Owns Karnot's OSH programme. Writes the method statement and risk assessment for every installation site, runs toolbox talks and site inspections, manages DOLE OSH report submissions, and holds stop-work authority. Reports directly to the CEO.
This is a site-focused role: approximately 60% of your time will be on active installation and commissioning sites across Luzon and Visayas. You will sign off the method statement and risk assessment for every site before work starts, deliver toolbox talks, perform site inspections, and hold stop-work authority if any site condition deviates from the agreed method — no question, no debate. The remaining 40% is programme management: maintaining Karnot's DOLE OSH report submissions, updating safety procedures, conducting incident investigations, and keeping the safety management system current.
You will build Karnot's OSH function from zero. On day one there are no procedures, no HIRARC registers, and no safe work method statements. You will write them. By the time the Safety Officer has been in post for 12 months, Karnot's OSH programme should be demonstrably robust — ready for PCAB renewal, DOLE inspection, and client due diligence.
DOLE Department Order 198-18 requires companies to employ a qualified Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Practitioner. The BOSH certificate from a DOLE-accredited provider is the baseline qualification that establishes this status in the Philippines. Without it, Karnot cannot legally designate the incumbent as its OSH officer, and DOLE compliance is compromised. There is no substitute qualification.
Karnot's R290 systems are outdoor packaged units with the full refrigerant charge sealed in the unit (typically under 1 kg) — designed and certified to EN 378 and IEC 60335-2-40 for safe outdoor operation with no special requirements for the building they serve. The Safety Officer's role is to ensure those manufacturer and design procedures are followed during installation, commissioning and service — and to write the site-specific method statement and risk assessment for every project.
Stop-work authority means the Safety Officer can halt any site activity at any time if they assess it as unsafe — without requiring management approval and without fear of being overridden by commercial pressure. At Karnot this is a genuine, unconditional authority. If the CEO disagrees with a stop-work call, the Safety Officer's decision stands pending review. Karnot's position is unambiguous: no job is worth an injury.
It is the planned start based on Karnot's onboarding sequence. Applications are open now — shortlisted candidates will be interviewed from August 2026 and offers made in September for an October start. If a particularly strong candidate is available earlier, the start date could be brought forward.
The role starts October 2026. Send your CV and BOSH certificate details now — we will contact shortlisted candidates in August 2026.
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