The Collar360

Occupational health and safety inspector

Other names

safety officer, environmental health officer, factory inspector, HSE inspector, regulatory health and safety inspector, workplace health and safety inspector

Environment, safety and regulation

They visit workplaces to check that safety rules are followed, look into accidents, and talk to workers.

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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 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
inspecteur de la santé et de la sécurité au travail/inspectrice de la santé et de la sécurité au travail
español
inspector de seguridad y salud en el trabajo/inspectora de seguridad y salud en el trabajo
العربية
مفتش الصحة والسلامة المهنية / مفتشة الصحة والسلامة المهنية
português
Inspetor de saúde e segurança no trabalho/Inspetora de saúde e segurança no trabalho
Deutsch
Arbeitsplatzgesundheits- und -sicherheitsinspektor/Arbeitsplatzgesundheits- und -sicherheitsinspektorin
italiano
ispettore in materia di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro/ispettrice in materia di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro

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