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Safety Officers and

Safety Supervisors
Development of Safety Officer &
Safety Supervisor
n 1986: For Construction Industry
200 or more workers, at least one full time safety officer
50 or more workers, at least one safety supervisor
n 1994: For Construction industry, shipbuilding & repair
100 or more workers, at least one full time safety officer
20 or more workers, at least one safety supervisor
n 2002: coverage extended to include container handling
industry
Duties of RSO
n (a) Devising and implementing H&S measures
for employees.
n (b) Inspecting machinery, plant, equipment,
appliance or process or any description of work
carried out to ensure it is safe and without health
risk.
n (c) making correction to the findings of the
inspection
n (d) assisting in the supervision of any employees
Duties of RSO
n (e) advising the proprietor of any repairs or
maintenance that ought to be carried out in
respect of-
(i) the premises comprising the industrial undertaking;
(ii) the appliance, equipment, machinery or plant in
use;
n (f) investigating and reporting on any accident,
or dangerous occurrence in the industrial
undertaking and making recommendations to to
prevent similar recurrences;
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Duties of RSO
n (g) investigating and reporting on the
circumstances of the accident involving bodily
injury and making recommendations to prevent
similar recurrences;
n (h) investigating and reporting on every fatal
accident and making recommendations to
prevent similar recurrences;
n (i) receiving, discussing and countersigning
every report submitted by a safety supervisor.
Duties of SS
n (a) to assist safety officer in carrying out his
duties;
n (b) to assist in promoting safety & health
including
(i) advising the proprietor or safety officer, as to the
observance by any person of the standards for the
safety or protection of persons employed in the
industrial undertaking;
(ii) supervising the observance by the employees of
the standards (rules and regulations set) for their
safety or protection;
(iii) promoting the safe carrying on of work; and
(iv) weekly preparing and submitting a report to
n safety officer; or
n the proprietor, if there is no RSO employed.