OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER IN PORT ELIZABETH

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER (OHS OFFICER) BASED IN PORT ELIZABETH PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: The OHS Officer will be responsible for the overall Health and Safety Act adherence, the maintenance and upgrading of the OHS current system/ processes and regulatory compliance audits. Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to: · Provide management with advice and support on all matters related to Health and Safety. · Track all Health and Safety regulatory changes which will potentially impact the business. · Conduct Health and Safety Incident/Accident investigations and report on accidents and incidents as per the requirements of the business · Plan and design audits to assess and address risks in order to reduce risk exposure and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation · Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment and practices in order to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations · Develop, implement and improve Health and Safety risk controls and develop current working practices · Ensure business and group safety procedures, policies and rules are adhered to · Incident plan, make certain that every site that is worked on by the technicians is assessed and that a risk assessment has been completed · Attend to all paper work and administration in accordance with Health and Safety procedures and plans · Advise and train employees on a regular basis on Health and Safety best practices (Toolbox talks, etc.) · Follow up and make certain that the risk assessments are received in good order · Make certain that all employees are aware of the Health and Safety requirements · Prevent any accidents from accruing onsite by ensuring that all health and safety requirements are met · Maintain a high level of accuracy in following procedure and up to date paper work relating to the Health and Safety business requirements. The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills: · Thorough understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety legislation of South Africa · Health and Safety experience · High attention to detail · A strong capacity for problem solving and critical thinking · Good written and oral communication skills · The ability to work independently · To be committed to health and safety principles and legislation Qualifications Relevant Health and safety qualifications/certifications First Aid qualification If interested and meet all requirements, please forward your CV to marole.muller@herotel.com (Reference: OHS001) All applicants to provide a detailed CV, motivational letter, copies of qualifications and copy of ID. PLEASE NOTE: Preference will be given to Previously Disadvantaged Individual candidates.