Safety Officer Mining

PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To ensure compliance to legislation, mine policies, code of practices, standard rules, and procedures in respect of safety issues in a designated area of responsibility.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12/NQF Level 4/STD 10 is essential.
• Blasting certificate is essential.
• COMSOC 1 and 2 (Mining) is essential.
• Computer Skills (Ms Office: - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) is essential.
• Relevant accident/incident/root cause analysis methodology is essential.
• Minimum of 3 yrs underground mining experience is essential.
• Diploma in Mining Engineering OR NADSAM is advantageous.
• Must have a valid medical certificate or be medically fit in order to obtain such a certificate.

COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge of Standards and procedures is essential.
• Must have knowledge of Underground Mining
• Must have knowledge of Risk Assessment
• Basic health and safety skills is essential.
• Must have skills of Firefighting, Gases and Vapours
• Administration Skills and people supervision are essential.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Ensure Compliance with the legal requirements in respect of health, Safety and Environment as specified in the Minerals & Regulations and the Mine Health Safety Act.
• Assist with conducting Issue-Based, continuous Risk Assessment, hazards identification and monitoring risk assessments in the workplace.
• Ensure that safety and follow-up audits are conducted and to assist in formulating action plants to promote Health & Safety.
• Ensure proper reporting and investigations on workplace incidents, pre-use safety audit inspection and implementation of remedial actions that prevent repeated incidents.
• Monitor and make recommendations on the application of health and safety principles regarding the prevention of fires and protection system in the place.
• Monitor and make recommendations on the application of health and safety principles regarding all equipment/machinery, hazardous substances, and environmental factors in the working place.
• Conduct targeted training and development using given methodology, perform one-to-one training on the job and coach team member in order to enhance individual performance in the work environment.
• Analyse and report on safety statistics and propose and implement initiatives to reach safety targets.

IMPORTANT: Short listed candidates may be subjected to a psychometric assessment. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, the Companys Recruitment Policy, and Employment Equity Plan.

IMPORTANT: Should you not hear from the human resources department within 30 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

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