Chief Safety Officer (Northern Cape)

Purpose summary
Overall compliance and safety of the operation

Job description
? Implement, maintain and control the Safety Management System.
Reports
? Implement, maintain and control the Contractors Safety Pack at the Mines.
? Timeously conduct inspections and compile reports relating to the Safety function.
? Attend all safety related meetings scheduled by the individual sites and Mines.
? Ensure health and safety procedures are adopted and communicated to all employees.
? Monitor and action all activities with regards to safety related issues.
? Continuously assist in optimizing mine processes and ensure required safety standards are met.
? Develop safety system to track and enforce safety compliance.
? Ensure compliance to Safety System, Mine Safety Systems and Health and Safety Legislation.
? Control all safety documents and records.
? Conduct internal Safety audits and track and ensure compliance.
? Conduct HIRAs where and when required and ensure implementation.
? Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by line management.
? Report to higher authority any unsafe condition or equipment and cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to
constitute a safety hazard.
? Cease carrying on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and report the situation to higher authority to take action.
? Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified or when nonconformity is identified.
? Implement and register near-misses and hazards to promote a safe and healthy work environment.
? Perform all safety related tasks as may be assigned to him / her by the Company.
? Ensuring compliance with statutory and legal requirements, amongst others all DMRE and environmental compliance and reporting.

Qualifications :

• Diploma / NQF level 6
• IOSM – Institute of Safety Management
• ROSPrac – Registered Occupational Safety Practitioner

Behavioural Competency

• Service
• Result driven
• Initiative
• Discipline
• Committed
• Continuous Learning
• Action – Oriented