Safety Officer Course: How To Become A Safety Officer

For anyone to become a safety officer, one must complete a safety officer course. In addition, there are other important steps involved in the process of becoming a safety officer, but what exactly do they entail? At EMCARE, we’ve provided you with the necessary tools and useful tips to inform your journey of becoming a safety officer. Want to find out more? This quick read will cover all the steps and other important information to help get you started.

Why Are Safety Officer Courses Important?

If you’re looking to become a safety officer, taking a safety officer course is of utmost importance. Proper training is an essential step to becoming a safety officer, especially since you’ll have the responsibility of ensuring the safety of those around you. Essentially, if you’re wanting to enter the Health and Safety Industry in South Africa, having certification of a safety officer course is a basic prerequisite. By completing a safety officer course, you’ll be able to gain in-depth knowledge about how to implement safety measures and accident investigations as well as develop your skills in first aid and identifying hazards within the workplace.

At EMCARE, we guarantee that our safety officer course will provide you with the necessary knowledge, practical training and certification so that you can make your working environment a safer one. Additionally, our safety officer course has been specifically developed to comply with South African legislation. Over the course of just two weeks, you’ll gain certified training in occupational health, technical safety, environmental management, risk assessment and many more.

Everything You Need To Become A Safety Officer

Whilst certification is important, there are other steps required to becoming a safety officer, especially if you’re hoping to progress into a senior role. Doing your research, gaining experience and having all the materials you need to land your first safety officer job are highly recommended – there is no such thing as being overprepared. We recommend taking the initiative and doing the proper preparation prior to taking your safety officer course. Here are some important steps that will better equip you for becoming a safety officer:

1. Choosing Your Industry: Whilst knowing which industry you would like to be a safety officer in is not a prerequisite to completing your safety officer training, deciding which industry best suits you is certainly helpful. Whether you’re choosing to be in the mining, business, construction or healthcare industry, we recommend determining the field you’d like to be working in as a safety officer.
   
   
2. Getting Hands-On Experience: Now that you’ve decided what your chosen industry is, it’s time to get some practical experience through interning or volunteering. The role you choose to work in does not need to be directly associated with health and safety, as the experience you’ll be gaining in your chosen industry will help you understand and learn from the environment you’ll soon be working in. By getting this experience, you’ll be gaining transferable skills such as critical thinking, interpersonal communication and problem solving. Whilst getting experience in the industry of your choice and acquiring these skills is not mandatory, it will lend you a helping hand as a future safety officer.
   
   
3. Becoming Certified: With some practical experience and knowledge of your chosen industry under your belt, you’re ready to take EMCARE’s safety officer course. Because our courses have been specifically developed to adhere to South African legislation, you won’t have to worry about being well-versed in the country’s safety laws and regulations as our course will teach you everything you need to know.
   
   Contact us online for more information to get started on your health and safety training. Once you’ve completed all 10 modules over the two-week course, you’ll be awarded an EMCARE certificate that can be registered with the South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (SAIOSH).
   

4. Networking & Job Searching: Now that you’re officially certified, you can start hunting for safety officer jobs. We recommend building a professional network within the safety industry as it can greatly benefit you when searching for safety officer jobs.
   
   
5. Preparing For Interviews: Making sure that you’ve prepared enough prior to your job interview is an essential step to landing any job. Having an impressive and relevant CV is always favourable, so make sure to highlight your EMCARE certification as well as your experience in your chosen industry. If you follow all these steps, you’re well on your way to becoming a safety officer.

Benefits Of EMCARE’s Safety Officer Course

Becoming an effective safety officer is now made possible through the extensive range of knowledge offered through EMCARE’s safety officer course. In addition, we are nationally renowned for the excellent relationships we have built with numerous government safety departments and agencies. It’s no surprise that fostering these relationships has afforded us significant credibility within the field.

Not only are our health and safety courses of high quality, but they are also available to complete online via our website. Are you unable to reach a facility for the proper health and safety training? Look no further than EMCARE, where we can reach our clients and students online as well as grant them certification. It should be noted that whilst this course can be completed online, our trainers will need to be provided with some legitimate safety qualifications. These qualifications, however, are practical and will need to be completed in person. Once you’ve completed this, you’ll be able to complete the rest of your training remotely.

About EMCARE

As a specialised Health & Safety training company, EMCARE guarantees that our courses provide high quality care, training and legal compliance. We position ourselves as the number one training provider within our industry through our professional conduct and interactive training. Whether you want to try out our safety officer course or our fire and rescue training course, we offer a wide range of health and safety courses that will equip you to excel in this industry.