Occupational Health Specialist

24 hours ago

Qatar SGS Full time 100,000 - 120,000 per year
Company Description

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.

Job Description
  • Develops the guidelines in liaison with Head of Health and Environment pertaining to occupational health for all employees and premises.
  • Ensures implementation of health guidelines and procedures in order to ensure the prevention of any health hazard in premises and amongst employees.
  • Conducts periodic inspections to assess the work environment for any potential health and safety problems and takes necessary corrective action for the same.
  • Ensures necessary steps are taken to maintain the health standards at facilities in line with established international health and safety standards.
  • Develops and implements health programs in order to foster a culture of health working environment at all facilities and amongst all employees.
  • Liaises with directorates, departments and sections to address any concerns or situations of potential health hazard.
  • Conducts frequent inspections of work environment involving handling of hazardous chemicals and materials to ensure strict safety precautions are practiced as required by international and project safety guidelines.
  • Ensures provision of appropriate measures for handling emergency situations involving hazardous chemicals/ materials.
  • Conducts periodic assessments and inspections to analyse the level of pollutants in the work environment and ensures appropriate measures are taken to minimize them as per guidelines.
  • Ensures adequate training and awareness sessions are conducted to educate employees about disease prevention and maintenance of healthy working conditions.
  • Works in cooperation with Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement department on securing and maintaining the ISO 9002 certification.
  • Carries out and ensures compliance of all activities within the Health and Environment Section are in line with health and safety regulations
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, occupational health, Medicine or Biomedical Sciences with knowledge of national & international health & safety standards

Experience:

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in Occupational Health.
  • Fluent in English correspondence. Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage
  • Computer literate and presentation skill
  • Requires mobile communication during normal and outside office hours for emergency contact

Certification Requirements

  • Should be either CMIOSH (Chartered Member) or GradlOSH (Graduate Member) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIHH) by Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). Also, should have following certification trainings.
  • Valid First Aid Certificate
  • Emergency Response & Preparedness Training from recognized institute
  • ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Training
Additional Information
  • Contractual Role (For the Duration of 3 years)

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