Safety Officer

It is expected from the Safety Officer to provide an integrated Safety Management service to ensure the identification and management of safety risks and the implementation of measures/initiatives that improves the safety in the workplace and supports the long-term business interests of the Company. Furthermore, to implement and manage safety, health, & environmental philosophy, processes and systems to ensure that responsible business is conducted by complying with all applicable legal and other requirements.

**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
- Ensure 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.
- Legal_
- Ensure all legally required permits, licenses, certificates, authorisations required to operate are in place and up to date
- Ensure compliance to the requirements of any permits, licences, certificates or authorisations.
- Ensure Legal compliance audits are conducted and all findings addressed
- Ensure that all legal appointments are made and up to date.
- Updated licences and permits register
- Client Relations_
- Build effective relationships with clients and service providers
- Ensuring compliance with client’s safety and work protocols

**QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- Gr 12 (required)
- SAMTRAC or related (Desired)
- 3-5 years’ working experience
- Experience within a transport, logistics and/or mining environment will be advantageous

**SKILLS**
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
- Incident investigation
- Project management
- Client Relations
- Report writing

**LANGUAGES**
- English (required)
- Afrikaans (Advantage)

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Must be willing to travel on a regular basis for site and client visits
- Must be willing to work overtime (if and when required)

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Pretoria North, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)