Seasoned Health and Safety Manager - Alberton, South Africa - MT Consulting Services

Description

Scope

To ensure the company complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety Act to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all to operate in.

Job brief

We are seeking a responsible Safety Manager to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines. Your primary role will be advising on measures to minimize hazards and maintain a safe working environment. Vigilance in identifying violations is crucial.

Your objective is to establish a workplace that meets legal safety standards and cultivates a culture of prioritizing health and safety.

If you are a conscientious professional with a strong commitment to safety, we invite you to apply. Join our team and contribute to creating a secure working environment for our employees.


Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the company is compliant with all applicable Safety, Health and Environment legal requirements.
• Establish the Health and Safety Committee
• Run regular meetings, ensuring compliance such as membership, appointments, documentation, meeting minutes etc. That all required appointments are trained and appointed in accordance with the requirements.
• Safety policies and procedures are in place and adhered to. Review existing policies and measures and update according to legislation.
• Safety / Risk audits, assessments are done, implemented and adhered to. Identify potential hazards and potential major incidents at the workplace. In collaboration with the employer, examine the causes of incidents at the workplace.

Investigate complaints by any employee relating to that employee's health All Safety Programs are identified, implemented and adhered to.

• Ensure all Inspections are in place executed and complete i.e.

Inspect the workplace, including any article, substance, plant, machinery or health and safety equipment at that workplace with a view to the health and safety of employees, at such intervals as may be agreed upon with the employer:

Provided that the health and safety representative shall give reasonable notice of his intention to carry out such an inspection to the employer, who may be present during the inspection.

Inspect premises and the work of personnel to identify issues or non-conformity (e.g. not using protective equipment). All Equipment including Vehicle, Forklift, Ladder etc. checklists. First Aid Boxes / Usage, Checklists, etc. Fire Extinguishers and firefighting equipment in place and usable. Portable tools. Housekeeping.

• Incident / Accident Reporting COIDA. Record and investigate incidents to determine causes and handle worker's compensation claims. Prepare reports on occurrences and provide statistical information to upper management. Required documentation completed and submitted. Required documentation is obtained and submitted on RMA. Incident Accident investigations are done, root causes identified and mitigated. Successful COIDA claims processed to ensure company recovers benefits.
• Safety Evacuation / Drills in collaboration with management are done to ensure emergency readiness of all.
• Safety Meetings & Information Sessions
• Ensure Safety Meetings are held, and minutes produced, action points executed, recorded and filed for audit purposes. Staff Inductions include all safety matters required to ensure staff are safe when working on site. Safety Talks / Toolbox Talks.
• Safety Files are in place and updated in accordance with requirements.
• Staff Medicals are completed timeously and regularly and recorded.

• PPE

• Personal Protective Clothing purchasing, management and issuing of PPE.

Ensure Staff are issued with PPE timeously and that policies are in place to ensure the correct wearing, care and safe storage of PPE.

Ensure Staff PPE compliance.
Administer PPE Issue registers and records management. Ensure that all PPE is Fit for Purpose

• Review the effectiveness of health and safety measures.
• Suggest solutions, improvement and prevention steps for safety issues.
• Make representations to the employer on general matters affecting the health or safety of the employees at the workplace.
• Support the development of OHS policies and programs.
• Advise and instruct on various safetyrelated topics (noise levels, use of machinery etc.)
• Initiate and organize OHS training of employees and executives.
• Oversee installations, maintenance, disposal of substances etc.
• Stop any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy.
• All other Safety, Health and Environment Matters that may arise from time to time.

Management duties and Other Duties that may arise from time to time.

It must be understood that due to the size of the operation the above duties will not occupy the Safety manager full time, therefore the safety manager may be required to perform other duties as required by the company from time to time.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as safety manager
• A BSc/bachelor's degree in safety management, environmental health or relevant field is preferred.

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