Lfi Officer

1 week ago


Thabazimbi Limpopo, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

Company Description
- A critical function of operations SHE Department is to perform the SHE Incident Investigations in order to learn from Incidents for the operation. This includes the initiation, coordination, implementation, facilitation and quality check of all operational incident investigations. The LFI Officer is accountable and responsible for the coordination and conducting of SHE Incident Investigations and Learning from Incidents process at the operation as well as the required reporting on these activities at the operation.

**Safe. Smart. Sustainable. Probably not the first words you typically associate with mining. But Anglo American is not your typical mining company.**

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

**Anglo Platinum**

**Job Description**:

- Plan, Implement and coordinate the horizontal implementation of high-quality Incident Investigations and Learning from Incidents to all aspects of the operations risk profile - SHE, finance, engineering, human resources, mining/production, technical services, etc.
- Facilitate, conduct and review all incident investigations to ensure high quality investigations at the operation with the aim of formulating “No Repeat” actions.
- Implement and coordinate the adoption of the AA PLC Learning and Investigation process at the operation based on the possible severity or consequences of a potential or actual incident.
- Implement and execute against the SHE Risk & Assurance supporting Processes, Systems and Standards and procedures.
- Plan and Implement an Annual Operational Historic Incident Investigation Revision Program to access its recommendations and findings against the Hierarchy of Control and assessing its appropriateness and effectiveness, with the aim of formulating “No Repeat” actions.
- Advice the operation on the required skills development plan and program required to enhance the skills and competencies of employees and contractors to achieve excellence in SHE Incidents Investigations.
- Formulation of key focus areas, recommendations, trend, and data analysis to inform operational and regional incident investigation profiles and system functions.
- Provide risk based operational input to operations SHE Improvement Plan to ensure key focus areas address Major Risks.
- Participate in all Incident investigations as required by the Learning and Investigations Manager, SHE Manager or Operational Manager.
- Maintain the Operational SHE Investigations & Progress Tracking Register

**Safety & Health**
- Identify specific risks within working area and adhere to discipline-specific plans/system to avoid these risks.

**Sustainability & Social**
- Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to discipline.

**People & Teams**
- Participate in all team engagements where required.

**Compliance**
- Adhere to external local compliance requirements as a minimum level of site performance.
- Adhere to Anglo American compliance requirements and ensure compliance of team.
- Adhere to compliance governance within the team.
- Other compliance requirements as assigned by the Manager.

**Qualifications**:

- National Diploma in either Safety, Occupational Health & Environment or Higher.
- Risk/hazard/legislative/assurance/audit qualifications to be included.
- Courses in management systems (9001, 14001, 18001) would be advantageous.

**Desirable**:

- Valid EB/Code 08 driver’s licence
- Registration with professional bodies on OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 or ISO 9001, IOSM, etc.
- Blasting Certificate or Engineering trade will be an added advantage

**Experience**:

- 5-7 Years relevant Mining / Process / Engineering/ experience which should include developing, implementing, facilitating, managing and auditing of SHE Incident Investigations and programmes.
- Extensive SHE Incident investigation (Learning and Investigations, Loss Causation / ICAM / RCAT / SCAT / AICAT)
- Knowledge and experience on multiple Risk Assessment Techniques: (BOW-TIE, WRAC/SWIFT, HAZOP, FMECA, AFRAD)
- Safety, Occupational Health & Hygiene, Environmental Management
- Observation
- Presentation / facilitation / Training

**Additional Information
- Who We Are**

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet? That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.

As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources - diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel - our extraordinary t