A Career In Health And Safety Management

Responsibilitieshow to find and use them. In many companies,
It is the responsibility of the Health and Safetythe manager recruits new employees and also
Manager to ensure the safety of everyone whoguides them with the instructions on conduct and
enters the company's premises. They are solelyabout existing safety measures.
responsible for the implementation and ensuringJob Prospects
that all the safety regulations are followed. ForYou can also work as an Environmental Health
example, if a plant manufactures a hazardousand Safety manager in a manufacturing unit,
material, then as a health and safety manager,where selection is based on education or internal
they are responsible to ensure the safety of thepromotion. The candidate would ideally need to
workers by asking them to wear facemasks,have a degree in Industrial technology or a
goggles and protective clothing. If it is an office,Business degree. But nowadays, as Environmental
then they are required to maintain safety byDegree programs have increased, candidates can
assuring that all desk drawers and file cabinets arefind a job immediately after they complete their
closed, spills cleaned up and signs posted.college education.
One of the major roles of the Health and SafetyProtecting people, equipment and the environment
Manager is to schedule routine fire drills and alsois the primary motive of an Occupational Health
assure that each department designates a personand Safety Specialist. They are called
to act as a monitor. They may also have to walkErgonomists, Occupational Health and Safety
the floor regularly, to check for any violations andInspectors, Industrial Hygienists and Environmental
also to rectify any problems. The Health andProtection Officers. They assist the company in
Safety Manager is designated to handle the issuescreating safer and unpolluted processes. These
related to illness that may result due to unsafeHealth and Safety Specialists scrutinize the data
working conditions. They are basically responsiblecollected by the technicians and then improve
for the implementation, application andthem to protect the workers and the equipment.
maintenance of value, decision and riskThe primary duty of the Health and Safety
management tools, procedures and techniques.professional is to safeguard the workers and the
Qualificationscompany against the common workplace hazards.
To undertake the role of a Health and SafetySuch as:
Manager, you have to acquire a college or- Injury caused from biological and chemical
university degree and gain several years ofagents
experience. Education is an ongoing process and- Protection from accidents caused by heavy
must be upgraded, as new safety products entermetals
the market regularly.- Electricity hazards
A Health and Safety professional's responsibility isIn the United States, the Occupational and Health
to ensure that all the fire extinguishers are in safeSafety Administration has been regulating the
and working condition and that everyone knowsoperational health and safety since 1971.