health and safety officer

Health and safety officers execute plans for the improvement of work environments and cultures. They assess risks and interview employees to ensure the work environment is compliant with health and safety rules, as well as ensuring the interaction within the workplace occurs in a positive and productive manner. If employed in a healthcare facility the health and safety officer has to investigate infections spreading across a facility and advice all employees how to combat and prevent infections.

The most in-demand skills for this role include impact of geological factors on mining operations, mine safety legislation, ensure compliance with safety legislation, troubleshoot, maintain records of mining operations, investigate mine accidents. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives health and safety officer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.