Safety Officer - Pretoria, South Africa - IntelliStaff

IntelliStaff

Verified Company

Pretoria, South Africa

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Area

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Akasia, Tswane

This is not a 9 to 5, this position will require Extended and Irregular hrs.

Responsibilities and KPIs

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
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Assist management in compiling HIRAs for their areas

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Assist management in updating of HIRAs & Risk profiles every 2 years or after incidents when required

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Ensure compliance to the various safety acts (e.g. OHSA, MHSA) and other related legislation and put in place measures to address/mitigate risks

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Provide inputs into any Modifications, Works Programs & Authorisations required.

Road Transport Management System (RTMS)
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Maintaining compliance with RTMS

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Review audit finding and recommendations

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Assist in the closing of findings and recommendations

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Participate in audits & inspections
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Emergency Preparedness
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Respond to all emergencies, as required

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Ensure emergency plans and co-ordinators are in place

Compliance with the internal Safety Management System (SMS)
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Conduct site and workplace audits and inspections to ensure compliance

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Follow-up and close out of any audit/inspection findings

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List findings on the follow-up system

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Non-conformances and deviations are identified and corrected

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Unsafe acts and conditions identified and reported to management

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Ensure that deviations are raised in order to prevent incidents

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Processes stopped when required, e.g. safety risk or non-compliance with legal requirements

Incident management
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Investigate incidents

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Reporting of incidents to relevant stakeholders (e.g. DoL)

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Compile incident investigation reports, as per SMS reporting standards

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Ensure Corrective/Preventative Actions are implemented to prevent recurrence
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Communication and Awareness
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Attend safety meetings on behalf of Company

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Issue Safety Alerts & Infograms

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Investigate suggestions prior to implementation to ensure feasibility and make recommendations where required

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Investigate and follow up on complaints from employees, as well as from outside the company

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Communicate legal updates to the relevant plants and management

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Assist with the preparation of statistics for safety meetings

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Communicate statistics and trends to employees at various platforms

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Inform Management of safety issues

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Relevant management and employees informed of latest changes in legislation

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Ensure that complaints are properly addressed and that action is taken where required

Medical Inductions & Exits
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Liaise with clients and service providers to make bookings

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Ensure that required entry/exit medicals packs are completed correctly and all required documents are attached
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Safety Documentation
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Update and assist with update of Safety standards and procedures

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Provide inputs and comments for any Safety related policies & procedures that are being reviewed/updated

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Ensure latest Safety documentation are available

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Ensure that Companys safety files are up to date as per clients requirements and standards.
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Legal
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Ensure all legally required permits, licenses, certificates, authorisations required to operate are in place and up to date

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Ensure compliance to the requirements of any permits, licences, certificates or authorisations

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Ensure Legal compliance audits are conducted and all findings addressed

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Ensure that all legal appointments are made and up to date

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Updated licences and permits register

Client Relations
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Build effective relationships with clients and service providers

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Ensuring compliance with clients safety and work protocols
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Requirements and Qualifications

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Gr 12 (required)
SAMTRAC or related (Desired)
35 years working experience
Experience within a a transport, logistics and/or mining environment will be advantageous

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