HSE Officer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a HSE Officer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Making regular site inspections
Planning safe working practices and making necessary changes
Keeping up to date and ensuring compliance with current health and safety legislation
Ensuring that equipment is installed correctly/safely
Writing reports, bulletins and newsletters
Undertaking risk assessments
Identifying potential hazards
Determining ways of reducing risks
Liaising with relevant authorities
Organising/attending health and safety meetings
Safely handling hazardous substances
Compiling statistics
Making recommendations following accidents/incidents
Keeping up to date with developments within the profession
Making presentations to groups of employees/managers.
Providing health and safety training courses for employees and managers
Investigating/recording incidents, accidents, complaints and cases of ill health
Writing internal health and safety policies/strategies
Drawing-up safe operational procedures

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of HSE Officer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific HSE Officer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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