EHS HEAD FOR STEEL INDUSTRY

A Head of Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) leads the strategic vision, policy-making, and regulatory compliance for workplace safety, occupational health, and environmental protection across a company's facilities or enterprise-wide operations. You can review related field frameworks and sample templates via the Environmental Health and Safety Officer Job Description Guide or structural layouts like the Head of EHS Job Description on Scribd. Job Title Head of EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) / EHS Director / Chief EHS Officer Role Purpose To champion an injury-free, environmentally responsible workplace culture by establishing overarching EHS policies, ensuring full compliance with national and local statutory regulations, driving risk reduction, and leading site-level EHS teams. Key Responsibilities Policy & Strategy: Design, implement, and continuously improve company-wide EHS management systems (e.g., ISO 45001, ISO 14001). Regulatory Compliance: Ensure total adherence to local, state, and national environmental and labor safety laws, reporting to agencies such as OSHA, the EPA, or state boards. Incident Management & CAPA: Lead high-level root cause investigations for workplace accidents, environmental spills, or near-misses, and enforce Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA). Audits & Risk Assessments: Direct periodic safety audits, facility inspections, job safety analyses (JSAs), and process safety management (PSM) reviews (including MOC and PSSR). Emergency Preparedness: Oversee onsite emergency response plans, disaster recovery protocols, and regular drill executions. Leadership & Training: Mentor site EHS managers, direct safety committee meetings, and foster a proactive safety culture across all operational tiers. Reporting & Metrics: Track key performance indicators (KPIs)—such as LTIFR (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate) and TRIR—and present safety performance dashboards to the COO or Executive Leadership.