Safety Manager

Policies

• Assists SHERQ manager establish policies and procedures designed to promote worker health and safety as well as ensures compliance with applicable regulations.
• Enforce site company policies
• Ensure compliance and implementation of company policies & OHSA regulations
• Liaise HSE representative and adhere to client safety requirements
• Ensure validity of procedures; policies and task risk assessments
• Ensure change management when procedures and policies are revised

Risk Assessment

• Evaluate site processes and equipment to determine controls needed to keep workers safe.

• Identify and assess risks on site as per site protocol bi-monthly (DSTI, PTRA, LMRA, JHA, etc.)

• Must give effective support to site team

• Implement in management VFL/BBS program

• Other ad-hoc functions

 

Audits and compliance

• Develop SHERQ Audit and compliance for Sekta entities

• Facilitate safety file updating and audit in accordance to OHSA & applicable regulations

• Manage own training plan once approved

 

Reports

• Consolidate statistics and publish reports for Sekta management.

• Use this information to identify injury trends and to implement programs to improve accident statistics.

• Consolidate planned task observations from operations

• Review incident investigation reports for all entities

• Identify trend from SIR reports and non-conformances and identify actions to prevent a reoccurrence

 

Stakeholders

• Ensures shareholders, customers and staff are satisfied by building and sustaining relations

• Enhances business performance by working as part of team that is able to achieve business objectives.

• Ensures continued satisfaction of stakeholders by identifying and addressing issues or concerns

 

Skills

• The ability to direct the work of others in an organizational setting.

• Leadership and communication skills are necessary for a management position.

• must know hiring practices, training methods and performance appraisal methods.

• evaluate a work environment and identify potential hazards

 

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Occ. Health and safety act and Construction Regulations

• Knowledge of Risk assessments & Work at heights

• law and Government — Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and other relevant acts.

• Education and Training

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design,

• Teaching and instruction for individuals and groups,

• And the measurement of training effects

 

Attributes

• Willing to travel to project sites

• Willing to work shifts under pressure

• Good communication & interpersonal skills

• Adapt to plant & project environments

• Excellent Report writing skills and Advanced Microsoft Suite Skills

 

Minimum Qualifications required

• Matric certificate/Grade 12

• Computer Literate with MS Office skills

• Tertiary qualification (degree, diploma) in Health and Safety Management or equivalent

• Internal auditor for ISO45001 & ISO14001 management systems

• (NQF level 6)

 

Experience

• 3-5years’ experience in managing projects within construction/engineering/mining environments

• Previous experience on Incident investigation & fall protection developer.

• Registered as a CHSM with SACPCMP