What is a safety officer?

A safety officer can be someone like a police officer who is engaged in law enforcement.

A safety officer can also be the person in a workplace who is responsible for assuring that the work is done in compliance with the workplace health and safety standards and regulations. Establishing such a position is usually part of an immature company safety culture and often results in the "safety officer" becoming an enforcement agent (and the employees complying only when he is present.) A workplace safety program works better i the long run when a Safety Specialist, rather than a Safety officer, is in place and can operate as a guide and adviser to management and labor.

A safety officer is a person in an organization to set a vision, to establish a plan, to implement the planed procedures and to follow-up and audit, in order to ensure a safer workplace. therefore his scope extends much beyond a "Police officer's duty". He acts as a policy maker, supplies officer, trainer, police officer and a Savior to minimize accidents to save people, properties, cost and the environment. Safety officer therefore is a highly productive position in any establishment.