Health and Safety Officer - Engineering

SUMMARY:
A large international engineering/ manufacturing company based in Selby Johannesburg, requires the above to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety guidelines and regulations.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum requirements for the role:

• A National Diploma in Safety Management is essential for this role.
• Previous experience having worked as a Health and Safety Officer in a manufacturing environment is essential for this role.
• In-depth knowledge of all relevant SHE legislation (OHSA)
• The successful candidate must be computer literate.
• Must be proficient in risk assessment techniques, safety inspections and auditing.
• Must be able to compile safety files and all safety systems as per requirements.

• Initiating Safety, Health and Environment initiatives and programmes and reviewing and maintaining SHE policies and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety guidelines and regulations.
• Conducting regular workplace inspection and risk assessments to identify potential hazards, unsafe conditions, and on-compliance issues, and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Arranging for all SHEQ training and collaborating with department heads, supervisors, and staff to promote safety awareness, facilitate training programs and ensure adherence to safety protocols and guidelines.
• Advising managers on associated risks and ensuring that employees comply to PPE requirements.
• Implementing ISO Management Systems and OHS standards, ensuring timeous and accurate reporting of safety related issues to CEO, Factory Manager.
• Maintaining standards for investigations and reports and conducting monthly safety audits and reports to determine safety aspects.
• Analysing all accidents to get an understanding of the safety trends and to minimise or eliminate accidents, monitoring and managing all work-related incidents and accidents and closing out all action items regarding incidents and accidents.
• Generating statistics for incidents and accidents for monthly reporting.
• Organising training and induction programs appropriate to the risks assessed.
• Ensuring site induction and medical compliance.
• Arranging, chairing and keeping records of all SHEQ meetings.
• Attending to ad hoc tasks as and when required.
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