HSE Officer at MIDDLE EAST CONTRACTING in Abu Dhabi

Operational Safety & Inspections

• Marine Equipment Oversight: Conduct regular safety inspections on marine vessels, barges, tugs, and specialized marine plants. [1, 2]
• Permit-to-Work (PTW): Enforce strict control over the Permit-to-Work system, including lock-out/tag-out (LOTO), confined spaces, gas testing, and hot work over water. [1]
• Life-Saving Apparatus: Audit and maintain on-vessel emergency gear, including life rafts, lifebuoys, fire suppression systems, and gas detectors. [1, 2]
• High-Risk Operations Monitoring: Oversee marine piling, rock placement, breakwater construction, and subsea/diving operations. [1, 2]

2. Risk Management & Compliance

• Risk Assessments: Lead and validate Job Safety Analyses (JSA) and Hazard Identification (HAZID) specifically for dynamic marine environments (e.g., SIMOPS, changing tides, and sea states). [1, 2]
• Maritime Law Conformance: Ensure project compliance with international maritime codes such as SOLAS, MODU, and IMCA guidelines for diving safety. [1]

3. Environmental Protection

• Spill Prevention: Monitor and implement marine spill prevention and response plans (SOPEP) to handle oil, fuel, or chemical leaks into the water.
• Waste & Turbidity Monitoring: Oversee marine waste segregation, disposal manifests, and ensure dredging operations conform to strict environmental turbidity barriers. [1, 2]

4. Training, Incident Management & Reporting

• Drills & Inductions: Organize and evaluate maritime emergency mock drills (e.g., man-overboard, vessel abandonment, fire at sea, and oil spills).
• Toolbox Talks: Lead daily safety briefings focusing on specific marine hazards, including working over water and line-of-fire risks from mooring lines.
• Investigation & Reporting: Lead root-cause investigations for marine near-misses or accidents and draft weekly/monthly site HSE performance reports. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Pay: AED6,000.00 - AED7,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person