Carletonville: Health & Safety Officer posted by SA Metal

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated, professional, and attentive to detail Health and Safety Officer to join our team at SA Metal in Carletonville. The ideal candidate will drive company Health and Safety initiatives and programmes, working in a fast-paced environment with local road travel required between various sites and head office.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including safety induction and training
• Promote and ensure adherence to the safety policy and procedures
• Keep management up to date and informed about legislative requirements regarding health and safety requirements.
• Create safety procedures and develop training programmes to enhance safe working conditions
• Review and update emergency procedures as and when necessary
• Conduct site inspections and audits as required identifying and minimizing the risk to company and employees
• Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes and identify corrective and preventative actions
• Conduct workplace Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments
• Design and implement responses to the above mentioned HIRAs
• Inspect the place of work to determine whether any machinery, plant, equipment, substance, appliances or process is of such nature liable to cause bodily injury to any person working in the place of work
• Investigate any accident, near-miss incident, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease that occurred in the place of work,
• Design and implement responses to limit or prevent a recurrence thereof
• Compile and submit health and safety related reports to management and third parties
• Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour as and when required i.e. regarding Sec 24 incidents.
• Responsible for monitoring contractors and venders working on Isinyithi sites, to ensure that Health & Safety practices are applied and upheld at all times

Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• National Diploma or Certificate in Safety Management (Comsoc, SAMTRAC for mining, SAMTRAC) or equivalent
• Computer Literacy in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• 3 – 5 years experience in a production/mining/construction environment will be advantageous
• Registration with SACPCMP as CHSO
• Hands on practical approach to the job
• Own reliable transport

Qualifications

No formal education or certifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not provided.