The Environmental, Social Health, & Safety (ESHS) Officer will report directly to the PHC/SHC Lead Manager and ensure full coordination with and other project team members. In general, the main duties of the ESHS Officer include ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety, social and environmental laws, procedures, guidelines, and specifications, and providing advice on measures needed to minimize hazards or unhealthy situations in construction, rehabilitation and service delivery sites. The ESHS Officer needs to establish a safe workplace according to legal standards and foster a culture of attention to health, safety, and social and environmental management in all work sites throughout the project life cycle. The ESHS Officer shall focus primarily on putting in place measures to prevent accidents and respond to emergencies.
Prepare and/or update health, safety, social and environmental management plans,
review them on a regular basis, and keep them up to date at all times.
· Advise and instruct project staff, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders on
various safety, health, social, and environmental related matters related to project
implementation.
· Support the provincial Project Manager in raising awareness on health and safety issues
among project staff, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders and within RI.
· Conduct risk assessment and administer preventative measures on ESHS.
· Initiate, organize and conduct ESHS training for RI project team, contractors,
consultants and other stakeholders.
· Inspect work sites and the work of personnel on a regular basis to identify issues or
non-conformity, and apply necessary actions where unsafe acts or processes that seem
dangerous or unhealthy are detected.
· Oversee installations, maintenance and disposal of substances, plant and equipment
etc. to ensure they are done in conformity with applicable laws and industry best
practice.
· Record and investigate incidents (including near misses) to determine the cause and topropose improvements to processes in the future. · Prepare reports on incidents (including near misses) and compile statistical information to present to upper management on ESHS matters. · Ensure a safe workplace environment is maintained at all times without risk to health and safety of everyone including workers, RI staff, other stakeholders and general public. · Ensure that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated. · Ensure the contractor meets its statutory obligations in all areas pertaining to health, safety and welfare at work, including statutory training and reporting. · Ensure that safety inspections, risk assessments, working procedures are managed, and contractors and employees are aware of their responsibilities in relation to health and safety issues. · Co-ordinate the development of ESHS policies, systems, procedures and guidelines. · Ensure full and accurate health and safety training records are documented. · Establish a full program of documented ESHS inspections, audits and checks. · Establish and conduct a structured program of health & safety training (including a well-developed induction program) for project staff, contractors, consultants and other stakeholders. · Establish an ESHS Committee, manage and devise the agenda for, chair and formulate & distribute minutes for the Health & Safety Committee meetings. · Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant health, safety & welfare at work legislation and communicate relevant changes to the stakeholders. · Provide regular reports to the Project Manager on relevant health and safety activities. · Participate in regular site meetings to report on relevant health & safety matters and to provide necessary advice. · Any other tasks assigned by the Project Manager
