About the Role

The Safety Officer plays a crucial role in ensuring the identification and management of safety risks, while supporting long-term business interests. As part of our trucking industry team, you will be responsible for implementing and managing safety, health, and environmental processes to ensure responsible business conduct.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage 2 to 4 years of working experience including booking medicals and inductions.
• Assist management in compiling and updating Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA) every 2 years or after incidents.
• Ensure compliance with various safety acts including OHSA, MHSA, and other related legislation.
• Maintain compliance with the Road Transport Management System (RTMS) and participate in audits and inspections.
• Conduct site and workplace audits to ensure compliance with the internal Safety Management System (SMS).
• Investigate incidents and compile investigation reports as per SMS reporting standards.
• Liaise with clients and service providers to book medical inductions and exit medicals.
• Perform 24/7/365 standby duties for emergency response to incidents and accidents.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• SAMTRAC or related qualification
• 2 to 4 years of working experience
• Experience booking medicals and inductions
• English and Afrikaans language proficiency
• Intermediate MS Office skills in Word and Excel

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications not specified.

Salary & Benefits

• R 22 000 – R 28 000 per month (Cost to Company, Discretionary 13th)

About the Role

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Safety Officer to join their team in Akasia, Pretoria. The ideal candidate will provide an integrated Safety Management service to ensure the identification and management of safety risks and implement measures/initiatives that improve workplace safety and support long-term business interests.

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
• 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

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• None mentioned in the original job description.

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Safety Officer to join their team in Akasia, Pretoria. The successful candidate will provide an integrated Safety Management service to ensure the identification and management of safety risks and implement measures/initiatives that improve workplace safety and support long-term business interests.

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
• 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

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• None mentioned in the original job description.