Safety Officer - Keat Hong

You are responsible for establishing, enforcing, and improving the unit safety system across garrison, training, and operations. You will implement corrective actions, prevent safety breaches, and ensure that the enforcement of safety in the workplace achieves zero fatal accidents.

- Maintain unit safety policy, training safety regulation, unit safety standing operating procedures and instructions, and disseminate these regularly to all personnel - Enforce adherence and compliance to safety guidelines and policies, and highlight any breaches for corrective action - Conduct daily inspections to assess safety compliance, deter non-compliance, and advise on safety initiatives and good practices - Be present at all high-risk activities - Plan and forecast the unit safety workplan annually and conduct unit safety conferences - Conduct regular reviews of the unit safety policy and safety standing orders to ensure currency and relevance - Enforce the conduct of monthly unit safety workshops and maintain personal currency of safety rules, regulations, and standards Challenge(s) - Developing a deep understanding of the Army's Safety System and Culture, policies, and directives that guide local and overseas training - Juggling competing training demands across five companies in the battalion to ensure training is conducted in adherence to safe policies - Implementing solutions and control measures to prevent CAT 1 incidents in the unit - Applying critical thinking to continuously improve safety procedures and reduce incidents without compromising training standards - Communicating policies and implementations clearly and effectively to all stakeholders

- At least 5 years of related experience, preferably in supervising high-risk training activities - Experience in the conduct and support of safety audits and internal audits - Ability to deliver safety education including induction programmes, case studies, and hazard reporting - Strong communication skills to influence safety culture - Analytical mindset for incident trend analysis and prevention action implementation - High professional integrity and vigilance - Organisational capability to manage safety workplans and maintain safety documents - Ability to provide safety coverage for high-risk outfield and live firing activities, including weekends Appointment will be commensurate with your experience. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.