Rule 22. Duties of Safety Officer

The duties of a Safety Officer shall be to advise and assist the establishment management in the fultilment of its obligations, statutory otheriise concerning prevention of personnl injuries and maintaining a safe working environment. These duties shall include the following, namely: -

(i) To advice the concerned departments in planning and organizing measures necessary for the effective control or personal injuries; (iї) To advise on safety aspects in all job studies and to carry out detailed job safety of selected jobs;

(iii) To check and evaluate the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to be taken by concerned department to prevent personal injuries:

(iv) To advise the purchase and stores departments in ensuring quality of personal protective equipment confirming to national standards;

(v) To advise on matter related to carrying out safety inspections:

(vi) To render advise on matters related to reporting and investigation of industrial accidents diseases;

(Vii) To investigate selected accidents;

(viii) To investigate the cases of occupational diseases contracted, dangerous occurrence reportable under these rules.

(ix) To advise on the mmaintenance of such records as are negessary relating to accidents, dangerous occurrences and occupational diseases;

x) To promote setting up of safety committees and act as advisor to such committees;

(xi) To organize in association with the concerned departients, campaigns, contests and other activities will develop and maintain the interest of the workers in establishing and maintaining sale conditions of work and procedures; (xії) To design and conduct either independently or in collaboration with the training department suitable training and educational progranimes for the prevention of personal injuries; (хіїi) To frame safety rules and safe working practices in consultation with senior officials of the factory/establishment; Supervise and guide safely precautions to be taken in building or other construction (xiv) work of the factory/establishment; To conduct elections of the workers for the appointment of worker's representatives (xv) on safety committee where there is no recognized union of the workers Py: