• Abide by Health and Safety Regulations: Ensure you keep up to date with local and state level regulations and ensure the implementation of any new legislation. It is your job to implement these practices and ensure your company complies with this too.

• Lead training: Conduct and organise programs for employees so they are familiar with safety procedures. This will help create a culture of safety and communication in the company as everyone collectively is aware of what procedures to follow. It is your job to maintain this discipline and efficiency. Additionally, you must ensure that there are contingency plans in case something goes wrong such as a workplace accident. This can be arranging first aid training or teaching evacuation procedures.

• Policy Development: As a Health and Safety Officer, you must oversee that the procedures you implement are being followed. You must monitor this through evaluation of the programs and make recommendations for improvement if necessary. This can range from common day to day practices to severe incidents.

• Collaboration and Communication: As a Health and Safety Officer you will work with insurance companies and management during investigations. This is to make sure the correct action happens afterwards and determine how it will not reoccur. You will also be a point of contact for employees who may have concerns about health and safety. Furthermore, you will also need to collaborate with external health bodies to stay informed about new policies to ensure implementation.