HSE & LOSS PREVENTION
Responsibility for Safety
Clear definitions of safety responsibilities across each leadership and operational role.
Asowad International Construction Company ensures the company's safety and accident prevention policies are clearly understood by all employees including our sub-contractors' personnel.
Project / Site Leadership
- Holds primary responsibility for overall site safety, fire prevention, and emergency planning.
- Ensures strict adherence to Saudi Arabian occupational safety regulations.
- Provides safe work method statements, risk assessments, and defined safety precautions.
- Promotes safety awareness through regular briefings, training sessions, and safety reviews.
- Ensures all incidents and near-misses are investigated with corrective actions implemented.
Construction Supervisors
- Directly guides field foremen and crews in maintaining continuous safety discipline.
- Conducts regular walkthrough inspections to ensure compliance with method statements.
- Verifies that valid work permits are secured prior to starting high-risk tasks.
- Demonstrates exemplary personal safety standards and leadership at all times.
Safety Officers & Inspectors
- Monitors day-to-day jobsite operations to identify and correct unsafe acts and hazards.
- Conducts daily toolbox safety meetings and site safety inductions for incoming personnel.
- Verifies equipment certifications, operator licenses, and scaffolding inspection tags.
- Maintains permanent safety logs, incident records, and safety compliance audits.
Site Foremen
- Delivers daily task safety briefings to crews before initiating work.
- Continuously checks the immediate work area for slip, trip, fall, or overhead hazards.
- Confirms that all workers wear required, undamaged PPE suitable for the specific task.
- Immediately halts unsafe operations and reports any defective equipment or incidents.
