Chief Safety Officer

GIBB Mining is a multi-disciplinary engineering design and project management enterprise, specialising in innovative and sustainable techno-economic holistic solutions for mining projects, from concept stage to commissioning and handover. Here you will find an environment conducive to helping you make the most of your abilities and skills.

GIBB Mining, a subsidiary of the GIBB Group, is looking for another talented professional to complement their team, in the form of a Chief Safety Officer.

**Purpose**:
The role of the Chief Safety Officer will be to take responsibility for all HSE matters under the Mine Health and Safety Act as well as the OSH Act related to the projects executed. This involves the establishing of all the HSE systems, based on the Client’s and Project specific requirements incorporating the standard client documents and templates required for the execution and documents required for the execution of the project. It further involves the oversight and managing of the GIBB and construction Contractors HSE officers as well as to convene the regulatory HSE meetings for and on behalf of the client.

**Responsibilities**:
Health & Safety
- Develop all necessary systems and documents for the site.
- Ensure all Contractors comply with the requirements to be onboarded.
- To ensure full compliance of the Safety pack requirements for which a permission to work will be issued.
- Assist the Project Manager, Construction Manager, Site Engineer and the Client with compliance with all requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act and the OHS Act.
- Ensure all Contractors comply with the minimum Sasol Safety File requirements to be onboarded and work permits to be issued.
- Assist the Project Engineer with all regulatory requirements of the Mines, Health and Safety Act and OHS Act.
- Create a positive HSE culture on site, working with the Contractors to achieve zero harm
- Implement GIBB and Client HSE policies, plans and procedures and ensure Contractor policies, plans and procedures meet or exceed the requirements.
- Ensure cooperation and coordinate contractors on site
- Participate in design review/ change meetings to ensure H&S aspects of design changes are adequately considered by the various design teams
- Undertake daily site inspections and weekly site walks with the Sasol representatives
- Conduct regular joint Contractor and Subcontractor inspections of the sites, including assessment of the daily ‘toolbox’ talks in terms of content relative to the tasks at hand
- Chair monthly H&S meetings with Contractors, ensuring accurate meeting minutes are recorded
- Facilitate monthly H&S Agent audits and aligned with requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act and OHS Act and ensure findings are closed out as soon as reasonably practicable
- Monitor all construction works and ensure compliance with site permits, relevant legislation, contractual requirements, and industry best practices
- Assist with the inputs and approval of method statements and job safety risk assessments (Job Safety Analysis)
- Ensure that all equipment coming to site complies to Sasol’s requirements prior to being inspected by Sasol representatives
- Ensure that equipment daily inspections are carried out by operators prior to such equipment being used on site
- Ensure plant operators are in possession of valid competency certificates for the plant to be operated
- Ensure site inductions are developed, implemented, reviewed, and updated
- Ensure all Contractors are operating in accordance with relevant permit to work requirements (e.g. excavation, hot works etc)
- Maintain HSE risk registers for the site
- Lead incident and accident investigations
- Track and analyse non-conformances, near misses, and incidents on the project and ensure suitable resolution by the Contractors
- Maintain accurate and up to date safety statistics per construction Contractor and for the project
- Share lessons learned with the wider project team and internal stakeholders
- Monitor condition and availability of safety equipment (e.g. PPE)
- Coordinate the issue of PPE to internal project staff
- Review and update relevant Project HSE documents arising from changes to standards, codes, and legislation
- Liaising with the relevant emergency services during the development and implementation of the emergency preparedness/ response plan for each project within the projects being executed.
- Ensure all legally required appointments are in place and up to date
- Review HSE training requirements for GIBB Mining employees working on the projects
- Review site specific Risk assessments and method statements
- Approve Contractors HSE files prior to contractor’s work commencing on site
- Review all Contractors Risk assessments and method statements prior to activities commencing
- Advise Project and Site Managers of HSE concerns and resolutions
- Attend all weekly construction meetings,
- Ensure all access control measures to the site are diligently applied