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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