HSE Supervisor Duties & Responsibilities

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

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 internal health and safety policies/strategies
Drawing-up safe operational procedures
Making regular site inspections
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 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

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

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