Leo C.
Cruz
DOLE OSH Practitioner
Accr. #: 1033-N-170516-0444
Construction safety and health officer
      - means any employee/worker trained
and, in addition to their regular duties and
responsibilities, tasked by his employer to
implement occupational safety and health
programs in accordance with the provisions of
the Occupational Safety and Health Standards
(OSHS).
Under 1047 of Rule 1040 of OSH Standards
The principal function of the Safety Man is to
act as the employers' principal assistant and
consultant in the application of programs to
remove hazards from the workplace and to
correct unsafe work practices. For this purpose,
the Safety Man has the following duties:
Serves as Secretary of the Health and Safety
  Committee. As such, he shall:
a. prepare minutes of meeting;
b. report status of recommendations made;
c. notify members of the meetings; and
d. submit to the employer a report of the
   activities of the committee, including
   recommendations made.
   Acts in an advisory
    capacity on all matters
    pertaining to health and
    safety for the guidance of
    the employer and the
    workers.
   Conducts investigation of
    accidents as member of the
    Health and Safety Committee and
    submits his separate report and
    analysis of accidents to the
    employer.
       - The Safety Officer will conduct
         a safety investigation to
         determine root causes, what
         procedures may have gone
         wrong, and to gather the
         evidence necessary to identify
         the cause of the accidents.
   Coordinates all health and safety training
    programs for the employees and
    employer.
   Conducts health and safety inspection as
    member of the committee. He is in-charge
    of inspecting site conditions to determine
    if hazards are present and to establish
    procedures and policies to overcome
    those hazardous situations.
   Maintains or helps in the
    maintenance of an efficient
    accident record system and
    coordinates actions taken by
    supervisors to eliminate
    accident causes.
   Provides assistance to
    government agencies in the
    conduct of safety and health
    inspection, accident
    investigation or any other
    related programs.
   For purposes of
    effectiveness in a workplace
    where full-time safety man
    is required, he shall report
    directly to the employer.
   Develop, implement and enforce
    policies that reduce the risk of
    accidents.
   Responsible for keeping policies up
    to date, meeting the latest standards
    and establishing new ones from time
    to time as more and newer risks are
    discovered.
   Conducts toolbox meetings
   Promotes safe practices at the job
    site
   Enforces safety guidelines
   Conducts job hazards analysis.
   Establishes safety standards and policies
    as needed.
   Submits monthly reports to concerned
    government agency particularly DOLE.