What are some duties of a safety manager?

Duties of a safety manager include accident prevention by ensuring a healthy and safe working environment is in place and equipping managers and supervisors with investigation skills, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Overall, the safety manager is in charge of the safety program.

The safety manager has the authority to stop the use of unsafe equipment and tools, stop and prevent unsafe actions, and to stop work and have employees leave the working area if necessary, explains Cerasis.

A safe and healthy working environment reduces injuries, which mean reduced costs to the organization, makes employees loyal, act as a motivation factor and improves quality of products, explains WorkSafeMT.