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Health & Safety Officer
- Port Louis
- Not disclosed
- Posted Jun 19, 2026
- Closing 19/07/2026
Job Description
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Carry out regular occupational safety and health visits to identify risks to safety and health
- Carry out regular occupational safety and health audits to identify risks to safety and health.
- Assess the need for preventive measures to safeguard the safety and health of employees and any other person.
- Advise the employer in writing on practicable measures and appropriate techniques to be implemented to minimize any risk in any process in the undertaking of the employer.
- Design and implement appropriate training programmes to meet the requirements of The Occupational Safety Health & Welfare Act and any other enactment dealing with occupational safety and health, and keep proper records thereof.
- Review any measure, method, procedure or techniques adopted to ensure occupational safety and health at intervals of not more than 2 years or at such intervals as the Permanent Secretary may direct in writing and keep proper records thereof.
- Recommend in writing to the employer appropriate occupational safety and health programmes, where the circumstances so justify.
- Develop effective communication systems on occupational safety and health between the employer and employee.
- Inspect all places of work under his responsibility at least once every month and record findings in the register provided by the employer.
- Exercise adequate supervision to ensure the effective implementation of arrangements made, and preventive measures taken, by the employer.
- Enquire into:
1. All complaints made by employees
2. Occupational accidents and dangerous occurrences at any place of work and make a report thereon. - Recommend in writing any safety and health measures to be implemented by the employer