C. 3. Read the text Responsibilities of the safety specialist using a dictionary

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The safety specialist or engineer is employed by management and is part of the managerial and supervisory staff directing the work of employees. The safety specialist thus shares the responsibilities of management. He (or she) will periodically inspect the plant, machinery, tools and various work operations in order to determine mechanical and physical hazards and unsafe practices of employees. The specialist suggests and recommends improvements, takes part in the training and education of supervisors and employees, conducts or participates in safety meetings, acts as co-ordinator of safety work and as liaison agent with higher executives. In general, the task of the safety specialist is to supervise and promote the work of accident prevention.

Safety engineer is an employee whose job is to inspect all possible danger spots in the mine and plant; to cooperate with safety committees in various parts of the organization and agencies such as the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, the National Safety Council, and State bureaus and inspectors; to head all rescue work, first-aid instruction courses, and safety-first meetings; and to draw up and enforce a written code of minimum safety requirements for all work at the mine and plant.