Understanding the Distinct Roles of Safety Officers and EHS Engineers in Industry

Dear all,

Please distinguish the role of activities between a safety officer and an EHS engineer in an industry.

The importance of each role depends on their respective work.

Thanks and regards,
Velliangiri

Dear Girienviro,

The same question was referred to me many years before. The answer still remains the same. A Safety Officer need not be a qualified engineer; however, a qualified safety engineer can be a safety officer if he prefers. A Safety Engineer must have engineering qualifications, whereas a Safety Officer need not. Though the title differs in most industries, they play the same roles.

Now the answer to your question: A Safety Officer has certain well-defined duties and responsibilities. He has to take care of only those. In the case of a Safety Engineer, he has to visualize, conceive, design, prototype, try out, modify, communicate, and convince. There is no other answer to this question.

Regards,
Kesava Pillai