Health and Safety Officer Job Opportunity - - South Africa

HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER REF NO: 237/2014 Directorate: Employee Development and Performance Management SALARY : R227 802 per annum CENTRE : Pietermaritzburg REQUIREMENTS : Applicants must be in possession of a National diploma/degree in Environmental Health and/or Safety Management. A Safety, Health and Environment Management Training Course (SAMTRAC), Hazard Identification and/or Risk Assessment certificate or equivalent completed Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) Management course. Registration with an appropriate professional body (the Health Professions Council of South Africa [HPCSA], the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene [SAIOH], the Institute of Safety Management [IOSM], etc.). Appropriate experience in OHS. Knowledge and understanding of relevant and related legislation pertaining to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act 85 of 1993) (OHS Act) and the relevant regulations. Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation of the Department of Labour, the Department of Health, the Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Water Affairs. Knowledge and understanding of the compilation of safety committees and contingency plans and evaluating of Injury on Duty (IOD) in accordance to the relevant procedures. Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal relations and organising skills. Ability to work well under pressure independently. Computer skills in MS Office software. A valid driver’s licence and the ability to drive long distances. DUTIES : The incumbent will be responsible to provide an efficient and high quality OHS service for the Departmental employees. Ensure compliance with safety standards, implement safety directives, improve safety performance and ensure that safety policies, guidelines and procedures are aligned with the relevant Acts and Regulations. Ensure strategic and business planning to ensure that workplace safety committees and first aiders are in place and fully functional. Assist managers and employees to promote a culture of OHS awareness (roles and responsibilities). Implement OHS management practices to assist in compiling all OHS policies, guidelines, standards and systems. Identify measures and control potential hazards and risks in the work environment pertaining to health and safety and the environmental aspects within the broad context of preventing injuries to diseases and degradation of the environment. Ensure all buildings, construction plants and machinery meet and maintain compliance certificates as regulated by the local Authorities and the OHS Act as well as other relevant regulations. Manage IODs and investigate all incidents and accidents to employees, clients and contractors as well as design tools to prevent future accidents. Recognise injury and illness trends within the Department and establish remedial control measures to address the trends e.g. policies and training strategies. Perform risk management and undertake risk assessments on new or changed plants, chemicals, facilities, etc. Assist in the development and implementation of action plans to address identified key risk areas. Conduct OHS Training and Awareness. Participate in designing and rolling-out Health and Safety training programmes, orientation and local inductions. Ensure local OHS inductions take place throughout the Department. ENQUIRIES : Mr S. Mtshali, tel. 012 319 7033. APPLICATIONS : Applications may be posted to URS Response Handling, P. O. Box 11506, Tierpoort, 0056 or submitted electronically via email: daffursonline.co.za or via fax: 086 654 1824 Enquiries: URS Response Handling, tel. 012 811 1900. or online: www.ursonline.co.za or deposited in the URS Response Handling boxes at any one of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ offices indicated below. PRETORIA: Reception, Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko Street (formerly Beatrix Street), Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng. CAPE TOWN: Reception (Ground Floor), Foretrust Building, 3 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape. STELLENBOSCH: Reception (Support Building), Quarantine Station, Polkadraai Road, Stellenbosch, Western Cape. PIETERMARITZBURG: Reception (5th Floor), Old Mutual Building, 185 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. KING WILLIAM’S TOWN: Reception (Ground Floor), Old SABC Building, 2 Hargreaves Avenue, King William’s Town, Eastern Cape. NELSPRUIT: Reception (2nd Floor), Permanent Building, 27 Brown Street, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. MAKHADO: Reception (Ground Floor), Magistrates Building, 103 Landros Street, Makhado, Limpopo MTHATHA: Reception (3rd Floor), PRD Building, 2 Sutherland Street, Mthatha, Eastern Cape CLOSING DATE : 18 July 2014 NOTE : Applications must be submitted on a Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service department or on the internet at http://www.info.gov.za/documents/forms/employ.pdf which must be signed (an unsigned Z83 form will disqualify an application) and should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as copies of all qualification(s) [Matric certificate must also be attached] and ID-document and Driver’s licence [where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of his/her Permanent Residence Permit to his/her application. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, qualification/study verification and previous employment verification). Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve (12) months. The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s). Applications submitted via email, fax or online must include the post title and reference number in the subject line and a scanned, signed Z83 form (a Z83 form without a physical signature will disqualify an application) together with all relevant documents as indicated above. Persons with disability are encouraged to apply. Apply Now

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