Health and Safety Officer

Duties & ResponsibilitiesOperational Delivery Monitor and assess hazardous and unsafe situations and develop measures to assure personnel safety. Recommend health & safety policies and ensure awareness and implementation of same. Conduct health & safety inductions & hazard awareness campaigns. Facilitate & assist with hazard identification & risk assessments. Carry out & assist with admin related accident investigations, legal documents & registers. Implement incident prevention programs. Support managers with contractor & construction health & safety management on site. Inspect the workplace and workplace equipment to ensure they conform to health and safety regulations and legislation. Participate in external audits as well as conduct occupational health, safety and environmental related surveys and provide recommendations. Implement, review and train staff on emergency plans. Monitor and analyse HSE performance on site and identify and communicate lagging and leading indicators. Enforce safe behaviour and continuously address. Ensure compliance with legal requirements. Maintain an efficient recording system to ensure that all training and licencing of operators and any other HSE incident records are kept safely. Maintains a visible presence in the worksite to ensure effective HSE management is in place. Provides assistance to line management for risk management activities, including hazard identification and task risk assessments. Conduct periodic walkthroughs and inspections at worksite and other designated locations as needed. Liaise with Management and Supervisors to determine the corrective remedial actions to be taken and estimated completion dates. Ensure that all employees who carryout identified hazardous tasks have received the correct training to enable them to carry out the tasks safely.Customer Focus Work with teams to develop and maintain a customer-focused attitude toward activitiesHandle general queries regarding HSE issues within the working environmentsInteract with clients to provide and process information in response to enquiries, concerns and requestsWork with processes and procedures in such a way that operational efficiencies and performance are enhancedAttend to and resolve all client queries timeously or escalate when necessaryFollow up and follow through on all escalated queries timeouslyManage conflictReporting Report & present monthly safety statistics & trends Follow up on completion of Accident Report documentation to be sent to WCA (Liaise with HR) Conduct incident investigations and establishe facts for Root Cause Analysis reviews and completes reports in a timely manner Prepare weekly/monthly reporting within set timeframes for submission to your Manager as requestedCode Of Conduct Work in a flexible way when the occasion arises so that tasks, which are not specifically covered in the job description, are undertaken Take responsibility for one’s own performance Promote TFS’s image and corporate citizenry through deliberate and co-ordinated activities Adhere to the TFS’s Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) Management System’s Policies & Procedures as applicable to this position Ensure TFS ethical values are adhered toSkills and CompetenciesOSHA StandardsSHEQ Management SystemsKnowledge of Risk Management programs to ensure Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental statutory complianceKnowledge of equipment, materials and suppliers usedTime Management SkillsHospitality and customer centricityEmotional Intelligence: ability to work with colleagues who have different ways of behaving and interactingResilience: ability to cope with setbacksAbility to work unsupervised and within a teamSelf-disciplined, motivated, energetic self-starter with an exemplary work ethosCapability to interact with both internal and external customers at all levelsAbility to maintain confidentialityAttention to detail with a methodical and structural approachStrong organisational skillsResults focussed and professionalismAbility to multitaskAbility to follow established proceduresAbility to work under pressureProject a professional and competent image at all times when on dutyCustomer centricityQualificationsMatricNational Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (NQF5 or equivalent)OSHA StandardsComputer literate on MS Office packages – MS Word, Outlook, ExcelMinimum 3 years’ experience working in health & safety portfolio within an environment with a huge influx of people.Industrial occupational hygiene & fire prevention & protection.OHS Act, WCA/COID, NOSA/ISO Safety standards