Health & Safety Officer - South Africa
The primary responsibility of the Health & Safety Officer is to ensure that all workers on the construction site are working in a safe environment and are following all correct health & safety procedures.
The major tasks, duties, and responsibilities are listed below:
The major tasks, duties, and responsibilities are listed below:
- Assist the appointed H&S Consultant with the preparation of construction projects health and safety files / plan
- Assist the appointed Risk Assessor, Fall Protection Planner developing documents
- Confirm necessary documentation was submitted to the relevant authorities
- Attend project planning meetings
- Assessments and approval of subcontractor(s) health and safety files
- Attend regular site, technical and progress meetings
- Facilitate site health and safety meetings
- Identification of the hazards and risks relevant to the construction project through regular coordinated site inspections
- Establish and maintain health and safety communication structures and systems, distribution of health and safety specific documents to sub-contractors
- Compiling project specific emergency response and preparedness plans
- Testing the effectiveness of the emergency response plans
- Conduct site Health & safety inductions
- Evaluate the levels of compliance of subcontractors to the project specific health and safety file / plan and client specifications through inspections and audits
- Assist appointed Accident / Incident investigator / Oversee the reporting and investigation of project related incidents / accidents
- Assist Contract managers / Site agents with developing method statements site specific
- Oversee the maintenance of all record
- Conduct toolbox meetings
- Promotes safe practices on site
- Enforces health & safety guidelines
- Establishes Health & safety standards and policies as needed
- Responds to employees health & safety concerns
- Computer literate
- Good communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Decision-making ability
- Ability to motivate others
- Teamworking skills
- Good knowledge of building methods and regulations
- Comply with CR 8 (5) (6)
- At least 3 years experience in construction work
- Valid drivers license
- Mobile phone
- Introduction to SAMTRAC
- SAMTRAC
- Registration with the SACPCMP or candidate registration
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