Our client is searching for a Safety Officer to join their team in Akasia.

It is expected from the Safety Officer to provide an integrated Safety Management service to ensure the identification and management of safety risks and the implementation of measures/initiatives that improves the safety in the workplace and supports the long-term business interests of the Company. Furthermore, to implement and manage safety, health, & environmental philosophy, processes and systems to ensure that responsible business is conducted by complying with all applicable legal and other requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)

• Assist management in compiling HIRA’s for their areas
• Assist management in updating of HIRA’s & Risk profiles every 2 years or after incidents when required.
• Ensure compliance to the various safety acts (e.g. OHSA, MHSA) and other related legislation and put in place measures to address/mitigate risks.
• Provide inputs into any Modifications, Works Programs & Authorisations required.

Road Transport Management System (RTMS)

• Maintaining compliance with RTMS
• Review audit finding and recommendations
• Assist in the closing of findings and recommendations
• Participate in audits & inspections

Emergency Preparedness

• Respond to all emergencies, as required
• Ensure emergency plans and co-ordinators are in place

Compliance with the internal Safety Management System (SMS)

• Conduct site and workplace audits and inspections to ensure compliance
• Follow-up and close out of any audit/inspection findings
• List findings on the follow-up system
• Non-conformances and deviations are identified and corrected
• Unsafe acts and conditions identified and reported to management
• Ensure that deviations are raised in order to prevent incidents
• Processes stopped when required, e.g. safety risk or non-compliance with legal requirements

Incident management

• Investigate incidents
• Reporting of incidents to relevant stakeholders (e.g. DoL).
• Compile incident investigation reports, as per SMS reporting standards
• Ensure Corrective/Preventative Actions are implemented to prevent recurrence

Communication and Awareness

• Attend safety meetings on behalf of Company
• Issue Safety Alerts & Infograms
• Investigate suggestions prior to implementation to ensure feasibility and make recommendations where required.
• Investigate and follow up on complaints from employees, as well as from outside the company.
• Communicate legal updates to the relevant plants and management
• Assist with the preparation of statistics for safety meetings
• Communicate statistics and trends to employees at various platforms
• Inform Management of safety issues
• Relevant management and employees informed of latest changes in legislation
• Ensure that complaints are properly addressed and that action is taken where required

Medical Inductions & Exits

• Liaise with clients and service providers to make bookings
• Ensure that required entry/exit medicals packs are completed correctly and all required documents are attached

Safety Documentation

• Update and assist with update of Safety standards and procedures.
• Provide inputs and comments for any Safety related policies & procedures that are being reviewed/updated
• Ensure latest Safety documentation are available
• Ensure that Company’s safety files are up to date as per client’s requirements and standards.

Legal

• Ensure all legally required permits, licenses, certificates, authorisations required to operate are in place and up to date
• Ensure compliance to the requirements of any permits, licences, certificates or authorisations.
• Ensure Legal compliance audits are conducted and all findings addressed
• Ensure that all legal appointments are made and up to date.
• Updated licences and permits register

Client Relations

• Build effective relationships with clients and service providers
• Ensuring compliance with client’s safety and work protocols

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Gr 12 (required)
• SAMTRAC or related (required)
• 2 to 4 years’ working experience within
  • transport and logistics (advantage) or mining (desired)
  • booking medicals and inductions (required)

SKILLS

• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
• Incident investigation
• Project management
• Client Relations
• Report writing
• Analytical
• Attention to detail
• Effective communication
• Effective relationships
• Go-getter
• OHSA and MHSA
• Computer literate – intermediate MS Office (Word and Excel) – non-negotiable

LANGUAGES

• English (Required)
• Afrikaans (Required)

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must be willing to travel on a regular basis for site and client visits
• Must be willing to work overtime (if and when required)
• On standby (24/7/365) for emergencies – incidents and accidents