HSE Officer

REQUISITION ID: 8818

LOCATION:Eastern Cape, ZA, 5500

DEPARTMENT: HSEQ

Mission:
Assist in ensuring compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and any other applicable Regulations, Specifications and/or Plans relevant to the Project
Monitor, implement and administer programs, protocols and procedures that will ensure the maintenance of an effective Health and Safety Management System.
Share information and experiences with other Projects in order to ensure that effective Corrective and Preventive Measures are identified and implemented in all other Projects.
Report all deviations, incidents and non-compliance

Tasks:

• Assist the Construction Health, Safety and Environmental Manager with the compilation, approval and/or acceptance of the Health and Safety File by the Client
• Ensure that each Contractor appointed by NESA have a signed 37.2 Agreement as well as a CR 7(1)(c)(v) appointment prior to commencement of work
• Ensure that NESA, as well as all Contractors and Sub-Contractors are in Good Standing with the Workman’s Compensation Fund
• Ensure that all Legal Appointments and competencies are in place and signed, prior to acceptance of Health and Safety File
• Ensure that all Contractors and Sub-Contractor coming onto site has an approved Health and Safety Plan as well as an accepted Health and Safety File prior to commencement of work
• Report any non-compliance from NESA, Contractors and Sub-Contractors to the Construction Manager, Site HSE Lead and Site HSE Manager as well as the Environmental Manager
• Ensure that each person coming onto site has a valid Certificate of Fitness (COF) issued by the Registered Occupation Health/Medical Practitioner in the form of an Annexure 3
• Ensure that each person coming onto site has completed the Site-Specific Induction Training, prior to commencement of work
• Perform daily inspections of the work areas and immediately stop and report any unsafe act or unsafe working practices.
• Submit a daily report of your inspection to your site HSE Manager before the end of the shift, or by 7:30am the next morning
• Assist in and evaluate the effectiveness of Fire and Emergency drills (at least once every 3 months or as per Client Requirements)
• Audit all Contractor Health and Safety Files on a monthly basis and prepare an audit report. Report to be shared with site HSE Manager site HSE lead and Environmental Manager for distribution
• Where necessary, audit Sub-Contractors appointed by Contractors in order to ensure compliance
• Report on all incidents on site via the approved Flash Report. This will include, near misses with the potential of serious harm.
• Ensure that these incidents are captured and closed out on the Nordex HSE Case Management System
• Assist the respective disciplines with Risk Assessments and Method Statements
• Ensure that all applicable check sheets and registers are updated on a weekly and monthly basis, as required
• Ensure that Toolbox Talks are conducted by Supervisors and/or Managers on a weekly basis
• Ensure that Daily Safe Task Instructions (DSTI’s) are completed by the Supervisor / Manager, involving the whole work group, and for each task. Ensure that no task will commence without the DSTI / JSA in place and signed by all participating personnel
• Where required by the site HSE Manager, compile a weekly Health and Safety Report in the approved format. Ensure that all the information in this report is correct before submission.
• Where required by the site HSE Manager, ensure and chair a weekly Health and Safety meeting with the NESA, Contractors and Sub-Contractor’s Site Health and Safety Officers / Managers. This meeting will include but are not limited to the activities and precautionary measures for the next / following week. These meetings must be formally minuted and distributed to all interested parties.
• Ensure that the NESA Construction Manager conduct a monthly Health and Safety Committee Meeting with all Health and Safety Representative / Contractor Health and Safety Representatives. The meeting will be minuted and distributed to all interested parties, including but not limited to:

• All present
• Project Manager
• Health, Safety and Environmental Manager
• Head of QHSE South Africa

All other interested parties

• Track all minutes in order to ensure that actions are implemented. In the case where actions are not completed within the agreed timeline, a Non-Conformance must be raised.
• Ensure that all reports documentation is scanned, number properly and saved on the network
• Monitor safety files according to project completions & archive all completed documents from completed projects
• Ensure that Personal Protective Equipment are used as identified in Risk Assessments and DSTI’s (JSA)

Duration:
Type of contract: Fixed Term Contract

Career / Job Experience:

• Applicable Training and Qualifications
• Registered and in good standing with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) as a Construction Health and Safety Officer
• At all times comply with the Code of Conduct of NESA and the SACPCMP
• Ability to stand ground with non-compliance / non-complying persons, Supervisors and/or Managers
• Strong administrative skills
• Must be flexible in working hours
• Strong supervisory and leadership skill
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Ability to work under pressure
• Solid administration and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Excellent problem solving and negotiating skill
• Positive personality with the ability to be proactive
• Must be able to improve positive teamwork
• Ability to conduct audits effectively and independently

Education and Qualifications:

• SACPCMP – CHSO with 3-5 years’ experience in construction.
• In-depth knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) No 85 of 1993 as well as applicable Regulations
• Experience and training in Risk Assessments and Incident Investigation
• PC literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook