12 Qualities of Safety Officer

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12 critical qualities of a safety

officer working in the University


Office of Safety Health and
Environment
Safety Career
Safety An exciting career with many
opportunities
Learning opportunity
Interaction opportunity
Networking opportunity
Dynamic Environment
Good Vs Great Safety Officer
Traits of Safety Officer
Core Traits

Passionate

Resilient
Positive

Core Traits

Critical Curious
Thinker
Teams Perspective
Organizational Perspective
CORE

Passion motivates and inspires others to


follow the lead
Others want to collaborate with you
CORE

Pressing deadlines
Difficult researchers
Unexpected incidents
CORE

Learn continuously
CORE

New challenges require novel solutions


New programs
New ways of convincing researchers
New ways to promote safety
CORE

Can Do Attitude
Stand out of the crowd
IT IS CONTAGIOUS
TEAM

Get everybody on board


Safety champions in the field
Experts in different areas of safety
TEAM
TEAM
Effective Communicator
PRESENTATION

VERBAL WRITTEN

COMMUNICATE
ORGANIZATION

Teaching and Coaching junior staff


Dealing with Professors and Directors
May I suggest better
You are doing it wrong
practices to do this safely
ORGANIZATION

Consultation with researchers


Design practical solutions
Apply equally to all

DEVELOPING AND
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES

Penalize unsafe actions


Incentivize safe practices
Foundation on technical expertise
ORGANIZATION

11. Facilitator
VS

SUSTAINABILITY
ORGANIZATION

12. Holistic Thinker

POLITICIAL

ECONOMIC

SOCIAL

TECHNOLOGICAL
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