Hse Officer

SAFETY OFFICER VACANCY  R 22 000 Monthly Basic Salary (No added benefits) The main purpose of this position is to develop, implement, and improve Health & Safety Plans, programs, and Procedures.
Ensuring compliance with relevant Health & Safety legislation.
Qualifications and Experience: - Matric certificate or equivalent - COMSOC 1 & 2 or SAMTRAC with five years' experience or - A diploma/Degree with three years' experience Advantageous: - Intermediate Competence in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, & Outlook) - Legal Liability, Incident Investigation, and HIRA certificate.
- COMPETENT A (Opencast Mining) - Proficient in Legal requirements within the Mine Health & Safety Act No.
29 of 1996 and Regulations.
TECHNICAL KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS - Draft/review and implement all Mandatory Code of Practices.
- Reporting all Incidents on site, preparing all required documentation, and facilitating Incident Investigations as needed.
- Support the development of OHS policies and programs.
- Advise and give clear guidance on various safety-related matters.
- Conduct/implement risk assessments and enforce preventative measures.
- Conduct regular site/section inspections and record the inspections as per the safety officer's schedule.
- Maintain electronic document system.
- Ensure that all policies are available and displayed on-site.
- Ensure compliance with PPE requirements and ordering thereof.
- Arrange morning meetings with employees to ensure that all tasks for the day are done safely.
- Ensure SHE Committee meetings are held.
- Draft/revise all Legal appointments, SOP and SWP.
- Recordkeeping of all Checklists, Procedures, Fitness Medicals, Training, daily safe Declarations, etc.
- Contractor Management and approval of Safety Files.
- Participate and /or Complete Authority Inspections / Reports, Training, Incident Investigation, and Audits as required.
- Arrange and schedule all SHE-related training on-site.
- Monthly reporting on Safety performance (Leading, lagging indicators) and ensuring full implementation of the company Safety Improvement Plan.