Safety Officer

We are seeking a Safety officer to be part of the global EHS team.

What will you be doing:

• Write health and safety programs on the sites that are under your responsibility.
• Write emergency plans following the nature of the activities in the different divisions and conduct the yearly emergency drills plan. Perform risk surveys in the activities under review and report to management about the risks found.
• Perform periodic hazard identification surveys, report to management about the findings and non-conformities, and handle the process of hazard elimination.
• Lead safety committees, including the preparation of the presentation of the content.
• Make sure that the approved Safety Management Program is appropriately implemented and met.
• Ensure that the safety equipment and tools are in order and appropriate to the activities in the respective division.
• Coordinate and validate with external contractors and franchisees that a relevant safety plan is approved and its requirements are met.
• Write and update health and safety procedures and work instructions
• Train and supervise health and safety training
• Sample periodically that contractors and other partners are appropriately trained.
• Perform investigations of safety accidents and incidents, including identifying root causes, issuing recommendations for improvements, and writing a summary report.
• Summarize the incidents, accident data, and characteristics to learn and implement improvement plans.
• Recommend health and safety improvement plans in the different divisions
• Perform any other duty that you will be instructed to do by the management related to health and safety

Requirements:

• Certified Safety Officer according to the Israeli law. Certified Author of Safety Management Programs according to Israeli law. Background with the handling of risks in electricity labs
• Hazardous materials trustee or relevant background in chemical labs - advantage
• Fire safety officer – Advantage
• Work in heights instructor – Advantage
• Ionizing Radiation Trustee, or knowledge in x-ray machines regulations - advantage

Responsibility:

• Responsible that the Safety Management Program is conducted as required by law
• Perform Health and Safety risk assessments and hazard identification surveys.
• Responsible for that Health and Safety procedures are met and are up to date
• Responsible that employees are trained according to the risks they are exposed to

Authorities:

• To stop any work that does not meet the safety instructions and regulations