“The safety engineer referred to in this discussion is the industrial safety engineer who is employed by management. He is representative of and a part of the managerial and supervisory staff that directs the work of employees, and he, therefore, shares the responsibility of management for accident prevention as already described.
Being specially qualified in safety work and often in direct charge of it, the safety engineer has the opportunity to impart his knowledge to others. He may make periodic inspections or surveys of the plant and industrial operations, the machines, appliances, equipment, tools, procedures, and processes for the purpose of determining mechanical or physical hazards and unsafe practices of employees. He makes recommendations and suggestions for improvement, takes part in the training and education of supervisors and employees, conducts or participates in safety meetings, and acts as a coordinator of safety work and as a liaison agent with higher executives. In general, he supervises and promotes the work of accident prevention as a specialized individual task.”
Source: Industrial Accident Prevention – A Scientific Approach, H. W. Heinrich, Assistant Superintendent Engineering and Inspection Division, The Travelers Insurance Company, 1941
