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Safety Officer Responsibilities

COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES

• The following responsibilities apply to all ICS personnel:
• Receive assignment, notification, reporting location, reporting time, and travel instructions from your home agency.
• Upon arrival at the incident, check in at designated check-in locations. Check-in locations may be found at: Incident Command Post, Base or Camps, Staging Areas, Helibases, Division Supervisors (for direct line assignments).
• Agency representatives from assisting or cooperating agencies report to Liaison Officer at the Command Post after checking in.
•  All radio communications to Incident Communications Center will be addressed: '(Incident Name) Communications'.
• Use clear text and ICS terminology (no codes) in all radio transmissions.
• Receive briefing from immediate supervisor.
• Acquire work materials.
• Organize, assign, and brief subordinates.
• Complete forms and reports required of the assigned position and send material through supervisor to Documentation Unit.
• Ensure continuity using in/out briefings.
• Respond to demobilization orders.
• Brief subordinates regarding demobilization.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Safety Officer is responsible for monitoring and assessing hazardous and unsafe situations and developing measures to assure personnel safety.
• The Safety Officer will correct unsafe acts or conditions through the regular line of authority, although the Safety Officer may exercise emergency authority to prevent or stop unsafe acts when immediate action is required.
• The Safety Officer maintains awareness of active and developing situations.
• The Safety Officer ensures the Site Safety and Health Plan is prepared and implemented.
• The Safety Officer ensures there are safety messages in each Incident Action Plan.
• Only one Safety Officer will be assigned for each incident, including incidents operating under Unified Command and multi-jurisdiction incidents. The Safety Officer may have assistants, as necessary, and the assistants may also represent assisting agencies or jurisdictions.
• During initial response, document the hazard analysis process, hazard identification, exposure assessment and controls. 
• Participate in planning meetings to identify any health and safety concerns inherent in the operations daily workplan.
• Review the Incident Action Plan for safety implications.
• Exercise emergency authority to prevent or stop unsafe acts.
• Investigate accidents that have occurred within incident areas.
• Ensure preparation and implementation of Site Safety and Health Plan (SSHP)
• Assign assistants and manage the incident safety organization.