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Health and safety officer

Other names

health and safety advisor, occupational health nurse, occupational health and safety officer, occupational health officer, occupational hygienist, environmental and occupational heath officer, workplace health and safety advisor

Environment, safety and regulation

They check risks at work, talk to workers, and make plans so the workplace is safe and healthy.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.

  2. 2

    Develop or maintain hygiene programmes, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, or asbestos management plans.

  3. 3

    Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety.

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Sources

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Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
intervenant en prévention des risques professionnels/intervenante en prévention des risques professionnels
español
responsable de salud y seguridad
العربية
مسؤول الصحة والسلامة / مسؤولة الصحة والسلامة
português
Especialista em saúde e segurança no trabalho
Deutsch
Arbeitsschutzbeauftragter/Arbeitsschutzbeauftragte
italiano
responsabile del servizio di prevenzione e protezione

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