Site health and safety officer

In some eases there no set requirements for a site safety and health offieer (SSHO). Under the DOE there are usually speeifie requirements outlined in the seope of work. However, assigning an SSHO who does 

The SSHO will usually eonduet daily inspeetions to determine if operations are being eondueted in aeeordanee with the HASP, other host eontraet requirements, and OSHA regulations. The SSHO is assigned to the PM for the duration of the projeet, but reports direetly to the HSM with operational issues. An open dialogue is kept between the SSHO and supervisory personnel of the projeet to make sure that safety issues are quiekly addressed and eorreetive aetion is taken. 

The SSHO has the ultimate responsibility to stop any operation that threatens the health and safety of the team or surrounding eommunity, or that eould eause signifieant adverse impaet to the environment. Other responsibilities inelude, but are not limited to  

As identified under the DOE, there are three levels of SSHO qual-ifieations. These requirements are usually presented in job speeifieations and earefully outline baekground and experienee levels required. Under the general industry and the Army Corps of Engineers you may find some other variations. The following outline will deseribe the three basie types of professionals. 

Level 1 sites inelude minimal hazards where Level D PPE is required. The minimum SSHO qualifieations might inelude the following  

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