Work Health and Safety Officer
Oversee a healthy and safe workplace culture and ensure compliance with OHS standards.
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What's it like to be a Work Health and Safety Officer?
Work Health & Safety Officers are responsible for ensuring the safe and compliant operation of an organisation. They implement defined Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) strategies which identify hazards, assess risks to health and safety, and use state-of-the-art tools and techniques to avoid accidents and injuries.
Tasks and duties
- Promoting healthy and safe working methods and practices in the workplace.
- Ensuring state-of-the-art health and safety compliance across the whole organisation.
- Identifying, recording and reporting hazards, accidents, injuries and health issues.
- Assisting with investigation of accidents, studying possible causes and providing remedial advice.
- Conducting health and safety training sessions for management, supervisors and workers.
- Assisting with rehabilitation of workers after accidents and overseeing their successful return to work.
- Coordinating emergency procedures and first aid crews.
- Developing OHS plans and monitoring compliance.
- Inspecting workplace and related tools and equipment to ensure compliance with regulations.
How to become a Work Health and Safety Officer
A qualification in occupational health and safety is typically required to become a Work Health and Safety Officer. A formal OHS certification may be required by some employers.
- 1.Complete a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (BSB41419), Diploma of Work Health and Safety (BSB51319) or Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety.
- 2.Complete additional certificates and licences as required. Some hirers may prefer you to have a First Aid Certificate and Construction Industry Induction Card (White Card).
- 3.Gain experience in an OHS role.
- 4.Once you have gained industry experience, consider applying for certification with the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS). This can improve your employability and may be required by some employers. Once certified, you will need to renew annually and complete ongoing professional development.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Work Health and Safety Officer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Workplace Health and Safety
Work Health & Safety Law
Risk Assessment
Workplace Health and Safety Management
Incident Investigation
Workplace Health
Safety Management Systems
Injury Management
Investigation
Management Systems
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Latest Work Health and Safety Officer reviews
3.0Jul 2024
It’s a big eye opener going into different companies and seeing different ways or how people control hazards.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate III in Work Health and Safety
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationEducation & Training
The good thingsIt is a very rewarding career as no two days are the same.
The challengesNothing, it’s the best role you could ask for.
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5.0Aug 2019
OH&S can be a tough Job nut also very rewarding and knowing I can make a difference makes me feel better and I don't want to do anything else
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma OHS/WHS
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationConstruction
The good thingsThe good things about the role of the OH&S advisor is knowing that you're are making a place safer for others and at the end of the day when you walk away and know that things are going to be safer f...
The challengesThe challenge is to overcome obstacles like making an area safe without causing to much disruption to the construction time to the project and then organising work to be done swiftly to have a problem...
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