Safety+Officer

=Safety Officer= By: Cody and Nate

=General Description=
 * [|Occupational Health and Saftey]Officers visit places of employment to detect unsafe or unhealthy working conditions, and make sure that laws and regulations are being followed in order to maintain a safe workplace.
 * [|Occupational health and Safety]Officers are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments.
 * They may go to different sites such as mines, offices and constructional sites.
 * Saftey officer splay a big role in keeping workers safe at there jobs. Many companies take saftey for granted and that is where OHSC (Occupational Health and Safetey Officers) are important.
 * Records data and management analysis.
 * Accident prevention, investigations, procedures, and review.
 * They do yearly facility inspections.

=Training and Education=
 * Several years of related work experience.
 * A bachelors degree in science, engineering, physics or related discipline.
 * Highschool [|Physics]
 * Highschool [|Chemistry]
 * If you are doing the course in Newfoundland its a 2-3 year course which would take place at the marine institute.



=﻿Work Opportunities=
 * Saftey Officers work for many different companies.
 * Construction sites
 * Oil rigs
 * Other large companies
 * There is a lot of work availible in provinces like [|British Columbia] and [|Alberta].
 * New job opportunites are opening up all around Newfoundland if you have no interest on moving out of the province.
 * If you choose to leave the country there would be many job opportunites opening up in South America in places like Brazil and Argentina.

=Salary and Benefits=
 * Averages between 42,000 and 69,000. If you work for twenty or more years you can excpect to earn betwwen 50,000 and 88,000.
 * Medical benefits, Dental benefits, and Vision care benefits.
 * Offshore saftey officers would normally bring in more cash then onshore workers.
 * Can bring in more money depending on the size of the company.
 * Salaries ranging anywhere from $13.00 - $80.00. This is just an average, salaries could be much higher depending on experience, and the company you work for.
 * If you don't know what a benefit is, it means what a company will cover for you for choosing to work with them.

=Working Conditions and Realities=
 * If working offshore you can work in weeks spans for example 3 weeks onshore, 3 weeks offshore.
 * Can work in some places with heavy equipment.
 * Have to work in all weather if working offshore.
 * Hard hat is required for working on most job sites.
 * Hours can be very long at times, especially if working offshore.
 * Normal hours would be Monday to Friday working from about 9-5, with weekends off.



=Refrences= []
 * Wikipedia Feburary 10th 2011

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 * Alberta Occupational Profiles Feburary 14th 2011

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 * Youtube Feburary 14th 2011

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 * Occupational Health and Safetey in Emergency Sevices Feburary 14th 2011

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 * The Role of a Health and Safety Officer in the Workplace Feburay 15th 2011

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 * Occupational Health and Safety in Brazil Feburary 15th 2011

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