health & safety practices. 

Job Specifications:

Duty 1. Health & Safety Policies & Procedures:

• Develop and implement health and safety policies, procedures, guidelines, & work instructions as per the Egyptian health & safety regulations and as per our industry best practices.
• Coordinate with the governmental offices as “HSE office, Environmental Affairs Office and Civil Defense Office” and provide them with the necessary official documents.
• Ensure that the health and safety policies & procedures are well understood and followed by all employees.

Duty 2. Health & Safety Trainings:

• Conduct health & safety training programs regularly, in order to enforce the health and safety ‘s preventive measurements within the culture of our company.
• Develop and train employees on evacuation plans and test their responses to emergency situation regularly.

Duty 3. Health & Safety Audits & Inspections:

• Conduct regularly internal health & safety audits and inspections.
• Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions.
• Develop risk assessments’ strategies and eliminate any potential hazards within the work environment that might lead to any accident.  
• Suspend activities or the use of dangerous materials until alternative solutions have been developed, tested and implemented.
• Investigate job accidents & incidents together with developing corrective action plans to prevent future occurrences.
• Represent the company in any external audits and coordinate with surrounding entities to ensure that all external health and safety factors are under control.
• Provide 1st aid to occupational injured employees.
• Test the firefighting system regularly and ensure that it is working probably with maximum efficiency.

Duty 4. Health & Safety Reports:

• Prepare weekly and monthly reports of the health and safety audits and inspections.
• Prepare “Job Accident” detailed reports and submit it to the factory manager regularly.
• Maintain and file accurate reports and documentation related to health and safety activities.