Occupational Health and Safety Advisor

REQUIREMENTS

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• National Diploma in Safety Management/ Environmental Health
• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in Occupational Health, Safety and/ or Environmental Management within a manufacturing/ production environment

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Code 08 driver's license
• Good knowledge of plant operations
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Proven analytical skills with an innovative approach to problem-solving
• Ability to understand and interpret legislation

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement, continually improve and enforce the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management System, ISO 45001, Organizational Directive (OD) 44 and other related compliance obligations in areas/ departments of responsibility as assigned, as alternated periodically
• Conduct internal desktop and/ or face-to-face auditing of ISO 45001 Management System/s at the company, where relevant and similar auditing of OD 44 as applicable, including at the subsidiaries
• Ensure the company's compliance with legislative requirements within the South African Legal framework, as well as with other global legal requirements as directed by the group
• Identify and/ or address Occupational Hygiene concerns and other OHS hazards in the workplace
• Support Environmental system compliance where interfaces exist
• Assist with and support Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management programmes
• Provide ongoing support to management before, during and after new projects are initiated
• Contribute towards the improvement of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental status within the organization
• Keep abreast with technical and technological developments in the field of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental and provide sound Occupational Health, Safety and related environmental assistance and advice accordingly
• Conduct regular inspections/ audits and analyse results, report on corrective action planned and taken
• Provide input at the Occupational Health and Safety Committee meetings and similar forums
• Keeping the Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental filing system, appointments and other records up to date for litigation purposes
• Updating policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legislation and other binding obligations
• Investigate incidents, accidents and non-conformances to establish root cause to provide sound engineering, technical and administrative advice in preventing recurrence
• Assist with the gathering, compilation, analysis and distribution of safety statistics
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, subsidiaries and interested parties in terms of ISO 45001, Organizational Directive 44, relat
  
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