Title: Health and Safety Officer
The Health and Safety Officer shall be accountable for ensuring overall compliance with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) guidelines, this will entail advising on safety measures, conducting risk assessments and enforcing preventative measures to promote a safe workplace according to legal standards and foster a culture of attention to health and safety on overall daily mining operations.
Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Officer will include the following;
o Advise and instruct on various safety-related topics
o Conduct risk assessments and enforce preventative measures
o Support the development of OHS policies and programs through reviewing existing policies and measures and updating according to legislation
o Initiate and organize occupational health and safety (OHS) training of employees
o Inspect premises and the work of personnel to identify non-conformity
o Oversee installations, maintenance, and disposal of substances
o Record and investigate incidents
o Report on occurrences
o Provide statistical information
o Perform any other reasonable Health and Safety tasks when requested by their supervisor
o Degree in Environmental Studies, Safety and Health disciplines
o National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety. Minimum SAMTRAC or NEBOSH certificate or equivalent.
o 2 years experience in Safety and Health in mining or large enterprise
o Registration with the department of Labour as a Health and Safety practitioner will be an added advantage.
o Up to date knowledge of legal compliance and legislation
o Knowledge of potentially hazardous material or practices
o Incident management
o Knowledge and application of Mining principles and legislation relating to Health and Safety
o Experience in writing reports
o Conducting data analysis and reporting statistics
o Proficient in MS Office
Interested candidates must submit their applications, CVs and Certified copies of their certificates to hr@executive.co.ls All applications must be addressed to the attention of the Human Resource Office with the subject line “Application for Health and Safety Officer”
Submission of applications should be made on or before the 22nd July, 2024 at 1600hrs.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.