HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER - Worcester Verfied

Salary Negotiable Worcester, Western Cape Worcester, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 07-07-2022 12:03:49 PM
01-09-2022 12:03:49 PM
HSE OFFICER
Applications are invited for the above-mentioned position to be based in Worcester and includes travelling within the Western Region
This person will report to the Regional Network Manager

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: The HSE Officer will be responsible for the overall Health and Safety Act adherence, maintenance and upgrading of the current OHS system/processes and regulatory compliance audits.

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:

• To understand the full requirement of legislation regarding OHS in the business.
• Design all OHS activities. What do we all need to do every day, week or month to ensure we meet the requirements of legislation.
• National auditing and reporting.
• Provide management with advice and support on all matters related to Health and Safety.
• Track all Health and Safety regulatory changes which will potentially impact the business.
• Conduct Health and Safety Incident/Accident investigations and report on accidents and incidents as per the requirements of the business.
• Plan and design audits to assess and address risks in order to reduce risk exposure and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation.
• Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment and practices in order to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations.
• Develop, implement and improve Health and Safety risk controls and develop current working practices.
• Ensure business and group safety procedures, policies and rules are adhered to.
• Incident plan, make certain that every site that is worked on by the technicians is assessed and that a risk assessment has been completed .
• Attend to all paper work and administration in accordance with Health and Safety procedures and plans.
• Advise and train employees on a regular basis on Health and Safety best practices (toolbox talks, etc.).
• Follow up and make certain that the risk assessments are received in good order.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy in following procedure and up to date paper work relating to the Health and Safety business requirements.
• That each team in the HUB is implementing the correct OHS system and OHS is part of MOS.
• Responsible for the OHS audit in the HUB. Confirming every team is correctly implementing and administrating OHS.
• Do incident investigation and management.
• Ensure the process of improvement is operational in the HUB.
• Tasks from Management which may not be highlighted in this related to OHS matters.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills: -

• High attention to detail.
• A strong capacity for problem solving and critical thinking.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office suite.
• A careful, accurate and methodical approach.
• Excellent knowledge of potentially hazardous materials or practices.
• The ability to work independently
• To be committed to health and safety principles and legislation.

Education Requirements:

• Grade 12 is required
• Relevant Health and Safety qualifications/certifications.
• Thorough understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation of South Africa.
• Health and Safety experience.
• First Aid qualification.