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Overview
Health and safety officers improve workplaces by assessing risks, checking working conditions, interviewing employees and turning findings into practical safety measures.
In job descriptions, look for workplace audits, risk assessments, health and safety measures, protective equipment, incident follow-up, employee health monitoring and clear communication with teams.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Health and safety officers spend time in workplaces, records and conversations with employees. They inspect conditions, assess hazards, follow up incidents and turn risk findings into measures managers and teams can use.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include workplace audits, risk analysis, protective equipment, employee health monitoring, conflict handling and clear safety communication. Some roles focus on healthcare infection control; others cover radiation, industrial hygiene or environmental compliance.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the size and risk level of the workplace, audit responsibility, specialist hazards, reporting duties and whether the role can require changes to equipment, routines or training.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior health and safety work, occupational hygiene, HSE coordination, risk management, audit leadership, training or management of workplace safety programmes.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name the workplace type, main hazards, audit cycle, incident reporting, employee interviews and authority to recommend changes. That shows whether the role is advisory, investigative or operational.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
19-5011.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETHealth and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
17-2111.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETOccupational Health and Safety Technicians
19-5012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professionals (2263)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/789517fb-95ee-43d1-9530-c2860be1a439 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2263.3 |
| ISCO group | 2263 |
| Concept type | Occupation |