Application form for Safety Officer

Responsibilities*

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs and safety standards as per legal requirements.
Reports safety and/or fire hazards or security violations.
Respond to inquiries for advice or assistance from hospital personnel, students, and visitors; provides restraints of psychiatric patients as needed.
Participates in investigations, maintains records and prepares incidents reports, react OR feedback on investigation findings to HORs released by other departments and other documents pertinent to safety activities and incidents.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, currents literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
Performs others related duties as assigned or requested by the Head of ESH and the hospital management.
Responsible to schedule and provides training on all emergency codes related to safety and security of the hospital.
Assist the Head of ESH in the day to day administration of ESH department.
Advice the employer or any person in charge of a place of work on the measures to be taken in the interest of the safety and health of the persons employed at the workplace.
Inspect the place of work.
Investigate any accident, near miss accident, dangerous occurrence, occupational poisoning or occupational disease which happened in the workplace.
Assist the employer of the safety and health committee.
Assist safety & health committee in any inspection of the place of works.
Collect, analyze and maintain statistics on any accident, dangerous occurrence, occupational diseases which occurred at the place of work.
Develops departmental budget and manages costs.
Carries out and coordinate training on safety matters when necessary e.g fire drill, emergency codes.
Ensures that all new staff are inducted into the requirements of the safety and security related to their own roles and responsibilities.
Assists and supports all departments in safety and security procedures and techniques for individual departmental monitoring of Safety and Security Indicators.
Complies with the standards laid down by the accreditation bodies and perform duties necessarily to support and achieve accreditation.
Aware and follow all Gleneagles Hospital Medini Johor policies and procedures related to all tasks performance.
Make recommendations and supports improvement activities within the Accreditation framework.
Coordinates continual improvements of QMS, ensuring that evidence of corrective and preventive actions taken are recorded and reviewed.
Familiarize with Hospital Information System.
Familiarize with the latest techniques and practices regarding health and safety at work, e.g handling of toxic materials, biohazard materials, fire safety etc.
OSH Act & Regulations 1994

Responsible and accountable to carry out duties as an employee as stipulated in OSH Act and Regulations 1994.
Takes reasonable care at work for safety of yourself and other persons.
Cooperates with employer or any other person in the discharge on any duty.
Complies with hospital standards of wearing PPE’s when conducting audits.
Complies with any instruction or measure on occupational safety and health.
Performs any duties as and when required by management.

Requirements*

Preferably with 5 years of experience in safety industry / services.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Must possess strong facilitation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Computer literate
Good knowledge of written and spoken English.
Excellent in statistical analysis.
Able to work independently and communicate effectively at all levels.
Able to work long hours.
A self-starter with initiative and resourcefulness and an ability to work independently.
Displays passion and optimism, inspires respect and trust.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple priorities.

Hospital*

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