{"id":620,"date":"2016-12-05T21:32:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T21:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=620"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T07:50:45","slug":"health-and-safety-job-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/health-and-safety-job-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"What job opportunities are available in health and safety? | FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Christian Basgen, Head Tutor on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-occupational-health-and-safety-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Cape Town Occupational Health and Safety online short course<\/a>, as he explains the options available to those seeking a career in safety management.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9AV1zAa6gfc\" width=\"990\" height=\"540\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Are you considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-occupational-health-and-safety-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investing in occupational health and safety trainin<\/a>g, but are unsure\u00a0what OHS jobs are available to you?<\/p>\n<p>Because occupational health and safety affects every organisation, the scope for OHS jobs is huge. Some occupational health and safety job opportunities include\u00a0Safety Representative, Safety Officer, Safety Manager, \u00a0Safety Environmentalist and Safety Consultant. You could even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/construction-manager-career-path-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">work your way up to becoming a Construction Manager.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Find the OHS job that&#8217;s perfect for you. &#8221; username=&#8221;getsmarter&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">Want to develop the skills and knowledge to stand out in the occupational health and safety industry?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Improve employee satisfaction, boost business revenue and become an invaluable member of\u00a0your organisation, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-occupational-health-and-safety-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCT Occupational Health and Safety online short course<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><a class=\"button large postcta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-occupational-health-and-safety-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIND OUT MORE\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>Transcription<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Due to the diversity of the health and safety profession and industry, opportunities for jobs are starting from a Safety Representative, Safety Officer, Safety Manager and Safety Environmentalist who help companies set up a safety system. You can also work as a consultant when it comes to construction projects and any other health related issue. Every employer nowadays needs to look at health and safety and must have a responsible and trained person in place to take care of the health and safety system and oversee duties and responsibilities in that respect.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improve employee satisfaction, boost business revenue and become an invaluable member of your organisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":19556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[127,121],"article-format":[],"class_list":["post-620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-career-advice","tag-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What OHS Jobs Are Available? | FAQs | Career Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interested in a career in safety management, but unsure what OHS jobs are available to you? 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